With a passion for life
Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.
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Job Overview
Plans, implements and coordinates Sustainability, Health and Safety activities to reduce or eliminate Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) impacts for the Getinge facility in Merrimack, NH. Maintains all Sustainability, Health and Safety materials and training programs based on federal legislation, ISO 14001 and corporate expectations.
Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties
- Develops, coordinates, and maintains the ISO 14001 and Environmental, Health & Safety program and related activities to ensure compliance with current and future legal, regulatory and corporate requirements.
- Develop Sustainability and Decarbonization strategy and engagement, enable implementation of the strategy, monitor the internal and external trends.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to execute Getinges sustainability strategy and achieve short- and long-term goals.
- Oversee and manage the implementation of the companys sustainability initiatives, including energy, water, and waste management across the site. Monitor and maintain data collection systems to track utility consumption and reporting relevant data to corporate.
- Communicate sustainability goals and progress to stakeholders through various channels, including reports, presentations, and meetings, ensuring transparency and accountability.
- Manages regular strategic review of EH&S in the organization and provides appropriate objectives and programs to improve overall EH&S performance and to defend against future liabilities.
- Presents Environmental, Health & Safety performance, discusses upcoming Environmental, Health & Safety actions to improve functional performance, and proactively identifies and promptly addresses Environmental, Safety & Health issues which may affect operations or may provide strategic advantage to the business.
- Establishes and tracks metrics for assessing EH&S effectiveness in the organization, including the OSHA Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR), the OSHA Lost Worktime Case Rate (LWR) and ISO 14001 environmental performance goals.
- Develops and executes a plan to reduce worker injury and lost time rates.
- Leads the creation and maintenance of an appropriate EHS culture through cross-functional cooperation, communications, promotions, and training.
- Establishes the priorities and manages the implementation of environmental improvement projects .
- Responsible for managing change in the ongoing maintenance and development of the Environmental Management System (ISO 14001:2015).
- Responsible for appropriate procedures, approvals, coordination and control of hazardous, regulated and solid wastes.
- Manages all EHS regulatory reporting requirements.
- Responsible for emergency planning and takes leadership role in EHS emergency situations. Ensures that adequate evacuation and response arrangements are in place for fire, accidents and all other emergency situations.
- Responsible for directing EH&S incident investigations, identifying root causes, and executing sustainable corrective actions through project management, direction, and coaching.
- Represents the company on Sustainability and EHS affairs with relevant external parties ensuring adequate response to all regulatory and legal issues.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Engineering, Safety or Environmental Management or related field is required (or equivalent work experience), Masters a plus.
- Must have working knowledge of ISO 14001, OSHA, FDA GMPs requirements.
- Experience with ISO45001 is a plus
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- 5-7 years experience in EH&S in a manufacturing environment is desired. 7-10 years experience supporting EH&S at a facility level is preferred.
- Must have prior experience dealing with local Federal and State Authorities for permits and reporting.
- Must have effective verbal and written communication skills and be able to interact with all levels of the organization.
- Must demonstrate the ability to take initiative and work independently to drive results.
- Applied experience in the field of ergonomics and pro-active repetitive stress injury prevention is highly desirable.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, strategic thinking/planning, communication, and collaboration skills are essential.
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability in developing, managing, and altering sustainability and EHS procedures and policies.
- Results-oriented, with a strong focus on achieving sustainability goals.
Supervision/Management Of Others:
- Responsible for the development and management of personnel and programs
- 1-2 direct reports
Environmental/Safety/Physical Work Conditions
- Ensures environmental consciousness and safe practices are exhibited in decisions
- Some travel required to attend conferences or meeting in other sites (4 times/year)
Salary Range: $105K – $130K DOE
About us
With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.
Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.