About the Role
Lead the Environment, Health and Safety Program for Stryker’s Logistics & Commercial organization across the U.S., LATAM, and Canada. Partner with Logistics & Commercial leadership, facility leaders, contractors, and Stryker’s Global EHS function to build a best-in-class EHS program. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution, including conducting assessments and writing policy.
What You Will Do:
- Ensure compliance with all local and international EHS laws, standards, certifications, and internal procedures, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of regulatory requirements and engaging with regulators (e.g., OSHA).
- Maintain and continuously improve the EHS management system, ensuring documentation is current and aligned with internal and regulatory expectations.
- Conduct regular EHS inspections, audits, and risk assessments; recommend and implement corrective actions where hazards exist.
- Lead incident investigation processes, analyze trends, and evaluate EHS impacts of changes to plant, processes, or equipment to define appropriate risk controls.
- Coordinate the Emergency Response Program, ensuring procedures, resources, and training are effective and compliant, including training in emergency response and hazardous material handling.
- Develop, collect, analyze, and report EHS metrics to measure performance against industry standards and prior year results; prepare reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage environmental compliance activities, including waste programs, environmental monitoring, and submission of environmental and sustainability compliance data.
- Collaborate with site and business leadership to align on EHS priorities, promote a culture of accountability, and support site teams in achieving local and global EHS objectives.
- Support broader worker health programs, including industrial hygiene compliance, workplace ergonomics, and worker’s compensation program administration.
What You Need:
Required
- Bachelor Degree
- Minimum of 10+ years of EHS experience in an organization.
- Proficiency in data analytics tools and Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Power BI, Excel).
- Ability to drive training initiatives that foster a proactive EHS culture and influence behavior across teams.
- Ability to build strong relationships with frontline leaders, contractors, and cross-functional partners.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional EHS projects to successful outcomes (budget, scope, and timeline).
Preferred
- STEM and/or MS degree
- Strong communication skills, including public speaking and presenting complex risk data to senior leaders.
- Experience collecting, analyzing, and presenting data to inform strategic decision-making.
- Experience managing budgets and leading EHS committees or cross-functional teams.
- Experience supporting warehouse, medical kitting, commercial, and logistics environments in a global organization.
- Skilled in interpreting regulatory requirements and influencing decision-making across a complex organization.
