Manager, Environmental Health and Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S)

About This Role

iRhythm is currently seeking an experienced and motivated  Manager, EHS&S in our Orange County, CA (Cypress, CA) Manufacturing facility.  The mission of this role is to ensure a positive and safe workplace experience every day. This means striking a fine balance between the optimal and the exceptional with Safety and in the way our workspace is organized and used.  As an individual contributor, you will partner closely with our Compliance, Quality, and Facilities teams, overcoming any “behind the scenes” challenges and ensuring a seamless process for our employees and visitors.  Although a majority of this role will be EHS&S focused, some Facilities Management responsibilities will be required.  Our work environment is fast-paced, with a collaborative atmosphere. Most of all, we are passionate about delivering innovations that improve the quality of health care and the patient experience.

Specific job responsibilities:

EHS&S Management

• Lead and develop a robust EHS&S strategy to improve safety performance, reduce accident/injury/illness incident rates and control workers’ compensation costs
• Partner with Director of Global Workplace Solutions to develop and report EHS&S performance metrics to facilitate continuous, ongoing improvement of EHS&S efforts and results
• Develop strong working relationships with Quality, Compliance, and other key Managers to ensure cooperation & support with EHS&S matters
• Create performance metrics and perform the analysis to drive EHS&S strategy and practical process improvement.
• Conduct routine, scheduled facility inspections and audits to monitor and detect potential safety, health, and environmental hazards. Ensure PPE compliance among employees recommend corrective action or preventative measures where indicated and appropriate. Process reports, documents findings and actions taken.
• Perform root cause analysis of all EHS incidents and assist in case management of reported injuries.
• Ensure the company remains compliant with all OSHA and other safety related regulations as well as insurance carrier requirements.
• Develops, implements, and conducts regular safety and training meetings
• Developing and leading emergency response procedures to ensure employees are prepared to respond effectively.
• Overseeing EHS requirements for contractors and vendors
• Manage the EHS budget and identify cost-effective solutions
• Understanding the requirements for reporting incidents to various agencies

Facilities Management

• Serving as liaison to senior management and regulatory agencies, (i.e. OSHA) on facility matters
• Champion day-to-day building operations to ensure service reliability and work environment standards are achieved, including participating in buildouts, relocations, decommissioning, furniture solutions, and maintenance activities
• Ensure that our office environments are comfortable, effective, and productive as possible, meeting the needs of our internal customers and employees.
• Maintain effective relationships with vendors to ensure that quality pricing and work is completed on time and budget.
• Ensuring compliance with legal requirements, building rules and applicable ordinances
• Support Workplace & Facilities Team on projects and initiatives

About you:

You are an experienced EHS&S Management professional with a minimum of 8-10 years' experience in EHS&S project management, construction and building operations. Our ideal candidate will leverage their critical thinking and influencing skills to plan and execute projects meaningfully, all while ensuring the safety and health of our associates. You must be able to work in a collaborative, fast-moving, and ambiguous environment while being an effective communicator and influence cross-functional teams. Our ideal candidate will be “nimble” taking on EHS&S responsibilities during our exponential growth.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Facilities Management, Environmental Science, Sustainability OR equivalent work experience preferred.
• Certified Safety Professional – CSP and or OSHA Certifications highly desired.
• Ability to oversee and implement strong internal processes that drive effectiveness across organization.
• Ability to lead and manage key stakeholder relationships
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively and present financial and local/national government & environmental recommendations and mandates at an executive level.
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills, and a proven ability to drive complex projects with aggressive schedules with minimal oversight
• Knowledge of OSHA rules, regulations and compliance concerning the workplace
• EHS&S experience within similar manufacturing environment
• Flexibility to respond and react to facility emergencies on a 24/7 basis, along with having flexible with work hours to support all operations and shifts.
• Open to learning and taking on Facility Management duties, as needed/required.
• Ability to travel 20%

What's In It For You

This is a regular full-time position with competitive compensation package, excellent benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurances (all of which start on your first day), health savings account employer contributions (when enrolled in high deductible medical plan), cafeteria plan pre-taxed benefits (FSA, dependent care FSA, commute reimbursement accounts), travel reimbursement for medical care, noncontributory basic life insurance & short/ long term disability. Additionally, we offer:

• emotional health support for you and your loved ones
• legal / financial / identity theft/ pet and child referral assistance
• paid parental leave, paid holidays, travel assistance for personal trips and PTO!

iRhythm also provides additional benefits including 401(k) (with company match), an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, pet insurance discount, unlimited amount of Linked In Learning classes and so much more! 

FLSA Status: Exempt