Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Senior Specialist

The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Senior Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining programs that ensure a safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible workplace. This role supports compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, promotes continuous improvement in EHS performance, and fosters a culture of safety throughout the organization. This is an onsite role in Ventura, CA.

What You’ll Do

• Lead site Environmental, Health & Safety strategy and serve as the primary EHS subject-matter expert
• Partner with site leadership to prioritize initiatives and drive a strong culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Develop, implement, and maintain EHS programs to ensure compliance with Cal-OSHA, Ventura County APCS, Cal-DTSC,  other regulatory requirements, and Stryker standards
• Lead audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations; analyze trends and facilitate the implementation of  corrective actions
• Lead EHS projects aligned with risk reduction, ergonomic improvements, and waste reduction
• Evaluate EHS impact of new processes, equipment, and facility changes to ensure appropriate controls are in place
• Maintain waste management requirements and environmental management program.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to embed EHS into daily operations and long-term planning
• Support the EHS Committee in achieving local and global EHS objectives.
• Manage EHS-related expenditures within budget and identify opportunities for efficiency and cost improvement
• Monitor performance metrics, communicate results, and influence stakeholders to deliver measurable EHS outcomes
• Perform ergonomic evaluations
• Coordinate industrial hygiene sampling and medical surveillance

What You Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, or related field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Minimum 2 years of EHS experience
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence at all levels.
• Ability to interpret EHS regulatory requirements and lead programs to meet requirements and bring performance to the next level.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in dealing with EHS regulators (e.g. OSHA., EPA,  etc.)
• Experience in leading cross functional project teams.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining EHS management systems (ISO 14001. ISO 45001)
• Certification such as CSP, CIH, or CHMM

$76,500 - $122,000 USD Annual