Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist

AMP: AI-Powered Sortation for Waste and Recycling • Commerce City, CO

2d • $95,000 - $110,000 • Onsite

About The Position

AMP Robotics is hiring an experienced Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist to help develop, scale, and execute EHS policies and procedures across the company’s operations, including production, processing plants, engineering labs, customer-site installation activities, and service roles. The position works with department and site leaders to improve EHS performance, build stakeholder commitment, promote hazard awareness, and support a safe, incident-free culture. The role is based in Commerce City, Colorado, and may require up to 40% travel at times.

The specialist will help create and implement company-wide EHS programs, evaluate performance, set improvement goals, develop scalable local HSE playbooks, and deliver training. The role also includes incident investigation, risk assessment, injury and illness case support, regulatory reporting, facility inspections, environmental compliance, contractor qualification support, and guidance on health hazards and ergonomics. The selected candidate will be recommended for a stock option grant commensurate with the position and their qualifications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
• Working knowledge of federal and state environmental and safety regulations.
• At least 5 years of experience with progressive responsibilities supporting health, safety, industrial hygiene, and environmental programs in complex manufacturing, materials processing, field construction, and engineering lab environments.
• ASP or CSP certification, or ability and willingness to obtain one.
• Experience developing and deploying emergency response protocols and processes.
• OSHA 10 General Industry Certificate.
• Familiarity with ISO 14001.
• Strong professional network with external agencies and industry associations.
• Ability to work effectively in an advisory capacity and influence and manage internal and external stakeholders and peers.
• Proficiency with PC-based applications, including MS Office, Google Suite, online training software (LMS), and OSHA packages.
• Willingness to support a flexible and demanding work schedule in production and construction environments.
• Professionalism, organizational ability, motivation, and initiative.
• Sense of urgency and strong ownership.
• Ability to collaborate with operations, engineering, the executive team, service, customers, Human Resources, plant operations, and project management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience developing processes and procedures from scratch based on experience and education.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, with reasonable accommodations where applicable; duties frequently involve standing, walking, handling or feeling objects, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and talking and hearing; occasional lifting or moving of up to 45 pounds; and specified vision abilities including close and peripheral vision, depth perception, focus adjustment, and accurate color identification.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in developing and implementing a comprehensive health, safety, and environmental program.
• Analyze and evaluate EHS performance across the company and its operations, and develop strategic improvement plans and goals.
• Partner with department and site leadership teams to improve EHS performance.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in root cause analysis and incident investigations, and develop those skills across the company.
• Create scalable local HSE playbooks, including safety policies, risk assessments, HSE plans, and emergency response and preparedness plans.
• Develop and deliver safety training for new hires and existing team members on topics including hazard identification, risk awareness, behavior-based safety, incident investigation, electrical safety, powered industrial vehicles, non-standard process JHAs, LOTO, and emergency response.
• Develop online and in-person safety training materials, maintain a continuous learning program, benchmark training for accuracy, and provide mitigation when needed.
• Support injury and illness case management and maintain relevant logs and documentation in coordination with Human Resources.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop audit plans and control measures to mitigate identified risks at job sites.
• Support development and realization of a Zero Incident Culture.
• Provide guidance and audit support when qualifying contractors and other third-party workers.
• Manage environmental programs and maintain compliance with local, state, and federal permits and licenses.
• Design, plan, and perform technical work to prevent, control, and remediate health hazards.
• Provide ergonomic and risk-assessment guidance in production.
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports, including OSHA injury and illness reports and OSHA 300 logs.
• Conduct in-house HSE inspections of facilities, materials, and equipment, and identify and carry out actions needed to maintain compliance.
• Maintain and update posting procedures.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and internal policies and procedures.
• Investigate incidents, near misses, and accidents, and prepare reports as required.
• Monitor and audit health and safety performance and maintain accurate records.
• Keep current with changes in legislation and industry best practices.
• Liaise with external bodies, including regulatory authorities and insurance providers.
• Develop and deliver presentations on health and safety topics.
• Champion a positive health and safety culture throughout the organization.

Benefits

• Company covers 78% to 100% of premiums for Cigna medical plans, depending on the selected plan.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life and AD&D insurance at one times salary, with the option to purchase additional coverage through New York Life.
• Benefits begin on the employee’s start date.
• HSA-eligible health plans with monthly company contributions.
• 401(k) retirement plan (non-matching).
• Flexible Time Off (FTO).
• Six accrued sick days.
• Eight paid holidays.
• Recommended stock option grant commensurate with the position and the candidate’s qualifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level