Environmental Health & Safety Manager - Innovation Labs at Nike Beaverton, OR

Nike; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Beaverton, OR seeks an Environmental Health & Safety Manager for Innovation Labs to shape and manage the EHS system across maker spaces. You will oversee injury investigations, compliance with regulations, and advisory support to global innovation sites.

Role requires strong collaboration, practical safety leadership in R&D/manufacturing, machine/chemical safety, and the ability to build a world-class safety culture in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or safety discipline and professional certification preferred.
• Experience building and leading safety programs in large organizations.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA/EPA regulations and global standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain comprehensive EHS programs aligned with Nike standards.
• Provide strategic and daily EHS support to innovation labs across sites.
• Drive improvements in health and safety measures and safety culture.
• Assess risks for new equipment/materials in product development.
• Lead incident investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Develop training programs and maintain training records.
• Coordinate health and industrial hygiene monitoring and inspections.

Skills

Relationship building

Root cause investigations

Auditing facilities

Machine safety risk assessments

Emergency response programs

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational or Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Industrial or Chemical Engineering or related field

ASP or CSP or CIH or equivalent

Job description

Environmental Health & Safety Manager – Innovation Labs, Beaverton, OR.

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE, Inc. is transforming manufacturing with world‑class standards that ensure our products are made responsibly and sustainably. Everything we do puts workers at the center. We are respecting the environment and using cutting‑edge technologies to create better, more personalized products for our customers.

Many of the challenges we seek to address are complex and beyond the scope of one brand or company. We need to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders to think creatively, and pool our skills in order to address risks and improve outcomes for our manufacturing factories, workers, and their communities.

Under the direction of the EHS Direction Innovation directs the development, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive environment, health and safety management system for Nike’s fast paced and dynamic innovation labs (maker spaces). Innovation redefines how, when and where our product is made and what our product is made from. In innovation labs we identify, develop and test new designs to create game‑changing product for our athletes*. This is an individual contributor position, responsible for supporting all EHS facets of innovation including standards development, injury/incident management, electrical safety, chemistry, and machine safety in multiple locations on the Beaverton campus as well as providing advisory support to other innovation spaces globally.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a candidate who has proven teamwork skills with demonstrated abilities to both work collaboratively and to influence those with whom no formal hierarchical relationship exists. You will have ability to adapt to change and deal with ambiguity. The candidate will have an enterprise mindset, strong decision making ability and excellent problem solving skills, attention to details, and be able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast paced, matrixed organization.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a history of being an effective and agile business partner, have experience in R&D environments involving both innovative chemistries as well as equipment, have practical manufacturing experience and be well versed in regulatory requirements.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Develop, implement, sustain and improve comprehensive EHS management system and programs in support of the Nike EHS Policy and Global Standards.
• Provide strategic oversight as well day to day EHS support to the various innovation labs, in collaboration with key business partners, continuously drive improvement in health and safety measures, instilling world class safety culture.
• Develop programs and standards to ensure compliance with regulations (federal, state and local) consensus standards, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with innovation labs stakeholders on conducting risk assessment for new equipment, materials and other product innovation, design and development projects.
• Participate in incident investigations, perform root cause analysis for all injuries and “near misses,” train managers to conduct thorough investigations and root cause analysis.
• Provides EHS leadership and expertise on industry best practices for new innovation projects.
• Develop program and system for coordinating and conducting EHS training for all employees, contractors and site visitors; ensures proper training documentation and maintains training record files as indicated by Nike’s policy and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinates/conducts health and industrial hygiene monitoring and inspection activities.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This position is part of a larger global Environmental Health & Safety and Resilience team at Nike. You will report to Environmental Health & Safety Director -Innovation. Your day to day work will involve very close collaboration with key Innovation business partners to develop and maintain EHS programs and Culture of Safety. You will work to develop and implement EHS programs based on global EHS strategic initiatives plus any specific business risks and needs.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational or Industrial Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Industrial or Chemical Engineering or a related engineering field preferred.
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or other relevant local equivalent preferred.
• 6+ years practical Environmental Health & Safety experience at a large global company with R&D and/or manufacturing operations and world class safety programs.
• Demonstrated skills to build trusted relationships with key business partners within large matrixed organization.
• Experience with conducting machine safety risk assessments based on applicable machine safety standards.
• Experience with developing and maintaining chemical/material safety program.
• Detailed knowledge of OSHA and EPA regulations and their state equivalents as well as other applicable global and industry environmental, health and safety standards.
• Demonstrated ability to develop all components of successful and sustainable safety programs.
• Proficiency in conducting root cause investigations and emergency response programs.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively and thoroughly audit facilities as well as assist in addressing audit findings.
• Demonstrated ability to develop a business case in support of EHS initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective standards and train personnel with differing levels of education and experience.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in‑person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form .

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.