Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Technician

The role

You will support day-to-day laboratory safety operations, hazardous waste management, chemical inventory, and compliance activities. You will work closely with the EHS Engineer, Facilities team, scientists, and technicians to keep the facility safe and inspection-ready.

What you will do

• Receive, inspect, label, inventory, and properly store incoming chemicals and compressed gases.
• Maintain accurate chemical inventory, SDS, hazard classification, and storage-location records.
• Monitor chemical, compressed-gas, PPE, spill-response, and other EHS supply inventories and reorder as needed.
• Collect, label, package, move, and stage hazardous waste.
• Change satellite waste containers and support handling of larger containers.
• Maintain satellite and central accumulation areas.
• Coordinate hazardous waste pickups with disposal vendors and maintain documentation.
• Perform routine laboratory safety inspections and compliance audits.
• Inspect and maintain spill kits, eyewash stations, safety showers, and other safety equipment.
• Support gas detector bump testing, calibration coordination, maintenance records, and user training.

Required qualifications

• Associate degree, technical certification, bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience in EHS, chemistry, environmental science, occupational health, industrial technology, or a related field.
• At least 1–2 years of experience in laboratory operations, hazardous waste, chemical management, industrial EHS, semiconductor, biotechnology, manufacturing, or a related technical environment.
• Familiarity with laboratory chemical handling, hazard compatibility, and hazardous waste management.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and comfort maintaining accurate records.
• Able to safely move containers, handle supplies, and work throughout an active laboratory environment.
• Comfortable working independently while coordinating closely with scientists, engineers, vendors, and regulators.

Nice to have

• Experience with RCRA and California hazardous waste requirements, including DTSC, CUPA, or CERS.
• Experience with chemical inventory systems, environmental sampling, DOT hazardous-materials requirements, or TSDF coordination.
• HAZWOPER, CPR/First Aid, forklift, pallet jack, or related safety training.
• Experience supporting semiconductor, advanced materials, chemical, or research laboratories.

Before you apply

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. for the duration of the contract.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

About the company

Periodic Labs is building an autonomous laboratory for high-throughput materials discovery. Their work combines advanced chemistry, robotics, automation, AI, and materials science.