Environmental, Health & Safety Manager (Onsite)

Stryker Corporation; Tijuana; Presencial; Confidencial; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Stryker Corporation seeks a seasoned Environmental Health & Safety leader for our manufacturing site in Tijuana, Mexico. The role owns and advances the EHS program, manages regulatory compliance, and drives a strong safety culture across operations, quality, engineering and maintenance teams.

The job requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 7+ years of EHS leadership experience in regulated manufacturing, and fluency in English and Spanish.

Formación

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

Responsabilidades

• Lead site Environmental, Health & Safety programs and management systems.
• Establish and sustain a strong safety culture through leadership, coaching, and engagement.
• Maintain field presence with safety walks, contractor oversight, and risk assessments to identify operational risks.

Conocimientos

Fluent English

Fluent Spanish

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or related technical discipline

Descripción del empleo

Work Flexibility: Onsite

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.

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.