Senior Manager, EHS

Stryker’s Medical & Surgical Instruments business line is currently seeking a Senior Employee Health & Safety (EHS) Manager in Kalamazoo, Michigan. As the Senior EHS Manager, you will manage the reliable delivery of the Stryker employee health & safety strategy. This is an onsite position in Kalamazoo, MI.

WHO WE WANT:

• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.

• Thoughtful problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.

• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Develop and manage strategy, scope, schedule, costs, resources, and risks.

• Responsible for the coordination of stakeholders and management of the resources necessary to achieve it.

• Serve as the employee health & safety advisor supporting division manufacturing partners.

• Point of contact for employee health & safety compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and laws.

• Manage the employee health & safety team and people processes (e.g. performance reviews, career development, etc.).

• Partner with regional leadership to develop the employee health & safety strategy in line with regulatory requirements, business needs and continuous improvement goals.

• Ensure metrics and reports to both internal and external stakeholders are delivered.

• Oversee the Emergency Response Program ensuring adequate assessments, resources, and training are in place to respond to emergency scenarios.

• Ensure employee health & safety incident investigation process identifies root cause and monitors emerging trends.

• Provide an effective management of change process with respect to the employee health & safety impact of changes to process, plant, equipment, capital projects etc.

• Promote effective risk assessment and risk reduction programs for the region and appraise leadership of the status of same at regular intervals.

• Estimate annual EH&S expenditures and contribute projection information for annual budget.

• Contribute employee health & safety information towards relevant Capital Expenditure Requests.

• Collaborate with corporate departments including Corporate Social Responsibility and Risk Management Groups.

• Works closely with functional stakeholders to evaluate existing process layouts in terms of new process integration, ensuring best utilization of floor space, minimized handling and optimum process flow.

• Establish priorities, using project management tools support the delivery of new products per cost and time commit.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Bachelor’s degree, required

• 10 + years related work experience , required

• Supervisory experience, required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety

• Master’s degree

• Employee Health & Safety program management in Manufacturing Environment

• Previous experience managing employee health & safety management system

• Lean Continuous Improvement work experience

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