Leads environmental health and safety strategy, compliance, risk reduction, emergency response, incident investigations, security oversight, budgeting, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. Manages the EHS team, develops site safety culture, partners with plant and regional leadership, oversees regulatory requirements, and supports production, capital projects, and operational changes.
Work Flexibility: Onsite
Travel Percentage: NoneStryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
What you will do:
As the Senior Manager, Environmental Health and Safety you will be responsible for managing the reliable delivery of Stryker Employee Health and Safety strategy. You will execute Global Quality Operations (GQO) level strategy for EHS to drive strategy and creativity in site level initiatives. You will serve as a partner to the Business and key member of the plant leadership team
Additional responsibilities:
- Develop and manage strategy, scope, schedule, costs, resources, and risks
- Be responsible for the coordination of stakeholders and management of the resources necessary to achieve it
- Serve as the employee health & safety advisor supporting division manufacturing partners
- Be accountable for employee health & safety compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws
- Manage the employee health & safety team and people processes and develop/maintain a culture of performance, accountability and positive engagement
- Partner with regional leadership to develop the employee health & safety strategy in line with regulatory requirements, business needs and continuous improvement goals
- Ensure metrics and reports to both internal and external stakeholders are delivered
- Oversee the Emergency Response Program ensuring adequate assessments, resources and training are in place to respond to emergency scenarios
- Ensure employee health & safety incident investigation process identifies root cause and monitors emerging trends
- Provide an effective management of change process with respect to the employee health & safety impact of changes to process, plant, equipment, capital projects etc.
- Promote effective risk assessment and risk reduction programs for the region and appraises leadership of the status of same at regular intervals
- Estimate annual EH&S expenditures and contributes projection information for annual budget
- Contribute employee health & safety information towards relevant Capital Expenditure Requests
- Collaborate with corporate departments including Corporate Social Responsibility and Risk Management Groups
- Establish priorities, using project management tools support the delivery of new products per cost and time commit
- Coach and develop the performance and career objectives of support staff in the EHS Team
- Partner with Business Unit Leaders to contribute to improvement in all aspects of production and material throughout the plant
- Be responsible for the oversight of onsite security, including site access control, visitor and contractor management, security service providers, incident response, and the protection of employees, facilities and company assets. Partner with site leadership, Human Resources, Facilities and Corporate Security to assess and mitigate site security risks.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- 10+ years' of working experience required; preferred in Operations, Industrial Manufacturing, EHS, Quality or related field
Preferred Skills:
- Six Sigma certification
- Project Management experience
- Proven people leadership experience
- Experience with both the strategic and tactical aspects of revamping EHS culture, policies, and programs
United States of America Pay Ranges:
- Puerto Rico: $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual
- USN: $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual
- US5: $123,900 - $206,500 USD Annual
- US10: $129,800 - $216,400 USD Annual
- US15: $135,700 - $226,200 USD Annual
- US20: $141,600 - $236,000 USD Annual
- US30: $153,400 - $255,700 USD Annual
Travel Percentage: NoneStryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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