Environmental Health & Safety Engineer

Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. At Edwards Lifesciences facilities around the world, our Manufacturing teams create the tools, technologies, and devices that transform patients’ lives. As part of our sewing, assembly, delivery, and distribution teams, your attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement will help us turn innovative ideas into reality. Your purpose-driven work will help leave lasting and positive impacts on patient lives.

Role

Design and lead EHS operational strategies and process improvements for Limerick Delivery Systems Plant and Metals production in Shannon plant (as required).

How You Will Make An Impact?

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement processes to ensure compliance with EHS goals and programs              
• Conduct periodic internal inspections and audit at the site to ensure continuous compliance with applicable regulations such as ISO14001 and ISO45001; and provide guidance to appropriate team members
• Evaluate environmental and/or safety needs with focus such as ergonomics, and/or hazardous materials; Develop and implement processes to ensure compliance with relevant regulations       
• Provide EHS expertise for new processes, new products, and technologies and participate in the change control process of the site  such as EHS risk identification and risk manageme        
• Collaborate with team to investigate cause for EHS incidents, EHS Goodsaves and Near Misses from employees and deviations from compliance and recommend sound corrective and preventive measures to avoid recurrence and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders
• Revise existing EHS training and written programs to ensure compliance with all applicable EHS regulations; may deliver training as necessary      
• Research, analyze, and evaluate data to create routine reports (e.g., data collection) in response to internal requests such as Environmental metrics submission.         
• Act as liaison with government agencies for EHS managers as assigned by Manager          
• Other duties as assigned by management; Participate in emergency response or training activities or other site initiatives

What You Will Need?

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Scientific or EHS related field
• Good computer skills in usage of MS Office Suite
• Basic documentation, communication and interpersonal relationship skills
• Good understanding and knowledge of EPA, HSA, local and federal regulations
• Good problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills     
• Good understanding of processes and equipment used in assigned work
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work in a team environment, including immediate supervisor
• Ability to build stable working relationships internally
• Adhere to all EHS rules and requirements and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control