Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

The role

The Senior EHS Specialist will support next-generation battery manufacturing operations. This person will advance EHS programs, chemical inventory management, emergency preparedness, and training coordination across Solid Power facilities.

What you will do

• Support and enforce compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA, and other regulations
• Maintain chemical inventory systems, SDS databases, and chemical labeling programs
• Conduct safety audits, hazard assessments, and facility walkthroughs
• Lead or support incident investigations and root cause analyses
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, laboratory, and engineering teams
• Monitor and report safety indicators, incident trends, and audit findings
• Support hazardous material inventory management and hazardous waste stewardship
• Coordinate and support EHS training programs and workforce competency initiatives

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of EHS experience
• 2+ years in a high-hazard industrial manufacturing environment
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification
• 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
• Strong knowledge of industrial safety practices in high-hazard manufacturing environments
• Ability to rapidly assess risk, respond to incidents, and make sound decisions
• Work in offices, laboratories, and manufacturing environments

Nice to have

• Current HAZWOPER 40-hour certification and DOT hazardous waste training
• Knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management (29 CFR 1910.119)
• Knowledge of Chemical Hygiene and Laboratory Safety requirements (29 CFR 1910.1450)
• Knowledge of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Knowledge of 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 1910.1450)

Benefits

• 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
• Eligibility to participate in bonus and equity plan

Before you apply

• The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas
• All offers of employment are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check

About the company

Solid Power is seeking a Senior Environmental Health and Safety Specialist to support the growth and advancement of our next-generation battery manufacturing operations.