Job Description Summary

This position is global in nature. It will provide support to local site management, through the global facilities operations group, in meeting their corporate obligation of maintaining a safe, healthful, environmentally sustainable, and compliant work environment through the development of consistent programs that leverage established business tools. The individual will be the conduit between the Central EHS team, and the supported sites EHS representative(s) as well as partners in Sales. The position will focus on the development and maintenance of a consistent EHS infrastructure.

The Global Facilities EHS Lead will be providing leadership on EHS programs while working directly with all Corporate NBU, mixed use sites, Sales organization and indirectly engages and leads all maintenance and facilities personnel on EHS initiatives. This role supports all Regions.

Job Description

We are the makers of possible 

 

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us. 

Role and Responsibilities:

This position is global in nature. It will provide support to local site management, through the global facilities operations group, in meeting their corporate obligation of maintaining a safe, healthful, environmentally sustainable, and compliant work environment through the development of consistent programs that leverage established business tools.  The individual will be the conduit between the Central EHS team, and the supported sites EHS representative(s) as well as partners in Sales.  The position will focus on the development and maintenance of a consistent EHS infrastructure.

The Global Facilities EHS Lead will be providing leadership on EHS programs while working directly with all Corporate NBU, mixed use sites, Sales organization and indirectly engages and leads all maintenance and facilities personnel on EHS initiatives. This role supports all Regions.

Strategic Orientation:

The Global Facilities EHS Lead interfaces and coordinates EHS policy with Associates throughout our sites globally. This individual will maintain strict oversight of all external contractors.  They will guide the policy updates and site EHS procedures and interface directly with regulatory agencies, inspectors and internal stakeholders.  This individual will be able to empower and lead continuous improvement initiatives and be able to help lead change associated with the outcomes of these events.   Collaborating with facility design teams on generating scope of work, value engineering, project timelines and be able to contribute through their project management delivery methods. The support of this role can extend to individuals who are working remotely but assigned to a location not actively sustained by a business unit.  Clients can include offices, laboratories, warehouses, training venues, and remote operations.

Sphere of Influence:

The Global Facilities EHS Lead reports to the Global Facilities Director located at the Franklin Lakes, NJ BD site.  The position requires heavy interface and interaction with Senior Leaders and colleagues from Central EHS, Human Resources and Central Sustainability and other internal collaborators.  This interface includes understanding the needs, communicating with site facilities requirements and strategic objectives as well as risks and risk mitigation measures from an EH&S standpoint.  This individual would also have a direct influence on the site Facilities operations through maintenance standard methodologies.

Other responsibilities include:

• Represent Global Facilities Operations and Local site management when corporate policies are being developed.

• Providing the overall leadership to ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA and related regulations, including BD policies and procedures.

• Plans, develops, administers, and manages organization safety policies, programs and training.

• Oversees the maintenance of EH&S records (accidents, waste manifests, etc.) and prepares appropriate reports. Audits facility and operations and investigates accidents. Recommends and/or initi