EHS Specialist III/IV (D shift)

AESC•Smyrna, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist, you will play a critical role in ensuring a safe, compliant, and environmentally responsible workplace at our state-of-the-art battery manufacturing facility. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the development, implementation, and monitoring of EHS programs and initiatives, helping to drive continuous improvement in our gigafactories. You will support the compliance of EHS standards at the local, state, and federal levels, and work to promote a culture of safety and environmental stewardship.

Requirements

THIS POSITION is for WEEKEND NIGHTS 6:30pm-6:45am Thurs-Sun/Fri-Sun (Thursday rotates every other week)
Bachelor's degree in safety science, engineering, or industrial engineering discipline is preferred.
2-5 years of experience supporting safety, health, and environmental operations within a manufacturing or production environment.
Familiarity with IBC/IFC/NFPA101 for life safety design requirements.
Experience with compliance, conditions, and tracking of CFC inventory logs, RICE MACT generator data logs, and chemical tracking.
Knowledge of hazardous waste regulations pertaining to Large Quantity Generators (LQGs) and management of hazardous waste tank systems.
Knowledge of Tier 2 Reports, Toxic Release Inventory Reports, and other reporting requirements for industrial facilities.
Proven ability to work cross-functionally with teams in Operations, Maintenance, Logistics, Engineering, and Quality.
Extensive knowledge of state and federal safety standards and a working knowledge of the company’s manufacturing processes.
Understands and follows all standards of IATF16949 and VDA 6.3 quality standards. (training and awareness will be provided for those who are not familiar with these standards)
Understands and follows all standards of ISO14001 environmental standards. (training and awareness will be provided for those who are not familiar with these standards)

Responsibilities

Provide environmental, health, and safety (EHS) support to plant personnel, ensuring compliance with all applicable environmental, occupational safety, and health regulations.
Prepare, update, and maintain written safety, health, and environmental programs and policies, generating applicable metrics for tracking.
Serve as the PTW expert, supporting job hazard assessments (JHA), job safety analysis (JSA), risk assessments, and personal protective equipment (PPE) matrix development, as well as auditing permit paperwork for compliance.
Promote EHS awareness by developing and delivering internal company communications, safety training, and specialized EHS programs to the workforce.
Support corporate and plant engineering in implementing engineering controls to reduce environmental, safety, and health hazards.
Ensure facility compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations, covering aspects such as solid waste, hazardous waste, stormwater, air emissions, wastewater, community right-to-know, and petroleum storage.
Review injury/illness reports and non-injury incident investigations, follow up on trends, recommend countermeasures, and support management in action planning.
Support production areas with submittals of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to ensure they are electronically maintained in a database to support site compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
Utilize ergonomic guidelines to address current manufacturing injury concerns and future model planning, contributing to overall employee safety.
Complete other duties as assigned