Health & Safety Specialist

MP Materials; Mountain Pass (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

MP Materials is seeking a Health & Safety Specialist to safeguard a high-hazard facility within a rugged outdoor environment. You will lead regulatory compliance, risk assessments, and training programs to protect workers and the equipment used in mining and manufacturing of critical materials.

The role emphasizes incident investigations, safety program development, and collaboration with site leadership to maintain safety excellence and regulatory readiness across all shifts.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years’ experience in a Health and Safety role.
• Working knowledge of Cal/OSHA and MSHA regulations
• Excellent organizational and motivational skills.
• Outstanding attention to detail and observation ability, and strong communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Monitor, assess, and resolve health and safety issues in the work environment.
• Complete routine site inspections to remain in regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate proposed process changes to identify safety concerns and implement safeguards.
• Ensure contractors comply with MP Materials safety policies and requirements.
• Assist site champions in developing and updating SOPs as needed.
• Provide guidance and audit procedures to ensure overall safety effectiveness.
• Develop and deliver safety training across all shifts.
• Coordinate inspections by regulatory agencies and address deficiencies.
• Assist with Cal/OSHA compliance programs and reporting.
• Conduct incident investigations and recommend corrective actions.
• Support emergency response planning and drills.
• Maintain safety documentation and data entry in tracking systems.
• Participate in MOC reviews and PSSRs for new processes/equipment.
• Assist industrial hygiene monitoring and exposure assessments.
• Support Safety Committee meetings and employee engagement in safety programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Health & safety exp

Cal/OSHA knowledge

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

MSHA Part 48 Instructor

First Aid/CPR/AED Trainer

Job description

Company Overview

MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is rebuilding American industrial capability for a new era of autonomy, robotics, and electrification. We are the only U.S. company with a fully integrated rare earth supply chain—from mining and refining to advanced metal and magnet manufacturing. Our products include both the critical materials used to make permanent magnets and the finished magnets themselves—enabling next-generation technologies in robotics, automation, aerospace, transportation, defense, and energy systems. These materials are the foundation of physical AI—the convergence of computation, movement, and control.

Salary Range: $105,000.00 - $115,000.00

MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is rebuilding American industrial capability for a new era of autonomy, robotics, and electrification. We are the only U.S. company with a fully integrated rare earth supply chain—from mining and refining to advanced metal and magnet manufacturing. Our products include both the critical materials used to make permanent magnets and the finished magnets themselves—enabling next-generation technologies in robotics, automation, aerospace, transportation, defense, and energy systems. These materials are the foundation of physical AI—the convergence of computation, movement, and control. We hire ambitious, mission-driven people who want to tackle complex challenges and shape the future of strategic industries. Our culture is rooted in teamwork, resiliency, and integrity, with a deep commitment to operational excellence and national purpose. MP is rapidly evolving from a materials producer into a leading U.S. manufacturer—and our people are driving that transformation.

Position Responsibilities

• Monitors, assesses, and resolves health and safety issues in the work environment.
• Completes routine site wide inspections to remain in compliance with regulations.
• Evaluates proposed process modifications, additions, and changes to identify potential safety concerns and recommends appropriate safeguards.
• Ensure that contractor personnel working on the property work in compliance with MP Materials policies and safety requirements.
• Assist site champions as needed in development, roll out and updating SOP’s as needed.
• Provide advice, assistance, and audit procedures to ensure overall effectiveness.
• Develop safety training and conduct physical training across all shifts.
• Ensure inspections by regulatory agencies are coordinated and deficiencies corrected.
• Assist with field activities by conducting inspections and audits and providing training to employees and contractors on hazard recognition, unsafe acts and conditions and regulatory compliance with Cal/OSHA and MSHA.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of Cal/OSHA compliance programs, policies, and procedures, including recordkeeping requirements and regulatory reporting.
• Conduct and document incident, injury/illness, and near-miss investigations, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
• Deliver and coordinate EHS training programs, ensuring workforce competency in hazard recognition, regulatory compliance, emergency response, and safe work practices specific to rare earth metal and magnet manufacturing.
• Support the development and implementation of emergency response plans and conduct regular drills and exercises.
• Maintain EHS documentation, records, and data entry in compliance tracking systems and dashboards.
• Participate in management of change (MOC) reviews and pre-startup safety reviews (PSSRs) for new processes and equipment.
• Assist with industrial hygiene monitoring, including air sampling, noise monitoring, and chemical exposure assessments.
• Support the Safety Committee by coordinating meetings, tracking action items, and facilitating employee engagement in safety programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• 2-5 years’ experience in a Health and Safety role.
• Working knowledge of Cal/OSHA and MSHA regulations
• Excellent organizational and motivational skills.
• Outstanding attention to detail and observation ability, and strong communication and interpersonal skills

Desired Qualities

• Certified MSHA Part 48 Instructor.
• Certified First Aid/CPR/AED Trainer.
• The ability to take initiative, to maintain confidentiality, to meet deadlines, and to work in a team environment is essential.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple/detail-oriented tasks.
• Ability to address industrial hygiene issues with management and coworkers

Other Functions

• Assist with the care and provision of medical services to injured employees.
• Conduct detailed exposure assessment, analyses of operational procedures, equipment, and materials.
• Prepare accurate and complete technical reports of survey findings and provide recommendations on how to correct hazardous conditions.
• Work with the facility management team to ensure compliance with MP Materials policies, Cal/OSHA, MSHA, and other regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

MP Materials is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affiliated Action Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Underrepresented groups/Women/Disabled/Veterans are encouraged to apply. Candidates whose disabilities make them unable to meet the position’s requirements will still be considered qualified if they can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation.

Your Right To Work

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment verification document form upon hire.

Safety Provision

Employees are responsible for following all company, industry and regulatory procedures and laws to ensure a safe work environment for themselves and the company. Employees must have a willingness to promote safety among the workforce, participate in Process Hazard Analysis procedures and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews.

(PPE) Personal Protective Equipment is required when performing work in a mine, manufacturing, outdoor, or plant environment. Required PPE may include, but is not limited to, hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves, and any other protective equipment as required.

Working Conditions

Our facility sits at an elevation of 4,700 feet. Employees may be subject to extreme weather conditions when working in an outdoor setting (heat and cold, wind). Work is at an open pit mine or manufacturing/chemical plant setting, which may include exposure to moving mechanical parts, toxic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, fumes, or airborne particles.

Physical Demands

Manual dexterity; sense of touch; sense of smell; speaking clearly; hearing-speech range; hearing – all ranges; seeing, reading and comprehensions; seeing – distant/near; depth perception; color vision. While performing the job responsibilities, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to stand and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate laboratory equipment. The employee is occasionally required to walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Employees must pass a full-face respiratory fit test. Employees must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must be able to work in PPE level C. These requirements are representative, but not all-inclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and ability required of the employee.