Health and Safety Specialist
Location
Madrid | Spain
Job description
Join a team that is changing millions of lives.
Transforming smiles , changing lives.
At Align Technology , we believe a great smile can transform a person’s life, so we create technology that gives people the confidence to take on whatever’s next. We revolutionized the orthodontic industry with the introduction of the Invisalign system, and we have never lost sight of that spirit of innovation. Our diverse and collaborative teams are constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
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About this opportunity
As the Health & Safety Specialist you will play a key role in ensuring the health and safety of Align Technologies employees, ensuring compliance with Health & Safety regulations, and collaborating in the achievement of the organization’s strategic objectives. You will be responsible for planning and managing preventive activities, the preparation and management of H&S documentation and well as providing training and advice on prevention, health and safety.
In this role, you will…
- Serve as the subject matter expert in Iberia and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to maintain a safe working environment.
- Understand and assess the status and legal requirements in Health &Safety, ensuring compliance with current local regulations.
- Develop, update, and manage Health &Safety policies, procedures, guidelines, and documentation, ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
- Collaborate in achieving strategic objectives alongside the Global Environmental Health & Safety Team on the implementation of the global environmental, health & safety management system and ensuring compliance with local requirements and corporate standards.
- Analyze risk assessments and propose corrective measures, ensuring the follow-up of their effectiveness. Set and manage performance indicators as required by the business and/or according to global standards.
- Plan preventive activities in accordance with identified risks within the organization.
- Collaborate closely with the technician from the External Prevention Service in the implementation of preventive measures.
- Plan and follow up of all actions carried out by the External Prevention Service. Coordination of the medical checks together with the External Prevention Service.
- Provide internal Health &Safety training to employees and offer advice on prevention to employees.
- Advise on protective measures and identified deficiencies, proposing effective solutions.
- Coordinate business activities with contractors and subcontractor, managing Health &Safety required documentation in accordance with mandatory requirements.
- Evaluate and assess periodically the performance of contractors’ obligations regarding Health & Safety and the External Prevention Services as per agreed contract..
- Perform administrative tasks and manage documentation associated with the Health &Safety department.
- Conduct safety inspections and investigations of workplace accidents, contributing to the continuous improvement of occupational safety.
- Manage all internal and external audits to guarantee the fulfillment of all local regulations and Company policies and the correct implementation of the security measures.
- Create and promote a Health &Safety culture, promoting the importance of the safety in the workplace as an important pilar in the organization.
- Work closely with other teams such as Human Resources, Facilities, Operations, Commercial, R&D and Quality Management Team in order to guarantee the effective implementation of the Health &Safety practices in all areas of the organization in most cost effective and efficient way.
In this role, you’ll need …
- Health and Safety education required by Spanish Legal Regulations (Técnico Superior en Riesgos Laborales) with 3 preventive specialities Seguridad, Higene industrial y ergonomia.
- Ideally 3-5 years’ of experience in Health and Safety role.
- Environmental Education (desired but not required).
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- Excellent communication and training skills for delivery of key H&S training programs.
- Project Management skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team and effectively manage projects.
- Knowledge of ISO 45000/45001.
- Good IT - Microsoft Office.
- Entrepreneurial and prompt to improvement changes.
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