Why Merit?
At Merit Medical, our mission is to create innovative medical devices that improve lives. Our goal is to hire and develop people who want to build something special through hard work, team effort, and commitment. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of patients around the world.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES
Creates and ensures a culture of environmental, health and safety within the organization. Assists with implementing programs, policies, and assessments to ensure the company is in compliance with government and internal health and safety laws and guidelines.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists with planning, formulating and revising safety programs and rules; assessing hazardous conditions, processes and/or practices; and recommending changes to mitigate or alleviate safety or process issues.
- Conducts EHS training to include accident prevention, regulatory compliance and emergency preparedness, forklift safety, lifting, etc.
- Performs incident management reviews, such accident investigation, medical provider care management, back to work programs, etc.; and tracks incidents and/or employee injuries to completion and safety activities as assigned by the manager.
- Coordinates hazardous, universal and reusable/recyclable wastes handling processes and pick-ups.
- Collects water, waste water, storm water and other samples following chain of custody; submits samples to testing labs and processes results, as needed.
- Performs environmental and safety audits, inspections and reports findings.
- Ensures local governmental regulations are adhered to, reporting any needed findings.
- Records various findings/issues in EHS database/electronic systems.
- Follow-up on EHS corrective action plans to implement preventive and/or corrective actions to resolve regulatory and other potentially hazardous/unsafe conditions.
- Assists with investigating employee and environmental incidents to ensure root cause identification and resolution.
- Performs other related duties and tasks, as required.
SUMMARY OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Education and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Health and Safety, or related field.
- Three years of work related environmental, health and safety experience, to include injured worker health care paperwork processing.
- EHS experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with others.
- Good training skills and the ability to train employees on various EHS issues.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to complete tasks in a timely manner while meeting deadlines.
- Familiar with environmental monitoring equipment such as air quality.
- Familiarity with environmental regulations.
- Demonstrated computer skills preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs.
- Manual handling instructor highly desirable
Key Benefits
Attractive Salary package
Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Health Insurance Cover
Life assurance
Health & Wellbeing Events Calendar
Excellent career progression opportunities
Recognition scheme
Free Parking
Educational assistance
Internal training courses
Quality Subsidised Canteens & Barista Service
Active Sports and Social Club
We are Global
Merit Medical Galway commenced with 22 employees in 1993. Since then Merit has enjoyed year on year revenue growth and developed its workforce to over 900 employees. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Merit maintains a diverse, multi-campus manufacturing footprint in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia with a global distribution.
Medtech Company of the Year Winner
Merit Medical Galway are proud winners of the Medtech Company of the Year Award, a prestigious award recognizing those who are exceling in the MedTech industry.
People Development
At Merit Medical Galway almost 60% of all roles are filled by internal employees! We focus on encouraging, believing in and providing a platform for you to progress your career!
Culture
A supportive and collaborative environment make Merit Medical a friendly, enjoyable place to work. We are proud of our energetic and dynamic culture. Diversity & Inclusion is evident here with an 50/50 ratio of male and female employees as well as 30 nationalities onsite! We value every employee as an individual.
To see more on our culture, go to www.merit.com/careers .
