Senior EHS Specialist, High-Hazard Battery Manufacturing

Solid Power, Inc.; Thornton (CO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid holidays

Generous PTO

6 weeks paid FMLA leave

Cell phone reimbursement

Bonus and equity plan

Job summary

Solid Power, Inc. is seeking a Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist in Thornton, CO to advance EHS programs and support PSM implementation across our next-generation battery manufacturing operations.

The role partners with operations, engineering, maintenance, and labs to strengthen safety performance, manage chemical inventories, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance and effective emergency preparedness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of EHS experience with at least 2+ years in a high-hazard industrial manufacturing environment.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification; experience supporting chemical, industrial gas, battery manufacturing, or similarly regulated industrial operations.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analyses, safety audits, hazard assessments, and risk assessments.
• Experience managing chemical inventory systems, SDS administration, hazardous materials, and hazardous waste programs.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and industrial safety standards; proficiency with MS Office and EHS management systems.

Responsibilities

• Support and enforce compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA, and other applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Partner with the Chemical Hygiene Officer to maintain chemical inventory systems, SDS databases, and chemical labeling programs per GHS requirements.
• Conduct routine safety audits, hazard assessments, JSAs, facility walkthroughs, and specialized assessments (fire/arc flash) as required.
• Lead or support incident investigations, perform root cause analyses, and ensure corrective actions are implemented and tracked to closure.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, laboratory, and engineering to integrate safe work practices into daily operations.
• Monitor and report leading and lagging safety indicators, incident trends, audit findings, and risk assessments for continuous improvement.
• Support hazardous material inventory management, hazardous waste stewardship, cost-containment initiatives, and safety KPI reviews.
• Coordinate and support EHS training programs and regulatory training requirements.

Skills

Industrial safety

Hazard analysis

Incident investigation

Root cause analysis

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

VelocityEHS

Cority

SAM

MS Office

Job description

Solid Power, Inc. is seeking a Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist in Thornton, CO to advance EHS programs and support PSM implementation across our next-generation battery manufacturing operations.

The role partners with operations, engineering, maintenance, and labs to strengthen safety performance, manage chemical inventories, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance and effective emergency preparedness.