Environmental Health and Safety Lead

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: Environmental Health and Safety Lead. This position will support the Structural Heart business and will be based in Caguas, Puerto Rico. On-site position. About Abbott Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough   science   to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical   science   and technology. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to: • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. • Health Insurance (starting on Day 1 of employment), Savings Plan (401K) with company match, Life insurance for you and your spouse/children, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Vacation, Sick, Personal Days. • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity This position will provide support to our Medical Devices /  Structural Heart business . Our medical devices help more than   10,000 people   have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than   500,000 people   with diabetes from routine   fingersticks. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.   As the   Environmental Health and Safety Lead will supports the development of health, safety and environmental management systems and their implementation and maintenance for Abbott in accordance with recognized standards.  Partners with management to establish targets and objectives related to environmental health and safety with operational leadership.  Provides effective leadership/support to operational leadership on compliance with associated regulatory requirements including but not necessarily limited to (OSHA, EPA, DOT, IATA, DHS, MPCS, IFC). What You’ll Do • Ensure a consistent approach to the establishment of objectives and processes to deliver results in accordance with Abbot Safety and Environmental policies. • Ensure that EHS performance meets or exceeds operations established legal and policy requirements. Ensure the control of occupational health and safety risks and the affectivity of the established monitoring methods. • Support the development of division environmental health and safety policies/programs. Participates in the development of targets and objectives related to EHS with Operations in order to meet corporate objectives. Effectively communicates environmental health and safety targets and objectives within the site. • Provide input on performance and recommendations for improvement. Environmental response review, critique and update. • Communicate environmental emergencies to GEMR. Manages compliance permit process and periodic reports. • Communicates EMS expectations. Assists with CAPA closure and determining root cause and corrective action effectiveness. • Investigates non