Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Solid Power; Thornton (CO); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 105 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid holidays

PTO and FMLA leave

Résumé du poste

Solid Power is seeking a Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist to advance EHS programs and support PSM implementation across its next-generation battery manufacturing operations. The role partners with operations, engineering, maintenance, and labs to strengthen safety performance, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement in EHS practices.

The Senior EHS Specialist will conduct hazard analyses, training coordination, chemical inventory management, and incident

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 and experience with chemical, industrial gas, or battery manufacturing operations.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analyses, safety audits, hazard assessments, and risk assessments.
• Experience managing chemical inventories, SDS administration, hazardous materials and waste programs.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and industrial safety standards; proficient with MS Office and EHS platforms.

Responsabilités

• Support and enforce compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA and other EHS regulations.
• Maintain chemical inventory systems, SDS databases, and labeling per GHS.
• Conduct safety audits, JSAs, facility walkthroughs, and specialized assessments (fire, arc flash).
• Lead or support incident investigations and root cause analyses with corrective actions.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, lab, and engineering to integrate safe practices.
• Monitor leading/lagging indicators, incident trends, and audit findings for improvement.
• Support hazardous material inventory, waste stewardship, and KPI-driven cost containment.
• Coordinate and support EHS training and regulatory competency programs.

Connaissances

EHS experience

High-hazard manufacturing

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigations

Chemical inventory management

PSM implementation

Safety audits

Effective communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Safety/Environmental related field

Outils

VelocityEHS

Cority

SAM

Description du poste

Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Position Overview:

Solid Power is seeking a Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist to support the growth and advancement of our next-generation battery manufacturing operations. This role serves as a key member of the EHS team, partnering with operations, engineering, maintenance, laboratory, and business teams to strengthen safety performance, ensure regulatory compliance, and support Process Safety Management (PSM) implementation.

The Senior EHS Specialist will advance EHS programs, chemical inventory management, emergency preparedness, training coordination, hazard analysis, and continuous improvement efforts across Solid Power facilities. The ideal candidate brings strong industrial safety experience, knowledge of high-hazard manufacturing environments, and the ability to influence safety performance across all levels of the organization.

Job Duties:

• 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, safety data sheet (SDS) databases, and chemical labeling programs in accordance with GHS requirements.
• Conduct routine safety audits, hazard assessments, job safety analyses (JSAs), facility walkthroughs, and specialized assessments, including fire safety and arc flash compliance reviews, 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 teams to integrate safe work practices into daily operations and projects.
• Monitor and report leading and lagging safety indicators, incident trends, audit findings, and risk assessments to support continuous improvement and resource planning.
• Support hazardous material inventory management, hazardous waste stewardship, cost-containment initiatives, and spending reviews against safety KPIs.
• Coordinate and support EHS training programs, regulatory training requirements, and workforce competency initiatives.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a 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 Microsoft Office and EHS management systems. Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.

Strong knowledge of industrial safety practices in high-hazard manufacturing environments.

Demonstrated ability to rapidly assess risk, respond to incidents, and make sound decisions in dynamic situations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current HAZWOPER 40-hour certification and DOT hazardous waste training.
• Knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management (29 CFR 1910.119), Chemical Hygiene and Laboratory Safety requirements (29 CFR 1910.1450), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), and NFPA 70E electrical safety practices.Experience with EHS management platforms such as VelocityEHS, Cority, SAM, or similar systems.
• Experience with hazardous waste profiling, manifest review, and waste management processes.
• Experience supporting Emergency Response Teams (ERT), emergency management programs, or incident command activities.
• Strong knowledge of industrial safety practices, especially in high-hazard environments.
• Familiarity with OSHA Chemical Hygiene requirements (29 CFR 29 CFR 1910.1450).
• Familiarity with OSHA Laboratory Safety requirements (29 CFR 1910.1450).
• Familiarity with OSHA LOTO and NFPA electrical safe work practices (NFPA 70E).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to quickly assess threats and risks and act.
• Proven ability to handle conflict resolution and de-escalation.

Physical Requirements:

• Work in offices, laboratories, and manufacturing environments.
• Regularly walk and stand throughout production and operational areas.
• Wear required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, steel-toe shoes, hearing protection, and other protective equipment as required.
• Wear a respirator and participate in the company respiratory protection program, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
• Work around chemicals, industrial equipment, forklifts, batteries, manufacturing systems, and other operational processes.
• Occasionally lift and carry materials weighing up to 25 pounds, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
• Travel between Solid Power facilities as business needs require.

Hourly Range: $90,000 - $105,000 annually.

Benefits: Solid Power offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical/dental/vision insurance, employer paid Life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance, 401k with company match, 8 paid holidays, generous PTO, up to six (6) weeks paid FMLA leave, cell phone reimbursement and eligibility to participate in our bonus and equity plan.

Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions.

This position will be posted for a minimum of 7 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

All offers of employment at Solid Power are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.

The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

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