Health and Safety Technician

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong. Ensuring compliance with global standards of health, safety, and well-being for WERFEN companies in Spain and Portugal, where safety and wellbeing are prioritized. Implementing risk management focused on health and psychosocial factors, always placing employee well-being at the forefront. Always complying with legal, regulatory, and occupational prevention requirements of WERFEN, prioritizing support and protection for all workers.

Implement a program to encourage behavioural culture change, Health & Safety and Wellbeing strategy, and corporate guidelines.

Promote worker health according to Werfen's policies, while planning and conducting internal and legal audits.

Offering expert advice on health and safety issues to all stakeholders, particularly those concerning your specific area of responsibility.

Implement and review Werfen's HS policies to ensure compliance with local and Portuguese legislative requirements and provide all employees with relevant training and information based on their risk exposure.

Manages performance, leading, and lagging indicators in the health and safety and wellbeing designated area.

Implementing risk prevention and specific training plans and ensuring their completion.

Preparing proposals and conducting cost analysis for corrective actions resulting from incidents identified in the health and safety domain.

Networking / Key relationships

External Prevention Services (SPA) and mutual insurance, at different levels, to establish, maintain and improve Occupational Health and Safety and ensure its compliance throughout the Organization.

University Degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Prevention and Integral Safety and Security or upper cycle of Occupational Risk Prevention.

Microsoft Office 365, Copilot and software GSST (Sabentis).

Language : Spanish, Catalan and English. Portuguese valuable.

Extensive experience in Health and Safety, particularly valued within the hospital or SPA sector as a Technician in Labour Risk Prevention.