Cleanroom Safety Officer/Process Engineer

University of Utah Health; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

As the Nanofab safety officer, you will oversee cleanroom and laboratory safety, chemical handling, and gas monitoring systems, write SOPs and reports, and train researchers on safety protocols and equipment operation. You will report to the cleanroom manager and assist in installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of cleanroom equipment on campus.

This on-site role requires a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, or related field, and involves collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry or related field.
• Experience with lab safety systems and chemical handling.
• Ability to work with professors, researchers, students and staff across departments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lab safety systems including hazardous gas monitoring, chemical handling, alarms, PPE.
• Respond to emergency alarms and situations during and outside of normal hours.
• Provide lab user safety training and enforce compliance with safety practices and protocols.
• Review material requests, write reports and recommendations.
• Coordinate with Environmental Health and Safety on safety concerns.

Skills

Lab safety

Chemical handling

Gas monitoring

SOP writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry or related field

Tools

Gas monitoring systems

Job description

Job Summary

As the Nanofab safety officer, you will oversee cleanroom and laboratory safety, chemical handling, and gas monitoring systems, write standard operating procedures and reports, and train and monitor researchers on safety protocols and equipment operation. You will report to the cleanroom manager and assist in the installation, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of cleanroom equipment. The job includes working with professors, researchers, students, staff and other departments such as environmental health and safety, building facilities, the college of engineering, campus design and planning for facilities, safety, and equipment installation needs. This position will be required to be physically located on campus to support on‑site operations. Requires a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry or related field.

Pay Rate Range 60,000-90,000

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Standard Hours per Week 40

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Shift Day

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Responsibilities

LAB SAFETY

• Be responsible for lab safety systems including hazardous gas monitoring, chemical handling, alarms, ppe, etc.
• Be available to respond to emergency alarms and situations that arise both during and outside of normal working hours.
• Provide lab user safety training and ensure and enforce compliance with safety practices and protocols.
• Review and evaluate and approve new material requests, write reports and recommendations
• Work with University of Utah Environmental Health and Safety department on safety concerns and questions.
• Identify and mitigate potential safety hazards and risks.
• Maintain safety data sheets and protocols.
• College safety committee member

CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL HANDLING

• Maintain chemical, material, and gas inventory and database.
• Oversee chemical and gas supplies, labeling, and handling systems.
• Maintain and monitor gas cabinets, gas delivery, gas abatement, and hazardous gas detection systems, and install new gas cylinders when necessary.
• Oversee unwanted material disposal (independantly and staff assisted)
• EHS compliance tasks such as lab profile and inspection related activites

MAINTENANCE OF CLEANROOM , EQUIPMENT , AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE

• Assist in troubleshoot, repair, and maintain cleanroom process equipment.
• Assist in training researchers on correct operation of fabrication tools.
• Run microfabrication work requests from research groups and outside companies.
• Interface and coordinate with building group on facility maintenance of cleanroom support systems such as UPW , humidity, CDA , N2, BMS , AWN , House Vac, HVAC , etc.
• Set up new cleanroom members and manage door card swipe access systems and hardware and software equipment interlocks.
• Oversee and coordinate lab cleanliness with janitorial services.
• Monitor feed gas usage and replenshment
• Remediation system support
• Assist with new equipment planning and installation.
• Help TA’s prepare for their teaching lab sections and provide support for the students in the teaching lab sections
• Asset (RF track) inventory
• Oversee cleanroom wet‑bench operations including chemical handling and inventory, filling, draining and reclamation.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

Chemical Engineer, I: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or a master’s (or equivalency) degree.

Chemical Engineer, II: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.

Chemical Engineer, III : Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

Requires a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry or related field.

Type

Benefited Staff

Additional Information

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at [phone] for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post‑retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at [phone] or [phone] or University Human Resource Management at [phone] if you have questions regarding the post‑retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

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