Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Stryker; Tijuana; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Group in Mexico is seeking a senior Environmental Health & Safety leader for a manufacturing site. The role oversees EHS programs, regulatory compliance, and risk management, partnering with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to ensure safe and compliant operations.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in EHS leadership within a regulated manufacturing environment, fluency in English and Spanish, and experience with environmental permitting and high-risk operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety or related field.
• Fluent English and Spanish (written and verbal).
• Minimum 7 years in Environmental, Health & Safety leadership in regulated manufacturing.
• Minimum 3 years managing environmental permitting and regulatory inspections.
• Experience managing contractor safety programs and high-risk operations.
• Working knowledge of Mexico environmental, health, and labor regulations.
• Knowledge of process safety standards like NOM-028-STPS-2012 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead site Environmental, Health & Safety programs and management systems.
• Establish a strong safety culture through leadership and engagement across site functions.
• Conduct safety observations, contractor oversight, and risk assessments; stop work when needed.
• Own environmental permitting, reporting, renewals, and agency interactions.
• Assess process changes and sterilization/facility expansions for regulatory impact.
• Lead industrial hygiene programs including exposure monitoring and health surveillance.
• Oversee incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective actions.
• Analyze EHS metrics to drive continuous improvement and timely closure of findings.

Skills

EHS leadership

Bilingual English/Spanish

Regulatory compliance

Industrial hygiene

Contractor safety management

Mexico regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in EHS/Engineering/Industrial Hygiene

Job description

What you will do

This position is responsible for environmental compliance, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, and support of sterilization operations while partnering closely with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance teams. The role requires balancing operational needs with regulatory compliance, risk management, and employee safety.

• Own and lead site Environmental, Health & Safety programs and management systems.

• Establish and sustain a strong safety culture through visible leadership, coaching, employee engagement, and influence across key site functions.

• Maintain strong field presence through observations, safety walks, contractor oversight, and risk assessments to identify operational risks, elevate concerns, stop work when needed, and support safe and compliant operations.

• Serve as the site owner for environmental permitting and regulatory compliance, including permits, reporting, submissions, renewals, modifications, and agency interactions.

• Partner with Legal, Engineering, Operations, and Quality to assess process changes, sterilization validations, equipment modifications, facility expansions, and related EHS or regulatory impacts.

• Lead industrial hygiene and EO-related compliance programs, including exposure monitoring, respiratory protection, fit testing, occupational health surveillance, hazard communication, ergonomics, and employee notifications.

• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, corrective action programs, emergency response efforts, and required employee training.

• Conduct inspections, compliance assessments, audits, and analyze EHS metrics to drive continuous improvement and ensure timely closure of findings, actions, and regulatory commitments.

What you will need

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, or a related technical discipline.

• Fluent English and Spanish proficiency (written and verbal).

• Minimum 7 years of Environmental, Health & Safety leadership experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.

• Minimum 3 years of experience managing environmental permitting, regulatory inspections, government agency interactions, and industrial hygiene or occupational health programs.

• Experience managing contractor safety programs and high-risk operations.

• Working knowledge of Mexico environmental, health, and labor regulations.

• Knowledge of NOM-028-STPS-2012 (Process Safety Standard) or equivalent process safety regulations.

Preferred

• Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, ASP, or equivalent.

• Experience supporting ethylene oxide sterilization operations or other highly regulated hazardous chemical processes.

• Experience in medical device manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, chemical processing, or other regulated industrial environments.

• Knowledge of ISO 11135 industrial sterilization requirements.

• Knowledge of CFR 1910.1047 (Ethylene Oxide Standard), OSHA regulations, and EPA regulations.

• Experience supporting facility start-ups, major expansions, environmental permitting strategies, or regulatory remediation projects.