Lead Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist - Military Veterans
at Stryker Corporation
We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you 12 paid holidays annually. For an overview of our benefits and time off, please follow this link to learn more:US Stryker employee benefits.
Who we want -
Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.
What you will do:
This individual will implement, monitor, improve and develop Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) programs at the Stryker Cary, IL location. This position will help ensure compliance with federal, state, and local EHS regulations as well as promote a safe work culture dedicated to identifying and eliminating hazards, managing risks, educating and improving the overall safety and health of our employees.
Additional Responsibilities:
Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to environment and safety.
Maintain and improve environment, health, and safety programs (i.e. Emergency management, Lockout tagout, Hazardous communication, Ergonomics, Illness and injury prevention).
Conducting EH&S assessments to evaluate EHS risks.
Develop EHS procedures for new process’s, equipment, chemicals, tasks, etc.
Conduct incident investigations and developing corrective and preventive actions to reduce potential for re-occurrence and prevent future incidents.
Oversee hazardous waste disposal and waste handling.
Provide technical support to manufacturing, engineering, facilities, Labs and R&D.
Help lead and support EHS teams- EHS committee, ergonomics team, MERT).
Chemical review and hazard communication.
Develops and executes company training programs for employees in areas such as HazCom, incident reporting and investigation, Emergency preparedness, lab safety, ergonomics, etc.
Collect and maintaining EHS data and metrics for site KPIs.
Manages the site’s Emergency Action Plan (EAP).
What you need-
Bachelor’s degree required
A minimum of 4 years of post-graduate related work experience required
Experience using a EHS management system software (SAP, Intelex) for EH&S recordkeeping and compliance data -preferred
Experience in a manufacturing or similar industry -preferred
Experience managing consultants, contractors, and vendors - preferred
Advanced certification (GSP or ASP)- preferred
Chicago, IL
Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.