Director FKC Environmental Health and Safety
Fresenius Medical Care
Summary
Promotes safety and continuous environmental improvement to recommend safety and environmental improvements. Ensures all significant near misses, injuries, and safety events are investigated and abatement measures implemented.
Job description
Market Summary
Promotes safety and continuous environmental improvement to recommend safety and environmental improvements. Ensures all significant near misses, injuries, and safety events are investigated and abatement measures implemented.
Impact
- Applies advanced subject matter expertise in job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.
- Make decisions on complex issues and ambiguous matters, and provides direction regarding approach and priorities.
Communication
- Interacts with internal stakeholders, including global, regional and national management as well as external stakeholders which may include clients and customers.
- Solutions require consideration of impact on operational and financial dimensions of the business.
Innovation
- Improves existing methods, techniques and/or processes across job areas.
- Problems and issues faced are, in general, difficult and often complex.
Knowledge
- Under general direction, works on extremely complex matters and assignments of large scope, impact, and importance, where business acumen, leadership and/or ingenuity are required.
- Typically requires a bachelor's degree and 8-12+ years of experience, or a master's degree and 6+ years of experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 8-12+ years of experience, or master's degree and 6+ years of experience
- Advanced subject matter expertise in environmental health and safety
- Ability to make decisions on complex and ambiguous matters
- Experience interacting with global, regional, and national stakeholders
- Business acumen and leadership
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k) Matching
- Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
- Performance-Based Bonuses
Company overview
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, serving as a global healthcare company specializing in kidney dialysis treatment. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Bad Homburg, Germany with North American operations based in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company operates an extensive network of 4,171 outpatient dialysis centers across approximately 50 countries, serving over 345,000 dialysis patients worldwide. As the clear market leader in dialysis services, Fresenius Medical Care holds a dominant 38% market share of the dialysis market in the United States. The company provides comprehensive renal care solutions including hemodialysis machines, dialyzers, peritoneal dialysis solutions, and related medical devices through its 42 production sites globally. With approximately 128,000 employees, Fresenius Medical Care focuses on improving patients' quality of life through innovative technologies and therapies for end-stage renal disease treatment, offering both in-center and home dialysis options while maintaining a strong commitment to value-based care and patient well-being.