EHS Manager
Medtronic
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
At Medtronic, we place health, safety, and well-being above all else—there is nothing more important. To uphold this value, we are seeking an experienced, innovative, and forward-thinking Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager to join our team in our Eatontown, NJ manufacturing site. This is a 100% onsite role with up to 5% additional travel.
This is more than just a role—it’s your opportunity to redefine what world-class EHS looks like. We’re looking for someone who is genuinely curious, willing to challenge the status quo, and driven to raise the bar for safety and sustainability. If you’re ready to push boundaries and make a lasting impact, we want to hear from you.
In this exciting role as an EHS Manager, you will drive transformative change by implementing Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) policies, programs, and systems that comply with Federal, State of New Jersey, and local regulations, as well as Medtronic’s internal policies, strategies and goals. You will play a key role in fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and EHS excellence—empowering employees at every level to embrace safety and sustainability as personal responsibilities.
You’ll also have the unique opportunity to lead with innovation, influencing change by using data-driven insights and comprehensive risk assessments. As a natural communicator, you will deliver clear, concise, and consistent messaging to inspire action and collaboration across teams.
In addition, you’ll lead, manage and develop one direct EHS report, while working closely with cross-functional teams to achieve measurable results.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Be a Strategic Partner: Collaborate with the Eatontown, NJ Site Leadership Team to drive long-term actions that reduce site risks and leverage higher levels of mitigation controls.
Drive Innovation: Lead initiatives that push the boundaries of EHS excellence, executing Kaizen events and process improvements in partnership with Operations teams.
Analyze and Act: Deep dive into safety metrics, analyze trends, and allocate resources to areas with the highest safety risks. Ensure timely corrective actions where hazards exist.
Foster Ownership: Promote a culture of belonging and personal accountability for EHS by delivering impactful employee training and awareness programs.
Collaborate Globally: Partner with Medtronic’s global EHS network to share and implement best practices at the Eatontown, NJ location.
Stay Ahead: Evaluate and respond to proposed regulations, collaborating with regulatory agencies to ensure compliance and proactive corrective action plans.
Lead Change: Continuously review and refine EHS tools and processes to ensure ongoing improvement and impact.
Communications: Develop and deliver presentations appropriate for different audiences: Front line employees, Site Mgmt., Sr. Level executives).
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Safety Sciences, Environmental Sciences or equivalent and 5 years of relevant experience OR advanced degree in Safety Sciences, Environmental Sciences or equivalent with 3 years of relevant experience
Nice to Have: Preferred Requirements
Master’s degree preferred.
Experience implementing lean principles and process improvement in a Controlled Environmental Area (CEA) manufacturing operations environment.
Willingness to work a variety of shifts, including nights and weekends, as required to support site needs.
Certified Safety Professional (CSP); Associate in Risk Management (ARM); Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM).
Experience with people leadership (3-5yrs).
Knowledge of Environmental Sustainability.
Knowledge of clean room environments specifically ISO Class 5,7&8.
Experience with establishing environmental permits and assisting in regulatory audits.
Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic, and matrixed organization.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interfacing with Directors and VPs including delivering executive level business presentations.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
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.
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.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.
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