USAEnvironmental Health & Safety (EHS) Technician - contract to hire
3 нед. назад
USAJuniorOnsite
hazardous waste managementchemical inventory managementsds managementlaboratory safety
Support day-to-day laboratory safety operations, hazardous waste management, chemical inventory, compliance activities, and laboratory readiness.
Обязанности
- Working closely with the EHS Engineer, Facilities team, scientists, and technicians, you will help execute the laboratory’s EHS programs and keep the facility safe, compliant, organized, and inspection-ready.
- Receive, inspect, label, inventory, and properly store incoming chemicals and compressed gases.
- Maintain accurate chemical inventory, SDS, hazard classification, and storage-location records in the laboratory inventory or LIMS system.
- Monitor chemical, compressed-gas, PPE, spill-response, and other EHS supply inventories and reorder as needed.
- Collect, label, package, move, and stage hazardous waste, including flammable solvents, corrosives, toxic and heavy-metal waste, pyrophoric and reactive waste, universal waste, electronic waste, sharps, used oil, vacuum pump oil, and contaminated PPE.
- Change satellite waste containers and support handling of larger containers, including 55-gallon drums, using approved procedures and equipment.
- Maintain satellite and central accumulation areas, ensuring containers are closed, compatible, properly labeled and dated, and managed within applicable storage limits.
- Coordinate hazardous waste pickups with disposal vendors and maintain manifests, profiles, disposal records, and related documentation.
- Perform routine laboratory safety inspections and compliance audits; document findings, assign or track corrective actions, and verify closure.
- Inspect and maintain spill kits, eyewash stations, safety showers, first aid supplies, fire extinguishers, oxygen monitors, gas detection equipment, PPE stations, emergency signage, and evacuation routes.
- Support gas detector bump testing, calibration coordination, maintenance records, and user training.
- Coordinate EHS onboarding, required safety training, respirator medical evaluations and fit testing, and other employee safety programs.
- Support regulatory, fire department, insurance, and internal inspections, including preparation of records and follow-up actions.
- Collect wastewater, process water, air, wipe, or other environmental samples and coordinate testing with external laboratories.
- Support chemical inventory reconciliation, CERS reporting, regulatory documentation, laboratory cleanouts, equipment moves, shutdowns, and decommissioning.
- Maintain strong laboratory housekeeping and proactively identify safety, storage, labeling, or compliance issues before they affect operations.
Требования
- Associate degree, technical certification, bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience in EHS, chemistry, environmental science, occupational health, industrial technology, or a related field.
- At least 1–2 years of experience in laboratory operations, hazardous waste, chemical management, industrial EHS, semiconductor, biotechnology, manufacturing, or a related technical environment.
- Familiarity with laboratory chemical handling, hazard compatibility, and hazardous waste management.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and comfort maintaining accurate records.
- Able to safely move containers, handle supplies, and work throughout an active laboratory environment.
- Comfortable working independently while coordinating closely with scientists, engineers, vendors, and regulators.
Будет плюсом
- Experience with RCRA and California hazardous waste requirements, including DTSC, CUPA, or CERS.
- Experience with chemical inventory systems, environmental sampling, DOT hazardous-materials requirements, or TSDF coordination.
- HAZWOPER, CPR/First Aid, forklift, pallet jack, or related safety training.
- Experience supporting semiconductor, advanced materials, chemical, or research laboratories.
Другое
- is building an autonomous laboratory for high-throughput materials discovery. Our work combines advanced chemistry, robotics, automation, AI, and materials science to accelerate scientific discovery while maintaining high standards of environmental, health, and process safety.
- We are seeking a hands-on, highly organized EHS Technician to support day-to-day laboratory safety operations, hazardous waste management, chemical inventory, compliance activities, and laboratory readiness.
- Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, or experience
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Compensation: The annual compensation range for this role is $96,000-$124,000