Senior EHS Specialist - Manufacturing Safety

Medtronic•Parker, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior EHS Specialist supports Environmental, Health and Safety programs across Medtronic’s manufacturing locations in Parker, Boulder, and Louisville, Colorado, with Parker as the primary facility. This is an onsite, hands-on role focused on day-to-day EHS activities, maintaining and auditing established programs, identifying workplace hazards, and partnering with employees and leaders to address risks and improve safety. The position works with manufacturing teams and the broader EHS group across all three locations to strengthen proactive safety practices and employee engagement, including hazard observations, near-miss reporting, corrective actions, and ongoing program effectiveness. The role develops, administers, and implements EHS programs in accordance with governmental and Medtronic requirements. It may involve monitoring pollution prevention activities, supporting environmental compliance, reviewing regulatory requirements and potential impacts on site operations, coordinating required actions or documentation, interacting with regulatory bodies, establishing permit requirements, and assisting with regulatory audits. The specialist ensures corrective action where hazards exist, inspects workplace environments, equipment, and practices, investigates incidents, and may provide or promote employee awareness and training. The position also leads site hazard observations and leadership GEMBAs and supports ergonomics initiatives.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and 8 or more years of experience, or an associate’s degree and 6 or more years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree and 4 or more years of experience.
For baccalaureate degrees earned outside the United States, a degree satisfying the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
For roles below Principal level, candidates must possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
5 or more years of Environmental, Health and Safety experience within a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment.
Experience supporting and auditing EHS programs, policies, and procedures in an operational setting.
Experience conducting workplace safety inspections, hazard assessments, or safety observations and identifying appropriate corrective actions.
Experience supporting incident and near-miss investigations, including root cause identification and corrective action follow-up.
Experience partnering with manufacturing employees and leadership across multiple shifts or locations to implement EHS programs and improve safety practices.

Responsibilities

Develop, administer, and implement environmental, health, and safety programs in accordance with governmental and Medtronic requirements.
Support environmental compliance activities, including reviewing regulatory requirements, assessing potential impacts to site operations, and coordinating required actions or documentation.
Interact with regulatory bodies to resolve compliance issues, establish permit requirements, and assist in regulatory audits.
Ensure corrective action is taken where environmental, health, and safety hazards exist.
Identify and take corrective action against activities that pose potential threats to workers’ health or safety, including recommending changes to methods, processes, or materials.
Inspect workplace environments, equipment, and practices to ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
Investigate incidents and identify their causes.
Provide or promote employee awareness and training on environmental, health, and safety matters.
Lead site hazard observations and leadership GEMBAs to identify risks and drive corrective actions.
Support ergonomics initiatives by identifying workplace risks and coordinating improvements.
Depending on location, monitor pollution prevention activities, compliance, and auditing efforts.