Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Engineer

The role

The Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Engineer will develop and maintain compliance with regulatory agencies. This role involves conducting hazard assessments, managing industrial hygiene programs, and investigating industrial accidents.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain compliance with all applicable regulations and/or guidelines established by OSHA, NFPA, NIOSH, ASTM, ANSI and other applicable regulatory agencies
• Collaborate with department leadership to complete job hazard assessments and implement health and safety policies and procedures
• Oversee and communicate industrial hygiene programs to relevant personnel, including developing and executing exposure monitoring plans
• Implement controls to mitigate chemical and dust exposure hazards
• Evaluate and implement machine guarding for complex and high-volume automated equipment
• Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to identify and correct potential hazards and ensure compliance with all applicable regulations
• Design and deliver chemical-specific awareness training
• Complete and maintain documented safety observations from regular hazard identification audits
• Investigate industrial accidents, injuries, or occupational diseases to determine root causes, corrective actions and preventive measures
• Develop, implement and maintain emergency response protocols

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of experience in the design, development and operational oversight of environmental, health and safety disciplines
• This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation if not already local to the Bastrop, TX area

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with an emphasis in occupational health and safety and/or chemical engineering
• Experience with reading PI&Ds and process flow diagrams to evaluate risks associated with complex chemical processes
• Familiarity with process safety management (PSM) best practices
• Advanced knowledge of implementing best practice chemical and industrial hygiene programs for combustible dusts, oxidizers, acids and bases, and flammables
• Specific experience with high-level program safety management for metal plating lines, copper etching lines, direct or electroless metallization lines, plasma etching systems, and wastewater treatment

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligibl

About the company

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