EHS Specialist

What To Expect

• Drive one or more manufacturing department EHS outcomes through leadership and employee engagement in alignment with the business and EHS strategies
• Actively work with factory stakeholders to ensure that Production and Factory changes result in improved controls of risks to health, safety and the environment
• Perform audits and inspections, document results, and verify actions to closure
• Deliver EHS training and facilitate workshops with onsite teams
• Analyze event trends and use risk-assessment methods to identify continuous improvement projects that reduce injury, illness and environmental impact events
• Facilitate investigations from a Learning Teams approach, ensuring worker involvement and that preventative actions address system causes and not just individual behaviors
• Participate in pre-job planning and verification of controls/safeguards before new, high risk, and non-standard work begins
• Partner with EHS specialties (Environmental, Construction Safety, Equipment Safety, EHS Systems and Tools, EHS Training, etc.) as needed to ensure effective service delivery
• Monitor and administer EHS systems and tools used onsite (e.g., event reporting, performance dashboards, action trackers, management of change, etc.)
• Develop new procedures, inspections, trainings, or reports as needed

About the Role

The EHS Specialist will be a part of the EHS Manufacturing Team, supporting one or more manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California. The EHS Specialist will need to have a solid understanding of safety regulations, risk management, and engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Investigate accidents, conduct root cause analyses, and recommend corrective actions to prevent future incidents
• Communicate recommendations brightly and briefly to employees at all levels in the company
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address safety challenges

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental, Health, and Safety, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years work experience as an environmental, health or safety professional, preferably in a manufacturing, oil & gas, construction, or similar workplace
• Experience working with cross functional teams effectively thanks to teamwork, bias-toward action, front-loaded accountability, and empathy
• Experience supporting EHS program development, training all levels of personnel, and influencing/managing change to reduce risk and improve outcomes
• Experience with hazard analysis methods, hazard communication, powered industrial vehicle safety, OSHA compliance, event/incident investigation and learnings, and corrective action management
• Familiarity with industrial hygiene, industrial ergonomics, machine safety, environmental compliance processes is a plus
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure while managing competing demands and deadlines
• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Power Point, Project, etc.)

Qualifications

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Skills

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Medical plans
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage)
• Vision plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) Contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• Other financial benefits
• Basic Life, AD&D Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time
• Paid Holidays
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program
• Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment

Pay

Expected Compensation $76,000 - $144,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits