Sr. Associate, Health, Safety & Environment

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At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us?

This role is part of Alcon's Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) function, a team dedicated to advancing a strong culture of safety, environmental stewardship, and regulatory compliance across operations to protect employees, communities, and the environment.

The Sr. Associate, Health, Safety & Environment is responsible for supporting and executing health, safety, and environmental programs that promote a safe, compliant, and sustainable workplace. This role manages complex HSE activities including risk assessments, incident investigations, regulatory compliance support, and implementation of safety and environmental initiatives. The position requires strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Specifics include:

• Develop, implement, and maintain health, safety, environmental, and emergency response programs to prevent injuries, illnesses, and environmental incidents
• Conduct risk assessments, inspections, and internal reviews to identify hazards, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement through corrective action plans
• Lead and support incident and environmental investigations, including root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping
• Serve as a regulatory subject matter expert in at least one HSE discipline, interpreting and implementing applicable OSHA, EPA, and environmental permit requirements (air, water, waste)
• Ensure compliance with internal HSE policies, external regulations, permits, and standards; maintain readiness for audits and regulatory inspections
• Support and continuously improve the HSE Management System, including programs such as Risk Management, Contractor Safety, Chemical Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and Environmental Compliance
• Develop, coordinate, and oversee HSE training programs and sitewide engagement initiatives for associates and contractors
• Partner with engineering and project teams to integrate safety throughout the project lifecycle, including design, procurement, construction, and process safety
• Manage environmental programs including waste, recycling, hazardous materials handling, spill prevention, and environmental impact management
• Support deployment and effective use of HSE systems, tools, documentation, reporting, and required metrics
• Act as an HSE advisor to site leadership, Global HSE, and business partners, providing consultation and data-driven recommendations
• Maintain effective relationships with regulatory agencies, community stakeholders, and other parties impacted by site environmental performance
• Promote a strong HSE culture through active participation in safety, wellness, and Incident Management (AIM) activities

What You'll Bring To Alcon:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +10 yrs; Assoc.+6 yrs; M.S.+0 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• 2 Years of Relevant Experience
• Work Hours: 40 hours per week: Typically aligned with normal business hours, with some flexibility required as business needs evolve.
• Travel Requirements: 0 to 5%
• Location: Onsite
• Sponsorship & Relocation: Not Available

Preferred Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• Experience in manufacturing, laboratories, or regulated environments
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and other applicable HSE regulations
• Experience supporting audits, inspections, or regulatory compliance activities
• Professional HSE certification (e.g., CSP, ASP, CIH) or progress toward certification

How To Thrive At Alcon:

• Collaborate with teammates to share standard processes and learnings as work evolves!
• See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities!
• Join Alcon's mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!
• Alcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!

Alcon Careers:

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Alcon is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify

Alcon takes pride in maintaining an inclusive environment that values different perspectives and our policies are non-discriminatory in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.