Senior EHS Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety - Mystic, CT

Medtronic • Mystic, CT

18d • Onsite

About The Position

At Medtronic, you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. In this exciting role as the Senior EHS Specialist, you will develop, administer, and implement EHS programs at the Mystic, CT facility. The Mystic site supports the manufacturing of specialized medical components, including high-precision filters used in insulin pump systems and other surgical or medical device products, playing an important role in delivering innovative therapies that improve patient outcomes worldwide. In this role, you will lead the execution of comprehensive EHS programs aligned with regulatory and Medtronic standards, including hazardous energy control, industrial safety, environmental compliance, and sustainability reporting. You will partner with cross-functional teams to identify risks, drive corrective and preventative actions, and support safe, compliant operations. This includes leading incident investigations, supporting audits, overseeing environmental monitoring and reporting, and promoting a strong culture of safety through training, engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience OR an advanced degree with 2+ years relevant experience

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with CT, OSHA and EPA regulations for health, safety and environmental programs
• Experience with managing SDWA Drinking Water Systems and Wastewater Treatment Systems
• Experience supporting EHS programs in a manufacturing or regulated industry environment (e.g., medical device, pharmaceutical)
• Working knowledge of environmental reporting requirements (e.g., Tier II, TRI, air emissions)
• Experience with incident investigations and root cause analysis methodologies
• Familiarity with sustainability initiatives, including greenhouse gas tracking and waste reduction programs

Responsibilities

• Develops, administers and implements environmental, health, and safety programs in accordance with governmental requirements.
• Develops, administers and implements environment, health, and safety (EHS) programs in accordance with governmental and company requirements. These programs include, but are not limited to: Control of Hazardous Energy, Hazard Communication, Person Protective Equipment, Ergonomics, Contractor Safety, Emergency Action & Fire Prevention, Injury and Spill Investigation and Reporting, Respiratory Protection, Electrical Safety, Hot Work, Job Safety Analysis, Powered Industrial Trucks, Management of Change, Wastewater Permit Compliance, Drinking Water Management, Air Emission Tracking, Hazardous & Non-Hazardous Waste Management, Green House Gas Tracking.
• Interacts with site management to ensure compliance with EHS programs and resolve compliance / company requirement gaps.
• Interacts with regulatory bodies to resolve compliance gaps and assists in regulatory audits.
• Works with cross functional team to investigate injuries and environmental incidents and ensures corrective/preventative actions are implemented, including engineering controls, recommending organizational measures to protect workers’ safety or prevent environmental incidents through revised methods, processes, or materials.
• Provide/promote employee awareness/training on matters of EHS.
• Conducts EHS reviews for new product development, facility modification, product manufacturing modifications, and new equipment/machinery installations.
• Develops and drives programs and policies to improve Safety Culture and better understanding of risk.
• Leads site Environmental Action Group (EAG) that monitors pollution prevention activities and supports efforts to reduce environmental impact.
• Manage hazardous waste compliance.
• Collects regulatory data from environmental monitoring systems/certified laboratories and utilizes the data to generate regulatory reports such as Tier II, TRI, and monthly / annual air emissions.
• Collects and compiles site waste data for company sustainability reporting.
• Oversees wastewater and drinking water sampling and analyzes sample results for compliance.

Benefits

• Health, Dental and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• Incentive plans
• 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
• Short-term disability
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior