Environmental Health Safety Engineer

Newlight Technologies, Inc.; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Newlight Technologies, Inc. seeks an Environmental Health and Safety Engineer to be a hands-on resource across manufacturing activities including injection molding, extrusion, maintenance, and labs.

The role supports a fast-paced facility in Huntington Beach with responsibility for safety, compliance, and risk mitigation. The ideal candidate has a related degree, 3–5 years of EH&S experience in manufacturing, and a HAZWOPER certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in Environmental Sciences, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years direct EH&S experience in manufacturing environments.
• 40-hour HAZWOPER certification (24-hour acceptable).
• Trainer certification in LOTO/Confined Space/Fall protection or similar.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a fast-paced, 24/7 manufacturing team environment.
• Lead the 24-hour HAZWOPER team as needed.
• Own EH&S matters for your area and drive corrective actions.
• Participate in cGMP environments and ensure compliance.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal customers while maintaining safety.

Skills

Hazard analysis

Lockout/Tagout

Incident reporting

Safety training

Ergonomics concepts

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Environmental Sciences/OHS/Engineering

Tools

HAZWOPER certification

Job description

The Environmental Health and Safety Engineer will be responsible for being a hands-on, boots-on-the-ground Environmental Health & Safety resource, primarily for manufacturing activities, including but not limited to injection molding, extrusion, engineering, finished goods handling, maintenance operations, laboratory, warehousing, and office administration.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Be part of a fast-paced, 24/7 manufacturing team environment.
• Be part of a 24-hour HAZWOPER team with the ability to lead as needed.
• Be responsible for all EH&S matters for your specific area.
• Ability to take part in a cGMP environment.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal customers.
• Perform risk mitigation activities such as Job Safety Analysis.
• Work with team members to ensure Lockout/Tagout procedures are available and up to date.
• Perform monthly in-person EH&S related training including but not limited to emergency response, forklift, lockout/tagout, incident response (injuries, near miss events, safety concerns, etc.).
• Develop and/or perform other technical/compliance-related training.
• Be knowledgeable on and able to lead in ergonomics and be inventive on new ideas.
• Ability to manage administrative duties with internal EH&S software systems (incident reporting, inspections and learning management system).
• Timely response and follow up on company incidents and advise on corrective & preventive actions.
• Perform periodic EH&S inspections (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.).
• Perform or be part of industrial hygiene assessments as needed, such as hearing conservation, chemical exposure, respiratory dust, etc.
• Ability to lead and take part in weekly safety meetings and safety committee teams.
• Be a resource for Building/Facility safety (Fire protection, signage, safety organization, emergency response equipment, etc.).
• Timely and accurate compliance reporting.
• Assist in permit required environmental activities (wastewater, storm water, air quality, etc.).

QUALIFICATIONS

• Background in Environmental Sciences, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or other related Sciences degree
• 3-5 years direct EH&S experience in manufacturing (chemical, plastics, etc.)
• 40-hour HAZWOPER certification (24-hour certification acceptable)
• Train the Trainer certified in LOTO/Confined Space/Fall protection, or other technical area.
• Be willing to work flexible hours if needed.
• Willingness to be responsive during weekend hours or evening hours to accommodate 2nd and 3rd shift teams.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position is required to work onsite in an office and manufacturing environment. In the general office spaces, there is a low-average noise level, reasonable in office settings. In the laboratory, operations and productions areas, the noise level is often high and temperatures vary depending on type of work performed and season.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, sit, talk, hear, stand for 3-4 hours at a time, walk the floor and between each building, climb, bend, kneel, lift and carry up to 50 pounds, and operate computer software. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is an exempt position, requiring overtime, as needed to complete assigned work

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $90,000 to $140,000 annually, depending on experience, education, skill level, and other compensable factors.