Environmental, Health, and Safety Engineer

Onsite

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Full time

R78969

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The role supports the Environmental, Health, and Safety projects at the Medtronic Tolochenaz facilities. The EHS Engineer works under the direction and supervision of the EHS Leader.

As an individual contributor, you will also function in a team environment to ensure EHS compliance and identify, prevent, and resolve potential EHS issues and to mitigate EHS liabilities associated with current operations.

• Designs, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots and provides EHS technical skills during equipments and lines development projects.
• Applies knowledge of and experience in company operations to assist in the development, implementation and administration of program/system guidelines and procedures.
• Develops, follow, and implements environmental, health, and safety project in accordance with governmental requirements and Medtronic Enterprise policies
• Provides technical support, which may include program/system training, program/system documentation, data extraction, data review, and tracking
• Monitors site indicators and ensure appropriate reporting.
• Monitor prevention activities, compliance, and auditing effort.
• Conducts studies and prepares environmental impact reports for new construction projects, plant processes and permit changes.
• Monitors projects and recommends changes to improve EHS efficiency.
• Maintain all required records and documentation. Review and analyse environmental documentation issued by regulatory agencies; collaborate with regulatory agencies to determine corrective action plans.
• Assist EHS team in data analysis to identify trends. Develop corrective and preventative actions.
• Facilitate site specific Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Training requirements.
• Evaluate proposed regulations to determine financial, industrial, public and environmental impact.
• Interact with regulatory bodies to resolve compliance issues; establish permit requirements and assist in regulatory audits.

• Examen professionnel fédéral de « Spécialiste de la sécurité au travail et de la protection de la santé (STPS) or equivalent.
• Bachelor of Science or equivalent Degree in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Health and Safety or related technical discipline.
• 3-5 years’ experience in EHS activities supporting a manufacturing site with a focus on environmental programs, permitting and reporting.
• Regulatory knowledge working under Swiss confederation and/or equivalent regulations such as ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 or capable of learning requirements
• Established and productive individual contributor.
• Works independently with general supervision on larger, complex projects / assignments.
• Fluent written and spoken in English and French.

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

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