EHS Specialist

The role

You will drive EHS risk management, regulatory compliance, and hazard mitigation across manufacturing operations. This role involves conducting audits, managing hazardous waste, and delivering technical safety training.

What you will do

• Drive daily EHS risk management across manufacturing operations
• Perform audits and analyze hazard trends
• Design, maintain, and audit life safety systems and emergency response plans
• Oversee site-level environmental compliance programs including RCRA hazardous waste
• Lead root-cause analysis investigations for workplace incidents and near-misses
• Manage workers' compensation cases
• Develop and deliver technical safety training programs
• Administer industrial hygiene monitoring programs and ergonomic assessment workflows
• Support the EHS Manager in developing scalability frameworks and compliance strategies

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of progressive EHS experience within manufacturing, aerospace, composites, or heavy industrial environments
• Strong working knowledge of Cal/OSHA, Federal OSHA, EPA/DTSC hazardous waste regulations (RCRA), and local environmental compliance frameworks
• Experience conducting root-cause incident investigations (5-Whys, Fishbone)
• Experience performing industrial hygiene monitoring
• Experience managing hazardous waste programs
• Experience facilitating ergonomic risk assessments
• Certified or qualified to deliver heavy equipment operator training (forklift, aerial lift, overhead crane)
• Qualified to perform qualitative respirator fit testing
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, and maneuver across an active manufacturing floor
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• High visual acuity and manual dexterity

Nice to have

• EHS certifications (e.g., ASP, CSP, OHST, or OSHA 30-hour)

Benefits

• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual
• Annual holiday schedule
• Paid sick leave
• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Equity grants
• 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth options
• Annual professional development reimbursement program
• Relocation assistance for eligible roles

About the company

Saildrone is a maritime defense company and the global leader in autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). The company maintains active, combat-deployed systems supporting national security and force projection around the world.