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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$108,000 - $158,400

Lead the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Department and provide direction and vision in occupational health, industrial hygiene, process safety, and environmental compliance to the site. Provide oversight of site’s continuous improvement agenda.  Responsible for:

Provide direction and manage the Environmental and Health and Safety organization, ensure technical capabilities are in place.Provide direction and vision to the site regarding EHS and other subjects.Leads and participate and in the Plants’ EHS Lead Team and related decisions.Provide direction to the site to assure regulatory and Corporate Policy complianceLead the efforts to assure an effective and consistent process is implemented to review and approve Capital Investment Requests (CIR’s) and Change Controls and provide the EHS resources to be able to execute effectively this process.Support capital projects, as needed.Corporate/Agency LiaisonArea Inspections – conduct inspections, analyze trends and assist areas in identifying solutions to avoid re-occurrence.Serve as a cross-functional member of the site lead team and participating/engaging in other areas for the site.

Basic Requirements:

Bachelor or master's degree in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical)Minimum 10 years of experience in the HSE field, required.Experience in chemical manufacturing support role.Leadership/Supervisor ExperienceSolid technical expertise/understanding of Health and Safety OSHA standards and Environmental regulations (DNER, EPA) and experience in the implementation of different programs.Experience working to improve site safety culture.Fully bilingual with written, verbal and oral communication skills (English /Spanish)Effective leadership, teamwork, interpersonal and communication skillsExcellent technical and writing skillsAbility to communicate in large group settingsExperience dealing with regulatory inspections and negotiating with regulatory agencies (Ex Presentations to agencies, Compliance Plans negotiation etc.).

Additional Skills/Preferences:

Ability to:

Establish positive interpersonal relations and interact effectively with peopleMake sound decisions and exercise good judgment in special situationsWork independently from broad guidelines to achieve specific results on computer system validationManage computer system validation projects and balance competing demands in an environment with rapidly changing circumstances and priorities

Capabilities:

Anticipate the implications and consequences of situations and take appropriate action to prepare for possible contingenciesUse a logical, systematic approach to problem solvingIdentify information needed to clarify a situation, seek that information from appropriate sources and use skillful questioning to draw out the informationFocus on a desired end result, set challenging objectives, pursue them tenaciously and meet or exceed those objectivesStrong self-managementGood organizational skillsSelf-starter, teamwork oriented with excellent leadership skillsKnowledge in managing multiple project objectives or assignmentsStrong customer service focus

Others:

Available to work or provide support to a 24/7 operation, if necessaryAvailability to travel within and outside Puerto Rico and U.S.Work as a resource in other strategic areas of the business, based on business needs.

Important Notice: In order to maintain the excellent reputation of our company, the quality of our products, and the safety of our working environment, the company will take all reasonable measures to ensure that drug abuse by employees or other persons does not jeopardize the safety of our operations or the quality of our products or adversely affect in any way the company or its employees. The company recognizes that drug use both on and off the job can be detrimental to the company and its efforts to provide a drug-free workplace. Even if prescribed under a state medical marijuana law, marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Marijuana is considered unauthorized by Lilly.

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Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ + Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups.

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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