Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution ·
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

Our location in Santa Clara, CA, currently has an opportunity for an EHS Specialist.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Working without appreciable supervision, leads and supports EHS programs and assists in the development, implementation, and monitoring of programs/policies/practices to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and effective injury and illness prevention programs.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• In support of site EHS team, coordinate and lead safety and health compliance activities, programs and prevention efforts.

• Applies basic technical knowledge/skills to EHS programs and systems.

• Support EHS programs in performing training, workplace incident investigations, inspections and internal audits as directed.

• Support EHS programs in the management of hazardous waste activities as needed.

• Develop and lead compliance training.

• Review and maintain SDS database and site chemical inventories.

• Supports EHS management in conducting reviews for facility modification, new product development, product modification and new equipment/machinery as directed.

• On call for EHS emergencies (24/7).

• Work under the direct supervision of the EHS Management, while independently working and solving day-to-day problems. Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.

• Supports EHS management in the maintenance of the facility’s Emergency Response and Fire Plans.

• Supports EHS management in the gathering of data for the establishment of report metrics pertinent to EHS activities.

• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

• Conveys information effectively through formal and informal documents and meetings with team members.

• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Minimum Education:

• Associates degree in related field is required.

• Bachelor’s Degree in EHS, Occupational Health, Engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence.

Minimum Experience / Training Required:

• 1-2 years of experience is typical for this position

• Previous internship experience preferred

• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.

• Solid leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results.

• Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment.

• Solid verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.

• Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.

• Good organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable.

• Ability to travel approximately 10%, as needed.

• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance.