Environmental Health and Safety Associate Manager

ABOUT THE JOB 

We are looking for an Environmental Health and Safety Associate Manager to join our rapidly growing team in SoCal. An onsite role eventually in Long Beach, CA (will be in HQ – Costa Mesa, CA for at least the first year), responsible for the development and implementation of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) programs to comply with federal, state, and local regulations at a newly constructed multi-building manufacturing campus.  Individual will work first with our real estate and facilities teams to ensure the new campus is constructed with safety and environmental risk mitigation methods in place.  As programs and people move into the site, so will you.  Thereafter you will work in manufacturing and R&D environments focusing on EHS programs such as occupational safety, chemical management, incident management, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, storm water management, air emissions, regulated waste, etc.

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

• Assist accident/incidents investigations, analyze root causes, and implement preventative actions
• Serve as EHS interface and liaison with employees, managers, customers, auditors and regulators
• Identify workplace safety hazards and conditions for job-related tasks by performing and documenting safety inspections
• Heavy collaboration with other departments to help guide, teach and influence safe behaviors in the workplace
• Responsible for hazardous waste management, including proper handling, labeling, and storage
• Recognize requirements and ensure compliance with safety programs and standards including: hazard communication, fall protection, respiratory protection, lockout/tag-out (LOTO), machine guarding, power & hand-held tools, electrical, emergency response, and chemical management

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• 4+ years of experience implementing and overseeing environmental, health and safety programs
• Experience in Cal/OSHA
• Experience in 40 CFR Parts 260-279 Hazardous Waste Management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, effective at engaging with leadership, regulators, front-line staff, and third-party partners
• Capability to manage multiple activities/projects and deadlines
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled sites

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Well-rounded ESH professional who is comfortable engaging across different levels in the organization
• Manufacturing experience
• Laser Safety Officer certification
• High energy individual who craves the opportunity to build a system vs just manage one
• Natural tendency towards challenging the status quo to find new and novel ways to improve EHS management systems
• A person who leans into challenges instead of saying ‘no’ and walking away.