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At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

A career at Medtronic is like no other. Were purposeful. Were committed. And were driven by our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life for millions of people worldwide. Join a diverse team of innovators who bring their worldview their unique backgrounds and their individual life experiences to work every day. This position provides ample runway for career growth in an industry leader in the medical device industry.
We are currently hiring a Senior Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist to support our site in Warsaw IN. This is an onsite position and may require minimal travel.
The Warsaw site supports our Cranial and Spinal Technologies Ear Nose and Throat unit and Emerging Technologies. We are redefining spine and cranial surgery through the convergence of data AI-driven planning navigation imaging robotics and implants to reduce surgical variability and deliver personalized care. Our goal is to set new standards in spine and cranial surgery so patients can return to fuller more active lives with confidence.

As a Senior EHS Specialist at the Warsaw IN location you will play a key role in designing and implementing site-wide Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies and systems to ensure compliance with Federal State and local regulations as well as company strategies and goals. You will be responsible for developing and enforcing EHS procedures requiring in-depth knowledge of OSHA regulations and effectively applying them in a manufacturing environment.

Your emphasis will be on a strong GEMBA approach monitoring and improving manufacturing operations by regularly visiting shop floors and work areas to observe processes firsthand engaging operators and identify root causes of EHS challenges.

This involves conducting risk assessments utilizing hierarchy of controls implementing measures for ergonomic injury reduction and electrical safety. You will independently drive safety projects working collaboratively to influence change and uphold safety standards across all operations.

A successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate project management execution to achieve world-class EHS performance. You must be able to work autonomously while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams. Building trust and confidence is key as you will need to influence change and stand your ground on safety matters ensuring that safety is never compromised. Your ability to communicate clearly and assertively will be vital in fostering a culture of safety and compliance.

Other responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Identify and take corrective action against activities that pose potential threats to workers health or safety. This may include recommending organizational measures to protect workers safety through revised methods processes or materials; inspecting workplace environments equipment and/or practices to ensure compliance with standards and regulations; and investigating and identifying causes regarding filed incidents.
• Ensure appropriate and timely corrective action is taken where environmental health and safety hazards exist.
• Provide and promote employee awareness/training on matters of environmental health and safety to foster a culture of belonging and personal ownership/accountability for EHS.
• Develop administer and implement environmental health and safety programs in accordance with governmental requirements.
• Review and analyze safety and compliance documentation issued by regulatory agencies; collaborate with regulatory agencies to determine corrective action plans.
• Own environmental obligations such as regulated waste management air emissions and wastewater management systems.
• Evaluate proposed regulations to determine financial industrial public and environmental impact.
• Collaborate with the EHS network globally to leverage global EHS best practices locally

Required Knowledge and Experience:
Requires a Baccalaureate degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.

Nice to Have: Preferred Requirements

• Strong knowledge of federal and state regulations and environmental sustainability
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or willing to get
• Experience applying ergonomic principles to workstation design and injury prevention programs with hands-on experience using tools such as but not limited to VelocityEHS software for ergonomic risk identification assessment and mitigation.
• Industrial hygiene knowledge
• EHS Management Systems & Risk Assessment
• Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in an operational environment
• Experience with laboratory electrical safety radiation safety with laser equipment
• Program champion facilitator able to work independently and drive innovative solutions to improve on strong safety culture
• Proficient in leading risk assessments using tools such as Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Enablon software for hazard identification incident tracking and corrective action management.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$92000.00 - $138000.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience certification/education market conditions and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.