EHS Specialist (Environmental, Health, and Safety)

Senior EHS Specialist

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working onsite 5 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. The Senior EHS Specialist leads site environmental, health, and safety programs to ensure regulatory compliance, reduce risk, and strengthen safety culture. This role leads EHS initiatives, and partners with Operations, Engineering, and Facilities to integrate safety into daily operations while balancing business needs with regulatory requirements. This role will be based 100% onsite at our OC Campus (Irvine and Santa Ana, CA Facilities).

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. Develops, administers and implements environmental, health, and safety programs in accordance with governmental requirements.

• Conduct on-site EHS inspections, audits, and risk assessments to confirm compliance with OSHA, EPA, and applicable local requirements.
• Assess and document controls for machine guarding, electrical safety, hazardous waste, chemical management, ergonomics, and related operational hazards.
• Serve as the site EHS compliance lead during regulatory inspections and internal/external audits, including preparation, escorting, response coordination, and documentation.
• Maintain a regulatory horizon scan and translate new or changing requirements into site-level actions, timelines, and owner assignments.
• Develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs, policies, procedures, and standards aligned with company governance and regulatory obligations.
• Support environmental compliance activities as applicable, including permitting, pollution prevention, environmental impact considerations, and required reporting.
• Lead incident, injury, near-miss, and environmental event investigations using structured root cause analysis methods.
• Define corrective and preventive actions, assign ownership, and verify effectiveness to prevent recurrence.
• Identify potential EHS risks and provide clear, practical mitigation recommendations to site leadership based on severity and exposure.
• Partner with Engineering, Facilities, and Operations to embed EHS requirements into daily work, maintenance practices, and operational changes.
• Build positive working relationships across diverse teams and levels to gain cooperation and drive adoption of safe behaviors and compliant processes.
• Create toolbox talks, safety communications, and informational presentations and deliver them effectively across multiple levels of the operations team for supported site(s).
• Design and deliver EHS training programs for employees and contractors, ensuring content is understood and applied on the floor.
• Mentor colleagues and reinforce a "Find it, Fix it" culture that encourages hazard reporting, timely resolution, and learning.
• Analyze EHS performance data (incidents, audits, observations, trends) and convert findings into prioritized, actionable improvement plans.
• Present recommendations, tactical direction, and business-relevant insights to drive alignment and acceptance with stakeholders.
• Lead EHS improvement projects from scoping through implementation, including success measures, timelines, and sustainment plans.
• Manage competing priorities with flexibility, follow through on assignments with minimal supervision, and reliably close commitments.
• Identify and implement EHS best practices that improve performance and are scalable across the organization.
• Apply ethical decision-making and professional judgment in all work, including when balancing customer service with governance and compliance requirements.
• Adapt local site strategies to meet applicable corporate, local, and global standards (including ISO-aligned expectations where relevant).

Required Knowledge and Experience:

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum qualifications are evident on your resume.

• High School Diploma (or equivalent) AND 6+ years of relevant environmental, health, safety, or regulatory compliance experience or related experience.
• OR Associate's Degree AND 4+ years of relevant environmental, health, safety, or regulatory compliance experience or related experience.
• OR Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years of relevant environmental, health, safety, or regulatory compliance experience or related experience.

Nice To Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of EHS experience in manufacturing, construction, utility, or industrial environments.
• Experience leading compliance programs and safety improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of OSHA, EPA, ANSI, and related regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems preferred.
• Experience with risk assessments, audits, and incident investigations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint.
• CSP or equivalent certification preferred.
• ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 credentials highly desirable.
• Strong communication and presentation capabilities.
• Ability to influence leadership and gain cooperation across teams.
• Skilled in balancing governance requirements with operational needs.
• Able to manage competing priorities while maintaining collaboration and customer focus.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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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):$76,000.00 - $114,000.00This 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