At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.
HOW WILL YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE
About you:
Do you want to spend your working time making a difference in the world around you? Are you motivated by impactful work? Do you have a passion for excellent communication, cross functional working, and possess strong multi site and leadership experience? If so, then a career with STERIS in our Health and Safety team could be a great fit for you.
About Us:
At STERIS we are a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. Our mission is to help our customers create a healthier and safer world. Working at STERIS, you GROW, LEARN and MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Manager, Regional Health Safety & Environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join us at an influential level in a division that drives the business forwards through providing a best in class Health and Safety service to our business.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
The Senior Manager, Regional Health Safety & Environment is responsible for developing and providing support for the implementation of Health, Safety and Environment management systems for the STERIS IMS EMEA Instrument Processing and Device Repair operations and other Business Segments as required by Corporate HSE. Other Business Segments may include, but are not limited to; Commercial Sales, Healthcare IPT Manufacturing Operations, IPS Device Repair, and Surgical Solution.
This position will drive and lead sustainability for health, safety and the environment for our Customers, employees and the surrounding communities.
The individual will be an integral team member of the Regional and Corporate HSE teams and STERIS business groups, to implement “best practices” for STERIS employees. The path forward consistently requires the attainment and sustainment of the STERIS World Class Safety Excellence for all employees
Duties - cont'd
Health, Safety and Environmental Management (85%)
1. Contribute to the development of and support the effective implementation of the Corporate and Regional HSE strategy, participating in the regular review of the strategy and its implementation.
2. Provide HSE leadership, support and guidance to the designated business units and field-based teams to achieve HSE compliance and objectives.
3. Manage the regional IMS Instrument Processing and Device Repair HSE team to ensure the effective delivery of the HSE strategy and objectives.
4. Manage the regional development, implementation and ongoing review of documented HSE management systems, including policies, procedures, safe working instructions, guidance, information and HSE updates to address relevant business unit needs.
5. Develop, monitor and maintain HSE Management Systems that are equivalent and aligned to the ISO 45001 and 14001 management standards.
6. Identify gaps and potential improvements in HSE management systems, developing and implementing actions to eliminate gaps.
Duties cont'd
7. Manage the Regional development, implementation, and ongoing review of documented HSE training material both eLearning on STERIS U and face to face practical training to address relevant business unit needs. Ensure that regional training and development needs are identified and met through the provision of a comprehensive blended training curriculum, training systems and tools.
8. Ensure alignment and implementation of the STERIS Bloodborne Pathogen Immunisation program. Work as part of a cross functional team to ensure Occupational Health providers understand STERIS requirements for immunization, return to work and accident investigation.
9. Drive continuous improvement, engineer solutions to occupational exposures and deliver strong results from behavioral based processes. Implement in collaboration with the STERIS Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, a national exposure monitoring program for idented exposure risks (PAA, noise, inhalable and chemical exposure)
10. Manage the development, completion and ongoing review of risk and CoSHH assessments, advising on the suitability and application of risk control measures, identify and report on inadequately controlled risks and non-compliance with statutory or internal non-compliance.
11. Provide oversight and guidance on incidents, injury reporting & investigation for relevant business units, ensure that all injuries, incidents and near misses are reported and investigated in accordance with STERIS policy. Introduce the scorecard to drive improvements in the quality of Navigator incident reports target right first time.
12. Support collection & analysis of HSE performance data HSE metrics, identifying areas of concern and reporting performance through dashboards and other means to ensure appropriate actions.
Duties cont'd
13. Collaborate with members of the HSE Council to deliver automated dashboards and better-quality data analytics to aid the whole business in trend reviews.
14. Develop, train, and support the IMS EMEA’s central and site safety committees.
15. Monitor and report on training completion, performance and compliance, using feedback to identify opportunities for improvement.
16. Lead on effective HSE communication using monthly safety calls, internal intranet, newsletters, internal publications, and other engagement initiatives to improve employee awareness, competency and safety performance.
17. Oversee the IMS EMEA and Device Repair HSE self-assessment and audit programme, conduct audits / reviews and report on audit findings, making recommendations for corrective actions.
18. Use Lean methodology to drive improvements in Safety and Environmental programmes. Engage with and build working partnerships with other support services (Training, Quality, CI & Facilities) to eliminate silo working and drive productivity for all HSE initiatives.
19. Undertake Lean Leadership training and align all team members with CI training to ensure all aspects of HSE and CI work collaboratively
20. Maintain knowledge & awareness of regional HSE legislation, and emerging risks, reporting changes that may impact the business & support the development of effective response strategies.
21. Support allocated major project works and acquisition / integration activities, ensuring that consistent regional HSE standards are adopted and implemented.
22. Manage the development, implementation and testing of robust emergency, contingency, business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
23. Coach and support continual development of the regional HSE team ensuring concentrating on technical and soft skills. Supporting Medisafe, IMS repairs (Northampton), DanMed, IPT, Surgical Solutions with regional and local legislation advice, audit and implementation of correct action plans for all non-conformances identified.
Duties cont'd
Environmental Compliance Management 15%
24. Manage environmental compliance, including conducting reviews, to ensure business units are fully compliant with relevant environmental requirements.
25. Manage the creation, continuous development, delivery, assessment of learning outcomes and performance reporting of engaging, innovative environmental training and learning.
26. Undertake assessments of new technology to produce feasibility studies to support STERIS IMS’s drive to support the NHS’s Net Zero goal
27. Prepare and implement communications based upon existing, new and/or revisions to existing environmental regulations of the country(s) in which the businesses operate.
28. As appropriate, support Corporate Responsibility Initiatives (CSR and ESG) that may be voluntarily subscribed to by STERIS.
29. Coordinate environmental compliance tasks
Education Degree
Required Experience
30. Ability to work well in a team environment.
31. Ability to work independently.
32. Strong people management and leadership skills, including facilitation, training, and mentoring skills.
33. Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with ability to manage site-level, regional operational and senior management relationships.
34. Strong project/problem resolution skills.
35. Working knowledge of Safety and Health Management Systems (ISO 45001), Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001).
36. Ability to develop and deliver effective training.
37. Highly effective communication skills; written and oral.
38. Confident with the use of IT systems, e-learning platforms and software. Understanding of applicable computer systems, such as Microsoft Office, SharePoint, databases, and function specific software
Preferred Experience
Skills
STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.