EHS & Facilities Manager

EHS & Facilities Manager 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 forfree medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical 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 Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

The position of Manager, EHS & Facilities is within our Toxicology BU located in Santa Rosa, CA. This position oversees Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and Facilities operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the legal implications related to workplace injuries and be skilled in implementing prevention strategies to minimize risk and physical loss. They must be knowledgeable about health and safety regulations and collaborate closely with management to apply current guidelines across projects.

This role is responsible for enforcing compliance at all times and proactively identifying potential hazards or errors in judgment before they lead to incidents.

• Developing, auditing, and implementing various safety programs.
• Program development (EH&S) – drive the development of safety and health policies, practices and procedures.
• Lead the investigation of incidents, accidents and injuries, and cooperate in the preparation of material for hearings and insurance investigations.
• Compiles all necessary reports (i.e. incident reports, annual OSHA reporting, etc.) in relation to accidents and injuries. Submits these reports to the appropriate groups/agencies.
• Lead COVID efforts including, temperature checking, on-site COVID testing, vaccines, etc.
• Complies with all applicable laws governing environmental health and safety.
• Job Hazard Analysis/Hazard Assessment.
• Management of safety training program and modules.
• Audit/Inspection leader.
• Emergency Coordinator (24 hr.).
• Lead evacuations and perform drills.
• Special Projects- management of projects arising from incidents, inspections or others.
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) management.
• Letters of Confirmation and other Regulatory confirmations, questionnaire or surveys.
• Recommend, develop and implement improvements of facilities, equipment, or procedures to improve safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Conduct occupational and regulatory safety and environmental inspections.
• Ergonomic Assessments.
• Environmental program permitting and support (water, air, hazardous waste, etc.)
• Prepare and draft client specific technical reports that are grammatically correct, clearly written, technically competent, and client ready upon submittal for senior review.
• Follow up on corrective actions from incident investigations.
• Researching products, best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Assists with compliance assurance audits, including data collection, employee interviews and area walkthroughs.
• Maintain adherence to company policies and safe standards.
• Ensure company compliance.
• Responsible for all personnel within the Facilities/EH&S department.
• Recommend, develop and implement improvements of facilities, equipment, or procedures to improve safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Develops and maintains a relationship with all contractors and vendors ensuring efficient facility operations and…