Senior Manager, EHS

Stryker Corporation; Irvine (CA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Irvine seeks a Senior Manager, Environmental Health and Safety to lead the site EHS strategy and partner with plant leadership to ensure reliable delivery of safety programs. You will drive regulatory compliance and oversee the EHS team to foster a culture of performance and accountability.

The role requires 10+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree, with strong emphasis on strategic planning, risk reduction, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10+ years of working experience; preferred in Operations, Industrial Manufacturing, EHS, or Quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage strategy, scope, schedule, costs, resources, and risks.
• Coordinate stakeholders and manage resources to achieve goals.
• Serve as EHS advisor supporting division manufacturing partners.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws.
• Manage the EHS team and foster performance and engagement.
• Partner with regional leadership to align EHS strategy with business needs.
• Ensure metrics and reports are delivered to stakeholders.
• Oversee the Emergency Response Program and training.
• Investigate incidents, identify root causes, and monitor trends.
• Manage change processes impacting EHS and processes.
• Promote risk assessment and reduction programs for the region.
• Contribute EH&S expenditure projections for the annual budget.
• Collaborate with Corporate CSR and Risk Management Groups.
• Support site security oversight in collaboration with facilities and security.

Skills

People leadership

Project management

Regulatory compliance

EHS expertise

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Work Flexibility

Onsite

What you will do

As the Senior Manager, Environmental Health and Safety you will be responsible for managing the reliable delivery of Stryker Employee Health and Safety strategy. You will execute Global Quality Operations (GQO) level strategy for EHS to drive strategy and creativity in site level initiatives. You will serve as a partner to the Business and key member of the plant leadership team.

Additional responsibilities

• Develop and manage strategy, scope, schedule, costs, resources, and risks
• Be responsible for the coordination of stakeholders and management of the resources necessary to achieve it
• Serve as the employee health & safety advisor supporting division manufacturing partners
• Be accountable for employee health & safety compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws
• Manage the employee health & safety team and people processes and develop/maintain a culture of performance, accountability and positive engagement
• Partner with regional leadership to develop the employee health & safety strategy in line with regulatory requirements, business needs and continuous improvement goals
• Ensure metrics and reports to both internal and external stakeholders are delivered
• Oversee the Emergency Response Program ensuring adequate assessments, resources and training are in place to respond to emergency scenarios
• Ensure employee health & safety incident investigation process identifies root cause and monitors emerging trends
• Provide an effective management of change process with respect to the employee health & safety impact of changes to process, plant, equipment, capital projects etc.
• Promote effective risk assessment and risk reduction programs for the region and appraises leadership of the status of same at regular intervals
• Estimate annual EH&S expenditures and contributes projection information for annual budget
• Contribute employee health & safety information towards relevant Capital Expenditure Requests
• Collaborate with corporate departments including Corporate Social Responsibility and Risk Management Groups
• Establish priorities, using project management tools support the delivery of new products per cost and time commit
• Coach and develop the performance and career objectives of support staff in the EHS Team
• Partner with Business Unit Leaders to contribute to improvement in all aspects of production and material throughout the plant
• Be responsible for the oversight of onsite security, including site access control, visitor and contractor management, security service providers, incident response, and the protection of employees, facilities and company assets
• Partner with site leadership, Human Resources, Facilities and Corporate Security to assess and mitigate site security risks

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years' of working experience required; preferred in Operations, Industrial Manufacturing, EHS, Quality or related field

Preferred Skills

• Six Sigma certification
• Project Management experience
• Proven people leadership experience
• Experience with both the strategic and tactical aspects of revamping EHS culture, policies, and programs

United States of America

Pay Ranges

• Puerto Rico: $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual
• USN: $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual
• US5: $123,900 - $206,500 USD Annual
• US10: $129,800 - $216,400 USD Annual
• US15: $135,700 - $226,200 USD Annual
• US20: $141,600 - $236,000 USD Annual
• US30: $153,400 - $255,700 USD Annual

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Travel Percentage: None

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. 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 Options

• 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.