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EH&S Specialist 1st Shift Starting at 33.52hr

Stryker


Job Location:

Durham, NC - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 33 - 47
Posted: 1 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm OT as needed.

Position Summary:

This role leads and reinforces a safety-first culture by integrating Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Manufacturing Engineering and Equipment Reliability responsibilities to ensure safe compliant and efficient production operations. The position is accountable for proactively identifying risks ensuring regulatory compliance and driving continuous improvement to protect employees product quality and the environment.

Wha you will do:

  • Lead the development implementation and sustainment of EHS programs to ensure compliance with applicable federal state and local regulations and internal company procedures.
  • Lead the site hazardous waste management program ensuring regulatory compliance inspection readiness and effective oversight of waste handling accumulation areas vendor activities manifests records training and disposal practices.
  • Conduct routine EHS inspections and audits including hazardous waste area inspections chemical storage reviews labeling assessments housekeeping checks and verification of corrective and preventive actions.
  • Maintain required EHS and environmental compliance records including hazardous waste determinations manifests inspection records training records waste vendor documentation and applicable regulatory reports.
  • Lead or support incident investigations spill response assessments near-miss reviews environmental deviations and corrective actions to prevent recurrence and reduce risk to employees product quality the environment and business continuity.
  • Coordinate industrial hygiene monitoring ergonomic assessments hazard communication chemical safety medical surveillance and emergency response programs.
  • Ensure compliance in specialized environments including cleanrooms laboratories chemical storage areas waste accumulation areas and manufacturing production spaces.
  • Lead safety and environmental training programs including hazardous waste awareness emergency response spill response hazard communication PPE safe work practices and inspection readiness.
  • Drive and sustain 6S safety culture environmental compliance and waste minimization initiatives that promote accountability engagement and ownership at all levels.
  • Lead EHS committees site safety initiatives and global/corporate EHS actions to continuously elevate safety compliance and environmental performance.

Manufacturing Engineering & Production Support

  • Provide technical support to manufacturing operations with a strong emphasis on risk identification hazard mitigation and safe process execution.
  • Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives with safety integrated into all process improvements.
  • Assist with development validation and optimization of manufacturing processes ensuring EHS risks are assessed and controlled.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for deviations nonconformances and safety events; implement sustainable corrective actions.
  • Maintain engineering documentation and work instructions in compliance with cGMP FDA 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485.
  • Ensure all processes and changes meet both quality and safety regulatory requirements.

What you will need

Required

  • 5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering or EH&S
  • Minimum of 2 years direct EHS experience

Preferred

  • Strong knowledge of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) regulations environmental compliance requirements and quality systems including FDA ISO 13485 ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
  • Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing continuous improvement and risk reduction initiatives within a regulated manufacturing environment.
  • Working knowledge of hazardous waste management programs including RCRA regulations EPA generator requirements hazardous waste storage and labeling controls manifesting record retention emergency preparedness and regulatory inspection readiness.
  • Professional certifications such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) preferred.
  • Bachelors degree in Engineering Environmental Health & Safety Occupational Safety Industrial Hygiene or related field.

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$33.52 - 47.13 USD Hourly plus bonus potential and benefits.

Travel Percentage: None

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race ethnicity color religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.


Required Experience:

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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. Alongsid ... View more

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