Senior EHS Specialist - Manufacturing Safety

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Nov 2026

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

The Senior EHS Specialist will support Environmental, Health and Safety programs across Medtronic’s Parker, Boulder, and Louisville, Colorado manufacturing locations, with Parker serving as the primary facility. This is an onsite, hands-on role focused on day-to-day EHS activities, maintaining and auditing established programs, identifying workplace hazards, and partnering with employees and leaders to address risks and improve the overall safety environment.

This role supports Medtronic’s longstanding presence in Colorado, partnering with teams across multiple manufacturing facilities. Medtronic has been part of the Colorado community for decades, with manufacturing operations in Boulder and Louisville supporting medical technologies that impact patients around the world. The Senior EHS Specialist will have the opportunity to work closely with manufacturing teams and see the direct connection between a strong EHS culture, safe operations, and the products ultimately serving patients.

A key focus of the position will be strengthening proactive safety practices and employee engagement, including hazard observations, near-miss reporting, corrective actions, and ongoing program effectiveness. The Senior EHS Specialist will work closely with the broader EHS team and manufacturing partners across all three locations to identify and resolve concerns, support established EHS programs, and continue building a culture where employees feel comfortable speaking up, identifying risks, and taking ownership of safety.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Develops, administers and implements environmental, health, and safety programs in accordance with governmental and Medtronic requirements.
• Depending on position location, may monitor pollution prevention activities, compliance and auditing efforts.
• Supports environmental compliance activities, including reviewing regulatory requirements, assessing potential impacts to site operations, and coordinating required actions or documentation.
• Interacts with regulatory bodies to resolve compliance issues; establishes permit requirements and assists in regulatory audits.
• Ensures appropriate corrective action is taken where environmental, health, and safety hazards exist.
• Identifies and takes corrective action against activities that pose potential threats to workers’ health or safety, which may include recommending organizational measures to protect workers’ safety through revised methods, processes, or materials; inspecting workplace environments, equipment, and/or practices to ensure compliance with standards and regulations; and investigating and/or identifying causes regarding filed incidents.
• May provide/promote employee awareness/training on matters of environmental, health, and safety.
• Leads site hazard observations and leadership GEMBAs to identify risks and drive corrective actions.
• Supports ergonomics initiatives by identifying workplace risks and coordinating improvements.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma (or equivalent) AND 8+ years experience
• OR Associate’s Degree AND 6+ years experience
• OR Bachelor’s Degree AND 4+ years experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of Environmental, Health and Safety experience within a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment.
• Experience supporting and auditing EHS programs, policies, and procedures in an operational setting.
• Experience conducting workplace safety inspections, hazard assessments, or safety observations and identifying appropriate corrective actions.
• Experience supporting incident and near-miss investigations, including root cause identification and corrective action follow-up.
• Experience partnering with manufacturing employees and leadership across multiple shifts or locations to implement EHS programs and improve safety practices.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

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