Job Information
About the Position
Introduction
Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.
Overview
Job Summary
Ensuring compliance with global standards of health, safety, and well-being for WERFEN companies in Spain and Portugal, where safety and wellbeing are prioritized. Implementing risk management focused on health and psychosocial factors, always placing employee well-being at the forefront. Always complying with legal, regulatory, and occupational prevention requirements of WERFEN, prioritizing support and protection for all workers.
Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities
- Ensure safe workplaces and processes to integrate current regulations into working areas and business, and provide support to the HS Manager.
- Implement a program to encourage behavioural culture change, Health & Safety and Wellbeing strategy, and corporate guidelines.
- Implement and maintain an HS management system like ISO 45001. Promote worker health according to Werfen's policies, while planning and conducting internal and legal audits.
- Offering expert advice on health and safety issues to all stakeholders, particularly those concerning your specific area of responsibility.
- Implement and review Werfen's HS policies to ensure compliance with local and Portuguese legislative requirements and provide all employees with relevant training and information based on their risk exposure.
- Measures key issues that contribute to achieving intended results. Manages performance, leading, and lagging indicators in the health and safety and wellbeing designated area.
- Implementing risk prevention and specific training plans and ensuring their completion.
- Investigate injury and illness cases, evaluate preventive measures and incident investigation procedures. Monitor and report absenteeism and workplace accidents, propose improvements, and track the implementation of these measures.
- Preparing proposals and conducting cost analysis for corrective actions resulting from incidents identified in the health and safety domain.
Qualifications
Networking/Key relationships
This position requires the cooperation of all the people involved in the processes of the Organization as well as the clients. External Prevention Services (SPA) and mutual insurance, at different levels, to establish, maintain and improve Occupational Health and Safety and ensure its compliance. throughout the Organization.
Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position:
• Minimum Knowledge:
- University Degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Prevention and Integral Safety and Security or upper cycle of Occupational Risk Prevention.
• Additional Knowledge:
- ISO 45001.
- Occupational Risk Prevention Audits and System Course.
- Microsot Office 365, Copilot and software GSST (Sabentis).
- Management of CAE documentation in the different market platform
- Language: Spanish, Catalan and English. Portuguese valuable..
• Experience:
Extensive experience in Health and Safety, particularly valued within the hospital or SPA sector as a Technician in Labour Risk Prevention.
Skills & Capabilities:
This position will exhibit the following skills and competencies:
- Autonomous, organized and result orientated.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Team working.
- Relationship management.
- Customer focus.
- Flexibility and adaptability to a fast-changing environment.
Travel requirements:
Up to 15% of time.
If you are interested in constantly learning and being challenged on a daily basis, we encourage you to submit your resume or CV.
Werfen appreciates and values diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.
www.werfen.com
