EH&S Specialist - 1st Shift

About the role

Stryker is hiring an EH&S Specialist for its 1st shift in Durham, working onsite Monday to Friday 8:00am-5:00pm with overtime as needed. The role leads and reinforces a safety-first culture by combining Environmental, Health & Safety, Manufacturing Engineering and Equipment Reliability responsibilities to keep production safe, compliant and efficient.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement and sustain EHS programs in line with federal, state and local regulations and internal procedures.
• Lead the site hazardous waste program, covering waste handling, accumulation areas, vendors, manifests, records, training and disposal.
• Conduct routine EHS inspections and audits, including hazardous waste areas, chemical storage, labeling, housekeeping and corrective actions.
• Maintain compliance records such as manifests, inspection and training records and regulatory reports.
• Lead or support incident investigations, spill response, near-miss reviews and environmental deviations.
• Coordinate industrial hygiene, ergonomics, hazard communication, chemical safety, medical surveillance and emergency response programs.
• Ensure compliance in cleanrooms, laboratories, chemical storage, waste areas and production spaces.
• Lead safety and environmental training, 6S, safety culture, waste minimization and EHS committees.
• Support manufacturing operations with risk identification and hazard mitigation, assist Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement, and help develop and validate manufacturing processes.
• Perform root cause analysis of deviations and nonconformances, and maintain engineering documentation and work instructions to cGMP, FDA 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485.

Required profile

• 5+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing, engineering or EHS.
• At least 2 years of direct EHS experience (preferred).
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CSP, CIH or CHMM preferred.

Required skills

• Knowledge of EHS regulations, environmental compliance and quality systems (FDA, ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 45001).
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement and risk reduction in regulated manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of hazardous waste management, including RCRA, EPA generator requirements, manifesting and inspection readiness.

What we offer

• Pay starting at $33.52 per hour, up to $47.13 per hour, plus bonus potential and benefits.
• No travel required.