Manager, EH&S - Technical Services

Vantive : A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to separate our $5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre.

Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Your Role at Baxter :

In this role, you will be responsible for the Canadian Depot and Field Service Team. This is a stand-alone (hands-on) position that will take technical EHS and policy direction from the Corporate EHS functional team.

This position will be responsible for improving the plans, systems, and processes currently in place and focusing the facility and field teams on Environmental, Health, and Safety awareness and best practices.

As well as provide Canada support initiatives such as regulatory requirements and reporting, BCP, and Health and Safety Committee leadership.

What you'll be doing :

Works with management and employees to create a culture that values safety prevention, awareness, healthy lifestyles, adherences to EH&S laws and regulations and protection of the environment.

Proactively coordinates and identifies potential EHS hazards through risk assessments, Gemba walks, inspections, etc., and ensures timely corrective actions are implemented when hazards are identified.

Organizes, leads, and administers various employee programs such as safety and ESD shoes, safety glasses, blood drives, recognition events, etc.

Owns and maintains EHS policies and procedures in the Quality Management System.

Regularly reviews processes in the Canadian Depots and the Field to help insure EHS principles are being followed by operating management and employees.

Works with Canadian Field Regional Managers to prevent accidents with the mobile field workforce.

Collects data and makes updates to the Corporate EHS data base Gensuite Benchmark as required.

Primary contact for Canadian regulatory agencies for inspections, permitting, and reporting.

Leads all workplace injury investigations and works with leadership to implement related corrective actions.

Manages restricted duty and return to work requirements in compliance with Canadian Workers Compensation.

Adheres to all environmental, health, and safety requirements including any department specific requirements

What you'll have :

B.S. Degree in Environmental, Safety, Engineering or related field required.

Minimum of 3 years of EHS experience, working in manufacturing, servicing of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or biotechnology.

Solid knowledge of Environmental, Heath & Safety principles

Ability to work both independently and on a team including leading teams

Self-motivated, strong interpersonal and negotiation skills

Excellent computer skills

Good communication, written and oral skills

Excellent organizational skills, problem solving skills and attention to detail

Ability to handle a broad range of tasks and priorities simultaneously and work cross-functionally in a highly-matrixed environment

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite.

This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

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