Senior Staff Engineer, EHS & Facilities - #1783413

- Stryker Belfast

This is a senior-level EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) role at Stryker’s Belfast facility, where we manufacture life-saving defibrillators. As the EHS expert on-site, you’ll provide strategic leadership and hands-on support to ensure our operations are not only compliant but continuously improving in safety, sustainability, and overall workplace health.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Maintenance of EHS management system ISO 14001 in line with internal and regulatory requirements ensuring procedures and other documents are kept up to date.
• Daily management of IPC Licence conditions and schedules.
• Lead the ISO 45001 Implementation and sustain the standard.
• Preparation and delivery of training programmes including induction and job specific EHS topics
• Conducts regular EHS inspections and audits to monitor the effectiveness of the EHS management system and highlight any areas for attention/action.
• Preparation of EHS reports/metrics for both internal and external stakeholders
• Leads on EHS issues, stays abreast of evolving standards and technological solutions. Readily shares expertise with others
• Leads the Emergency Response Programme ensuring the procedures, resources and training are in place to deal with all likely emergency scenarios on site
• Ensures a robust EHS incident investigation process is in place. Monitors incident trends identifying areas requiring action. Leads investigations as necessary.
• Assesses the EHS impact of proposed changes to plant, process, equipment etc. and identifies actions to ensure compliance and risk control.
• Ensures effective risk assessment and risk reduction programmes are in place for the site
• Monitors EHS legislation ensuring site compliance with current and future requirements as necessary.
• Maintains waste management requirements and environmental monitoring programme in line with licence requirements
• Leads EHS projects on site and/or across Ireland UK region as required and supports cross functional teams
• Collaborates with site leadership to ensure alignment on priority EHS issues and plans to address same.
• Promotes and supports a culture of accountability and collaboration in relation to safety and environmental performance and expectations.
• Manages spend in line with budget and drives efficiencies and cost savings across EHS service and equipment providers.
• Coordinate the planning of Facilities Contractor Works to ensure a safe, compliant and efficient working environment.
• Schedule and maintain required facilities works in line with regional legislation.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or Level 6 Qualification in EHS, Engineering or Science discipline or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
  
  

Desired Qualifications/Experience:

• Ongoing professional development in the area of EHS desirable
  
  

Experience:

• 6+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent
• Exceptional EHS experience and implementation of processes/systems to ensure regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.
  
  

Specific Knowledge:

• Ability to interpret EHS/regulatory requirements and lead programmes to meet requirements and bring performance to the next level.
• Proven strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence at all levels.
• Extensive experience in implementing and maintaining EHS management systems.
• Comprehensive experience in dealing with EHS regulators e.g. H.S.E, E.P.A, Local Councils etc.
• Relevant professional body qualification or accreditations.
  
  

System/Computer Requirements:

• Microsoft Office, SAP or equivalent ERP system
  
  

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.