Make a Difference in People's Lives
At Abbott, you will play a crucial role in helping people live more fully at all stages of their lives. As a global healthcare leader, our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
Abbott Ireland
In Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across ten sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford, and Sligo, as well as commercial, support operations, and shared services in Dublin and Galway.
Vascular Division Clonmel
Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. We are uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development, and advancing medicine through training and education.
This is how you will make a difference:
You will foster employee wellness on site and promote a culture of continuous improvement. The role requires you to assist and facilitate the maintenance of an effective Occupational Health management system that complies with legislative requirements, Abbott technical and management standards & GOHS requirements.
Main Responsibilities:
* Provide an on-site Occupational health service, efficient first aid service, and emergency treatment service.
* Complete gap assessments of the EHS management system and workplace environment to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and Abbott technical and management system standards.
* Provide, review, and maintain all EHS procedures and programmes to align with Abbott standards, GOHS requirements, HSA guidance.
* Leverage technical expertise to collaborate with functional support teams providing advice and consultation on all elements of the OH management system.
* Maintain standard work activities in line with the EHS calendar.
* Lead initiatives related to internal business excellence programmes, including internal assessments, CI, and 5s.
* Leads EHS projects using problem-solving tools to ensure continuous legal compliance and benefits to the company.
* Monitor all EHS KPIs and provide support, advice, and expertise to continually improve such performance areas.
* Correspond with third parties, including Corporate team & contractors, providing for professional reporting and timely submissions related to site updates when required. Lead any site inspections as required.
* Conduct pre-employment medicals, health surveillance, and employee consultations. Liaise with Occupational Health Physician and internal / external stakeholders as required.
* Identify client goals, objectives, and actions in a comprehensive case management.
* Conduct absenteeism reviews, following up with employees and Managers, and ensuring timely referrals to the Company doctor as necessary. Review Company doctor recommendations with direct Manager and HR and draft follow-up action plan accordingly. Support implementation of programme improvements as necessary. Plan and implement interventions to achieve desired outcomes within designated time frames.
* Advise and guide employees on work-related issues where appropriate.
* Organize positive health awareness and initiatives through education and health awareness programmes.
* Act as company representative for employees' Health Insurance Scheme regarding health and wellbeing initiatives, mini-medicals, annual flu vaccinations, etc.
* Utilise key elements of the EHS strategy to define the annual EHS goals and objectives, manage quarterly assessments of such goals, and drive necessary actions.
Experience and Qualifications:
* Minimum Level 7 in a relevant discipline and 2+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
* Working knowledge and application of business concepts, procedures, and practices. Perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
* Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Has a general knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.
* Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks. May demonstrate basic project management skills by acting as a project lead on small, well-defined projects. Provides guidance to less experienced staff. Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management.
* May provide limited work direction and guidance to exempt and/or skilled non-exempt levels of employees; may be asked to evaluate performance of and assist in career development planning for subordinates.
What we offer:
An attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as:
* Family health insurance
* Excellent pension scheme
* Life assurance
* Career Development
* Growing business plus access to many more benefits