Senior Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Specialist
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. As a Senior EHS Specialist at the Tempe, Arizona location, you will play a key role in designing and implementing site-wide Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) policies and systems to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations, as well as company strategies and goals. You will be responsible for developing and enforcing EHS procedures requiring knowledge of OSHA regulations and effectively applying them in a manufacturing environment. Your emphasis will be on a strong GEMBA approach, monitoring and improving manufacturing operations by regularly visiting shop floors and work areas to observe processes firsthand, engaging operators, and identify root causes of EHS challenges. This involves conducting risk assessments, utilizing hierarchy of controls, implementing measures for ergonomic injury reduction, and other safety programs. You will independently drive safety projects, working collaboratively to influence change and uphold safety standards across all operations. A successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate project management execution to achieve world-class EHS performance. You must be able to work autonomously and with an EHS Team while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams. Building trust and confidence is key, as you will need to influence change and stand your ground on safety matters, ensuring that safety is never compromised. Your ability to communicate clearly and assertively will be vital in fostering a culture of safety and compliance.
Requirements
- Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience Or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience.
- For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
Nice To Haves
- Strong knowledge of federal and state regulations and environmental sustainability
- EHS Management Systems & Risk Assessment
- Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment
- Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
- Must be a self-starter and work independently and as part of an EHS Team.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
- Identify and take corrective action against activities that pose potential threats to workers’ health or safety. This may include recommending organizational measures to protect workers’ safety through revised methods, processes, or materials; inspecting workplace environments, equipment, and/or practices to ensure compliance with standards and regulations; and investigating and identifying causes regarding filed incidents.
- Co-own environmental obligations such as regulated waste management, air emissions, and wastewater management systems.
- Ensure appropriate and timely corrective action is taken where environmental, health, and safety hazards exist.
- Develop, administer, and implement environmental, health, and safety programs in accordance with governmental and corporate requirements.
- Review and analyze safety and compliance documentation issued by regulatory agencies; collaborate with regulatory agencies to determine corrective action plans.
- Collaborate with the EHS network globally to leverage global EHS best practices locally
- Provide and promote employee awareness/training on matters of environmental, health, and safety to foster a culture of belonging and personal ownership/accountability for EHS.
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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
