Manager, EHS

Stryker; Weston (AL); On-site; USD 103,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager to lead the development and continuous improvement of the site’s EHS programs. You will partner with manufacturing and business leaders to ensure compliance with environmental and occupational safety regulations while fostering a proactive safety culture.

You will serve as the site’s SME for regulatory compliance, risk management, incident prevention, emergency preparedness, and environmental stewardship, driving audits,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 8 years of professional EHS experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading EHS programs, audits, training, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the EHS strategy, ensuring OSHA/EPA/DOT compliance and program alignment.
• Drive a proactive safety culture through engagement, training, and risk identification.
• Develop and maintain EHS programs, policies, and procedures for safe manufacturing operations.
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessments, incident investigations, and root-cause analysis.
• Partner with operations leaders to reduce workplace risk and improve safety performance.
• Manage emergency preparedness programs, drills, and business continuity support.
• Deliver EHS training for employees, contractors, and site leadership.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

8+ years of experience in Environmental, Health & Safety in manufacturing

Job description

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Position summary:

The Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the site's Environmental, Health & Safety programs. This role partners with manufacturing and business leaders to ensure compliance with environmental and occupational safety regulations while fostering a proactive, employee-centered safety culture. The EHS Manager serves as the site's subject matter expert for regulatory compliance, risk management, incident prevention, emergency preparedness, and environmental stewardship.

What You'll Do

• Lead the site's Environmental, Health & Safety strategy, ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and company requirements.
• Drive a proactive safety culture through employee engagement, training, risk identification, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs, policies, procedures, and standards supporting safe manufacturing operations.
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessments, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action programs.
• Partner with operations leaders, safety champions, and employees to reduce workplace risk and improve safety performance.
• Manage emergency preparedness programs, including evacuation planning, response procedures, drills, and business continuity support.
• Deliver EHS training programs for employees, contractors, and site leadership while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Establish and track EHS metrics, analyze trends, and provide regular updates to site leadership on program effectiveness and compliance performance.
• Lead internal audits and inspections while supporting external regulatory interactions and compliance assessments.
• Monitor regulatory changes and ensure timely implementation of new environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Manage EHS projects, consultants, budgets, and corrective action plans to achieve site goals and compliance objectives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to site leadership by providing technical expertise and practical solutions that strengthen employee safety, environmental compliance, and operational performance.

Minimum Qualifications & experience:

• Bachelors Degree required
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience supporting Environmental, Health & Safety programs within a manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior direct supervisory experience required.
• Experience developing, delivering, and executing EHS training programs.
• Knowledge of process design and implementation, change control, auditing, SOP development, document management, and risk management systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA and applicable federal, state, and local EHS regulations.
• Experience in GMP-regulated manufacturing environments preferred.
• Professional certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Safety Manager (CSM), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or equivalent preferred.
• EHS experience within a manufacturing facility strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 (or ISO 45001) preferred.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

USN: $102,600 - $171,000 USD Annual

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Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker 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.