Director Operational EHS

About Us:

Stericycle is a U.S. based business-to-business services company and leading provider of compliance-based solutions that protects people and brands, promotes health and well-being, and safeguards the environment. Since our founding over 30 years ago, we have grown from a small start-up in medical waste management into a leader across a range of increasingly complex and highly regulated arenas, serving healthcare organizations and commercial businesses of every size. Every day, we help our customers solve complex challenges by safely managing materials that could otherwise spread disease, contaminate the environment, or compromise one’s identity.

Join us on our mission to protect health and well-being in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.

Position Purpose:

Stericycle is now part of WM!!!  To learn more about WM's acquisition of Stericycle, CLICK HERE to read the press release!

 

Oversees and manages all activities of the Safety & Health functions across all business units of the organization. This role will develop operational strategies and deployment of safety and health programs, manages and implements programs to ensure internal compliance are meet and to optimize safety practices across company. Ensures all required regulatory reports, program deployment, and other compliance activities are adhered to by Safety & Health team. Manages and direct a national team of Field Safety Managers.

 

This is a 100% remote work from home opportunity.

Key Job Activities:

• Develops operational strategy and closely works with operations throughout the regions to identify areas to determine, implement, interpret and apply regulatory requirements set by local, state, federal, and corporate policy related to safety.
• Provides overall direction to develop, implement, enhance, and audit new and existing policies and procedures to business operations. Evaluates and supports Safety & Healthy training and recommends areas of improvement
• Ensure creation of consistent reporting of statistics, and notification, in accordance with regulations, insurance reporting and policies.
• Reviews, monitors, and implements corporate-wide programs down to the region/area levels and assists in deployment of programs.
• Work with sales team on area related support, inquiries, and training as required.
• Develops, identify and implement policies for emerging growth for business and ensures proper deployment of regulatory required programs.
• Assists VP and corporate function in completing high level, complex projects as they relate to the Safety & Health function.
• Leads all major accidents/injuries investigations and develops lessons learned and other communication to prevent similar occurrences.
• Partners and collaborates with Engineering to ensure all designs and changes in are compliance with safety regulations.
• Compensation: Base salary starting at $130K or higher plus bonus and Long Term Incentive

Education:

Required Education: in Bachelors or Equivalent

Experience:

• 5-7+ years experience in an industrial setting
• 5+ years in a safety leadership position with multi location management duties
• Certified Safety Professional a plus
• Bachelor Degree is preferred

Benefits:

Stericycle currently offers its employees the option to participate in a full range of benefits, including a health care program which includes medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, an employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation and sick time, a 401(k) plan, and an employee stock purchase plan. Participation in some programs requires that employees be regularly scheduled to work a minimum number of hours and/or to have fulfilled a waiting period after they begin employment with Stericycle.

Our Promise:

Stericycle is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disa