Environmental Health & Safety Technician

United States Digital Space LLC; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an Environmental Health and Safety Technician to support our manufacturing facility in meeting OSHA, EPA, and DOT requirements. You will collaborate with engineers and technicians to ensure health, safety, and environmental objectives are met.

Responsibilities include on-site hazard identification, PPE assessments, hazardous waste handling under RCRA rules, and maintaining logs for hazardous waste drums and VOC usage.

Qualifications

• Experience with OSHA, TCEQ, RCRA, EPA and DOT requirements.
• Ability to work with engineers and technicians to meet EHS objectives.
• Perform safety surveys and PPE assessments.

Responsibilities

• Identify and correct workplace hazards and unsafe conditions.
• Monitor employee exposure to chemical hazards per OSHA PELs.
• Assist in implementing site safety policies and training.
• Create job hazard analyses and PPE assessments.
• Perform department safety surveys and enforce PPE usage.
• Maintain 90‑day hazardous waste drum logs and VOC logs.
• Ensure proper labeling and storage of hazardous waste.

Skills

OSHA compliance

Hazard identification

PPE assessment

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

the company was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today the company is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY TECHNICIAN

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Technicians will be responsible for regulatory requirements relating to OSHA, TCEQ, RCRA, EPA, and DOT requirements. Works with engineers and technicians daily to ensure our manufacturing facility can support manufacturing goals while meeting all environmental, health, and safety objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Health and Safety

• Perform boots on the ground safety oversight by Identifying and correctingwork placehazards and unsafe conditions
• Monitor employee exposure to job and chemical hazards as regulated by OSHA permissible exposure limits
• Assist in the implementation and compliance of site-specific safety policies
• Assist in the creation of job hazard analysis and personal protective equipment (PPE) assessments
• Perform department specific safety surveys using inspection forms to ensure employees are utilizing safe work practices such as utilizing proper PPE, minimizing trip hazards, wearing fall protection etc.
• Ensure notification and corrective actions are put in place when any unsafe condition is presented or found throughout the site
• Assist the EHS engineers in accident/mishap investigations when necessary

Environmental

• Perform tasks related to resource conservation and recovery act (RCRA) regulatory hazardous waste handling, storage and disposal requirements
• Monitor and manage levels of hazardous waste at each department’s satellite accumulation area
• Ensure all waste is properly labeled
• Ensure all waste is properly stored, according to its classification
• Accurately record and maintain 90-day hazardous waste drum logs, hazardous waste sign in sheets, VOC solvent usage logs
• Accurately perform all required hazardous waste and hazardous material storage area inspections