EHS&S Sr Manager

This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. 

Your role at Baxter:

You, as EHS&S Sr Manager, will directly lead EHS leads and associated professionals within manufacturing operations. You will coordinate compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety laws and company regulations. The role s responsible lead, develop, implementation, sustain and improve EHS programs and management systems, compliance obligation tracking and driving a harm-free workplace culture.

The role must collaborate with multi-functional teams within the organization to address and provide solutions for EHS&S opportunities across locations or/and segment within their designated Operations, aligning the corporate strategies, policies, training, and procedures, continuous improvements and aspiring to reduce/eliminate risks within the operation.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead professionals and/or project teams to develop, implement, handle, and/or ensure conformity with health, safety, environmental, sustainability and/or industrial hygiene compliance programs and organizational guidelines.
• Evaluate and act upon new environmental & safety laws. Ensures compliance with regulations and company policies related to ecological, health, safety, and sustainability concerns; keeps track of new changes in ecological, health, safety, and sustainability laws and topics.
• Lead and coordinate the planning and rollout efforts on the operation to ensure alignment with EHS&S central initiatives and goals.
• Develop strategies for cultural changes and programs to generate awareness across the areas and levels.
• Review, develop, train, implement and maintain compliance with Corporate EHS policies and local laws, standards, and procedures in alignment with functional vision, mission, and strategies.
• Participates in regional EHS&S Compliance and audits and/or support other segment sites.
• Assure complete investigation, root cause analysis and action plan development related to EHS events or PSE at the site. Assure implementation of corrective, preventive and effective actions.
• Coach and advise decisions, as well to the leadership team, on projects, programs and activities to improve EHS performance and results.
• Conducts or reviews research that helps to better handle sophisticated EHS&S risks and, if applicable, uses to influence external advisors.
• Recommends different approaches to improve EHS&S; can communicate technical positions in accessible terms.
• Applies niche knowledge to supply and standardize to EHS&S strategy development and deployment.
• Develop, implement and/or ensure EHS&S Risk Management in all areas, ensuring programs/actions to reduce/mitigate and prevent impact. Analyzing potential consequences on nom-routine operations and projects, leading and developing Management of Change (MOOC) program.
• Develop, implement, ensure and improve the Management System: ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Maintain facility operating permits up to date, and advise new permits related to operation and construction.
• Acts as company representative in looking after the government agencies on ecological, wellness, and safety matters impacting the operations.
• Develop and further a team environment among EHS members.
• Keep informed on the lasts the developments in federal and state safety and environmental laws likely to affect the facility.
• Assist SLT to understand regulations and standards set by PRASA, CNR, OSHA, and EPA, including mentorship on leading compliance, inspections, and citations associated with these agencies.
• Observe confidentiality and data privacy rules at all time.
• Develop, implement and ensure emergency preparedness and response, to support Threat management and business continuity plan.

What You'll Bring !

• University degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Occupational Health and Environmental Hygiene or related career.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in workplace safety, preferably in manufacturing areas.
• Minimum 2 years supervising personnel. Sophisticated English, bilingual desirable.
• Knowledge of Standards and Regulations (ISO, FDA, NFPA, NEC, ASTM).
• Knowledge of project management.
• Disable: Green Belt

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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