ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

The Role

The Manager, Health Safety & Environment is responsible for developing and providing support for the implementation of Health, Safety and Environment management systems for the Mentor Pinecone, Dana and Hopkins Consumable Operations.

This position will drive and lead sustainability for health, safety and the environment for our customers, employees and the surrounding communities.

The individual will be an integral team member of the Manufacturing Operations group, to implement best practices for STERIS employees.

The path forward consistently requires the attainment and sustainment of the STERIS World Class Safety Excellence for all employees.

What You Will Do

• Develop, monitor and maintain HSE Management Systems that are equivalent and aligned to the ISO 45001 and 14001 voluntary standards.
• Identify gaps and potential improvements in HSE management systems, developing and implementing actions to eliminate gaps.
• Manage the development, completion and ongoing review of risk assessments, advising on the suitability and application of risk control measures, identify and report on inadequately controlled risks and non-compliance with statutory or internal non-compliance.
• Provide oversight and facility guidance related to HSE incidents - injury reporting & investigation, ensure that all injuries, incidents and near misses are reported and investigated in accordance with STERIS policy.
• Support collection & analysis of HSE performance data HSE metrics, identifying areas of concern and reporting performance through dashboards and other means to ensure appropriate actions.
• Continually assess, set and monitor employee training needs and required HSE competencies, developing and maintaining appropriate training matrix plans.

Monitor and report on training completion, performance and compliance, using feedback to identify opportunities for improvement.

Support Transitional Work-duty and claims management.

What You Will Also Do

• Manage the development, implementation and testing of robust emergency response plans.
• Lead on effective HSE communication using safety meetings, newsletters, toolbox talks and other engagement initiatives to improve employee awareness, competency and safety performance.
• Use Lean methodology to drive improvements in HSE programs.
• Engineer solutions to occupational exposures. Drive continuous improvement and deliver strong results from behavioral based processes
• Coordinate, train and educate the locations safety committee
• Manage environmental compliance, including conducting reviews, to ensure facilities are fully compliant with relevant environmental requirements.
• Coordinate all waste generation, accumulation and disposal processes in compliance with Local, State, and Federal regulations.
• Prepare and implement communications / reporting based upon new and / or revisions to existing environmental regulations of the jurisdiction in which the facilities operate.
• Coordinate environmental compliance tasks

What You Will Need to Be Successful

• Bachelors Degree, (Preferred in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering / Science, or related field) with 4 years experience administering health and safety strategies and programs in the in related industry including world class machine guarding, LOTO, and Safety Visual Management.
• Or High School Diploma, and 12 years of progressive HSE experience including 4 years managing an HSE program.
• 2 years of experience with RCRA regulations
• 4 years of experience Leading HSE initiatives with little supervision
• Excellent written and oral communications skills and strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to make effective oral presentations to a wide range of audiences ranging from hourly employees to senior corporate executives and government agents.
• Strong working knowledge of EPA, OSHA, and DOT regulatory programs, as well as building codes.
• Lean manufacturing knowledge and experience required.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and bring to successful / timely completion.

Skills

• Strong project / problem resolution skills.
• Strong influencing skills at all levels of the organization to keep moving projects forward.
• Working knowledge of Safety and Health Management Systems (ISO 45001), Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001).
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a facility team.
• Able to demonstrate effective training development, facilitation, and delivery.
• Highly effective communication skills; written and oral.
• Confident with the use of IT systems, e-learning platforms, and software.
• Understanding of applicable computer systems, such as MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), SharePoint, databases, and function specific software.

What STERIS Will Offer You

The opportunity to join a company that will invest in you for the long-term. STERIS couldnt be where it is today without our incredible people.

Thats why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring people who are in it for the long run with STERIS is our ultimate goal.

We do this by providing competitive salaries, healthcare benefits, tuition assistance, paid time off, holidays, matching 401(k), annual merit, and incentive plans.

Join us and help write our next chapter.

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STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention.

WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare, life sciences and dental products and services.

STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE : STE) company with approximately 17,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047 . This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request.

The program may be obtained at your locations HR Office during normal business hours.