Senior Safety Specialist, EHS

Stryker • Kalamazoo, MI

1d • $69,500 - $110,900 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist analyzes, implements, and monitors company environmental safety programs and policies to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations. Maintains safety equipment inventory, performs periodic safety inspections, monitors hazardous waste removal vendors, and may assist in consolidating hazardous wastes (chemical, radioactive, and/or medical). Interacting with a variety of departments, conducts training in emergency response and hazardous material handling. This role is onsite in Portage, Michigan.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or related technical field
• 4 - 6 years minimum relevant experience
• 2+ Years direct EHS experience

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of EHS regulations with the ability to interpret requirements and elevate site performance
• Demonstrated stakeholder management and ability to influence across all organizational levels
• Experience implementing and maintaining EHS management systems
• Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, or CHMM
• Experience with ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001

Responsibilities

• Perform Risk Assessments (RAs) on new and existing processes
• Prepare and present reports on EHS performance and status to stakeholders
• Partner across departments to ensure effective change management execution
• Participate in continuous improvement and Kaizen events
• Develop, implement, and sustain EHS programs
• Monitor incident trends and provide data-driven recommendations as an EHS SME
• Maintain waste management processes and environmental management programs
• Lead EHS initiatives focused on risk reduction, ergonomics, and waste reduction
• Promote a culture of integrity, accountability, and safety ownership
• Support EHS Committee activities and Global Safety initiatives
• Ensure compliance with MIOSHA, EGLE, FDA, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Coordinate and deliver training for safety champion teams
• Execute and sustain 6S programs across the site
• Perform ergonomic evaluations and implement improvements
• Coordinate industrial hygiene sampling and medical surveillance programs
• Ensure compliance in authorized radiation worker areas
• Collaborate with teams operating in cleanroom environments

Benefits

• 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/V/D.
• 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!

What This Job Offers

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