EHS Specialist

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life. Our 95000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72 million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose growth and impact.

A Day in the Life

As an EHS Specialist you are responsible for deploying and establishing Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) policies and procedures in alignment with country regulations and Medtronics standards. You will conduct comprehensive workplace and task-specific risk assessmentsincluding ionising radiation ergonomics manual handling driver safety fire safety PPE biological agents and chemicalsfor both onsite activities and field-based operations.

Based at our Jette office and reporting to the EHS Manager you will provide EHS support to office-based and remote employees as well as field sales and service/repair professionals who regularly operate in hospital environments across the Benelux territories. You may also support other EHS activities in the Benelux region depending on business needs. The position comes with a part-time contract with a work schedule of 2.5 days per week (Tuesday Wednesday extra half day to choose from).

You are expected to work 20 hours. Please note that the salary range shown for this role is based on a full-time contract.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Provide leadership and direction in the development implementation and continuous improvement of key EHS risk programs including driver safety ionizing radiation biohazards emergency preparedness employee preventive medical examinations and ergonomics. Ensure these programs comply with regulatory requirements align with Medtronic EHS Standards and support EMEA and Corporate strategies and initiatives
• Implement a targeted health safety and environmental risk management program to identify assess and control illness and injury risks minimize environmental impacts and meet local regulatory requirements
• Serve as the Prevention Advisor for the Belgium Commercial organization
• Partner with Medtronic sub-regions business units and functions at all organizational levels to provide EHS technical expertise and foster a positive EHS culture including support for regions outside Benelux
• Collaborate with relevant external agenciessuch as Fire Services Health and Safety Authorities and Environmental Agenciesand internal stakeholders to integrate EHS into business processes and decisions
• Facilitate EHS engagement and communication through regular EHS and health committee meetings active involvement programs management reporting at both corporate and local levels newsletters and other communication channels
• Execute compliance-based tasks including conducting effective incident investigations and root cause analyses participating in EHS audits and implementing remedial actions within agreed SLAs

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Possess a relevant qualification such as a NEBOSH Certificate EHS accreditation a degree in Engineering or Science or an equivalent EHS certification
• Solid working knowledge of EHS and Risk Management legislation and principles with experience in local and/or regional EHS regulatory compliance and practical application of EHS programs including emergency preparedness ergonomics and employee health checks.
• Minimum of 2 years EHS and Prevention Advisor experience
• Fluency in both Dutch and English
• At least 2 years experience delivering trainings and presentations working on projects or developing project management skills. Candidates must also be highly computer literate with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office especially Word Excel and PowerPoint
• Extremely organized self-motivated able to work independently and as part of a team take initiative prioritize workload effectively adapt to a constantly changing environment and demonstrate an outgoing friendly and Can Do attitude

Fluency in French is highly desirable. Experience implementing EHS programsparticularly in areas such as biological safety and infectious disease prevention ionizing radiation and chemical safetyis valued and prior Health & Safety experience within the medical device industry would be an asset.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

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Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Belgium: 59200.00 EUR- 88800.00 EUR

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Part-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 88800 - 88800