Sr. Manager, Health, Safety and Wellbeing

Grifols•Los Angeles, CA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Grifols is seeking a Senior Manager, Health, Safety and Wellbeing to provide strategic leadership, ownership, and accountability for its Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Management System. The role will evolve and embed health, safety, and wellbeing in alignment with Grifols’ global framework, company policies, and applicable laws and regulations. It promotes intent-based leadership, proactive risk management, prevention, operational resilience, continuous improvement, and human-centered safety across the organization. The position leads enterprise-wide and regional health, safety, and wellbeing strategies, initiatives, training, audits, investigations, and compliance planning. It identifies systemic gaps and emerging risks, translates regulatory and safety information into actionable improvements, and supports adoption of ISO 45001 and related standards where applicable. The role also develops and manages the Occupational Safety expense budget, advises business and leadership teams, and helps build a culture of prevention, psychological safety, accountability, and total wellbeing. The position includes oversight of occupational health surveillance and assistance programs, health studies and epidemiological research, preventive measures, and wellbeing initiatives such as vaccinations, awareness campaigns, mental health and resilience programs. It oversees outsourced prevention and wellbeing services and providers, and represents the function in regional forums, inspections, employee representative meetings, and stakeholder engagements. The role also addresses site safety topics including industrial hygiene, construction safety, biosafety, ergonomics, machine guarding, hazard communication, powered industrial vehicles, and electrical safety. The role is based fully onsite in Los Angeles, California, with periodic travel across regions and sites. Work includes office and operational settings such as laboratories, manufacturing areas, and offices, as well as interaction with leaders, employees, representatives, and external providers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational or Industrial Safety, Safety Management, or a related field.
At least 10 years of progressive safety leadership experience, preferably in a manufacturing or plasma environment.
Knowledge of local OSHA regulatory requirements and standards.
Ability to develop, strengthen, and sustain productive, collaborative relationships with all levels of site management and employees.
Ability to lead cultural change and use multiple approaches to support sustained adoption and implementation of change.
Ability to drive local improvement activities and programs using processes, tools, and best practices.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to foster cooperation among people with varied technical and educational backgrounds.
Skill in investigations and problem-solving, including root cause analysis.
Excellent leadership skills and ability to lead and manage direct reports and contract staff.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
Strong technical skills, including demonstrated ability to develop safety procedures.
Strong organizational skills.
Ability to adapt to executive and frontline operational settings and maintain credibility and influence.
Ability to communicate and understand information and ideas presented through spoken and written communication, and to interact with others and communicate sensitive information to diverse groups.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including frequent sitting for 4–6 hours per day, frequent hand movements, occasional walking and neck bending or twisting, and light to moderate lifting and carrying up to 35 pounds.
Ability to drive frequently to other facilities and travel periodically across regions and sites.

Nice To Haves

Certification such as CSP or CIH; related post-education training is noted, and at least one certification is preferred.
Experience in a manufacturing or plasma environment.
Experience with ISO 45001 adoption.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership, ownership, and accountability for the Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Management System, integrating it with Grifols’ global framework, policies, and applicable laws and regulations.
Analyze enterprise-wide and locational safety and wellbeing requirements to identify systemic gaps, emerging risks, deficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
Design and implement scalable, innovative safety and wellbeing solutions, prevention strategies, and compliance plans across business units and sites.
Identify, interpret, and operationalize regulatory standards affecting business activities and operational exposures; monitor regulatory developments and guide forward-looking compliance strategies.
Develop, deliver, and evaluate enterprise-wide and local employee safety and wellbeing training; measure effectiveness, report outcomes, and use results to improve programs.
Lead strategic investigations and research into regulations and industry best practices, and conduct or oversee audits that support proactive compliance and continuous improvement.
Integrate health and safety management systems into organizational practices and serve as a subject matter expert for ISO 45001 adoption and related standards where applicable.
Lead Health, Safety, and Wellbeing internal audits during inspections and ensure findings result in actionable improvements and accountability.
Provide strategic oversight and leadership for global and regional Health, Safety, and Wellbeing initiatives, ensuring consistency, scalability, and cultural relevance.
Embed wellbeing into governance and business strategy, including initiatives that promote prevention, operational resilience, psychological safety, and holistic employee wellbeing.
Develop and manage the Occupational Safety expense budget and allocate resources for prevention and wellbeing services.
Advise businesses on risk management and collaborate with leadership teams to develop a proactive safety and wellbeing culture.
Represent the function in regional forums, inspections, meetings with employee representatives, and official inquiries; monitor safety and health committee meetings and follow up with stakeholders.
Establish common safety programs across sites, define improvement policies, implement annual audit programs, and coordinate meetings with safety leaders and action plans.
Manage occupational health surveillance and assistance programs; conduct health studies and epidemiological research and plan preventive measures.
Promote total wellbeing through vaccinations, awareness campaigns, mental health initiatives, resilience programs, and physical, emotional, and social health strategies.
Define, contract, and supervise outsourced prevention and wellbeing providers, and organize medical examinations, health surveillance, and wellness programs.
Lead or support safety responsibilities covering industrial hygiene, construction safety, biosafety, ergonomics, machine guarding, hazard communication, powered industrial vehicles, and electrical safety.
Collect, monitor, analyze, and evaluate safety compliance and training metrics; develop improvement initiatives and site guidelines; manage implementation and monitor safety processes.
Collaborate with safety personnel at other North American manufacturing sites to share best practices and benchmark safety performance.
Deliver employee safety training and perform responsibilities defined at the previous job level.
Travel to facilities and sites to lead inspections, audits, and stakeholder engagements.