• Staff Engineer, Environmental, Health and Safety

    Stryker (Mahwah, NJ)


    Staff Engineer, EH&S

     

    Stryker is looking for a stand-out Staff Engineer EHS who will be focused on providing technical support and EHS leadership to the Mahwah site. You will be seen as a subject matter expert (SME) and a key contributor to the EHS strategy. This role mentors and support the site to ensure the delivery of EHS strategy and processes that meet business needs.

    Key Responsibilities:

    + Maintain and continuously improve the EHS management system to meet internal and external regulatory standards

    + Develop and deliver training programs including new hire EHS orientation and job-specific safety topics

    + Conduct regular safety inspections and audits, and identify opportunities for improvement

    + Prepare detailed EHS reports and metrics for internal teams and external agencies

    + Lead the site Emergency Response Program, ensuring readiness through plans, resources, and training

    + Drive robust incident investigation processes and lead high-priority investigations

    + Assess potential EHS impacts related to changes in processes, equipment, or facilities

    + Ensure effective risk assessments and mitigation plans are in place

    + Maintain compliance with local, state, and federal environmental regulations (DEP, EPA)

    + Oversee hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, including documentation

    + Lead and support site-wide EHS projects and cross-functional initiatives

    + Partner with site leadership to align on EHS priorities and drive a culture of accountability

    + Perform regular safety walks to proactively identify and address safety risks

     

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    Minimum Qualifications:

    + Bachelor’s degree in EHS, Engineering, or related field

    + 4+ years of EHS experience in a manufacturing environment

    + 3+ years in EHS engineering (risk assessment, OSHA compliance, emergency response)

     

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    Preferred Skills:

    + Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

    + Preferred certifications: First Aid, CPR, HazMat Technician, Incident Command

    + Proficient in Microsoft Office; ability to influence and lead without direct authority

    + Certifications: CSP, CIH etc

    + ISO 14001 and 45001

     

    Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

     

    Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.