EHS Engineer

Education: Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline (i.e.: Engineering, Safety, Environment or related areas)

Language: Fluency in Spanish and English

Main responsibilities:

• Provide EHS regional guidance and unfold Global EHS guidelines adapted to local regulation and requirements;

• Interface with Global EHS group and NOCCA Region EHS focal points to coordinate EHS initiatives and KPI consolidation and report (eg: Sustainability report);

• Regional EHS responsibility for Nocca Region: North Cone of South America, Caribbean & Central America. HCT approximately 2.000 employees in 5 countries.

• Develop, implement and manage EHS programs, procedures and trainings in accordance with Essilor Group policies to ensure a common and effective approach;

• Ensure that EHS practices are in compliance with regional regulatory requirements;

• Conduct EHS audits in fully owned labs or partner labs in accordance with legal requirements and MCS (Minimum Control Standards) of Essilor Group;

• Develop and manage action plans to address corrective actions;

• Provide advice, assist and audit own Labs and partner labs to ensure effective EHS practices are being implemented and working;

• Responsible for coordinating regulatory programs and its applications and help support the compliance process;

• Responsible for mapping and managing EHS risks and work permits;

• Manage and report EHS regional KPIs;

• Responsible for identify and support adequate waste management systems implementation in accordance with legal requirements;
• Develop projects with the partner labs in order to use the nature resources in a sustainable way.

Required skills and previous experience:

• Solid working experience in managing EHS (minimum of 7 years in EHS roles) in industrial plants (chemical, pharmaceutical or laboratories);
• Demonstrated experience in the application EHS management systems;
• Strong knowledge of environmental regulations and some H&S regulatory knowledge;
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in supervising/managing professional and technical staff;
• Previous experience in EHS cultural transformation/reinforcement and practices implementation;
• International traveling required.

Core Competences:

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to influence others;
• Sense of urgency and prioritization;
• Results orientation;
• Resilience;
• Autonomy and proactiveness

Job Type: Full-time

Required language:

• Spanish