Job Description

Environment, Health, and Safety/Chemical Hygiene Officer

Drive Innovation. Deliver Solutions. Accelerate Growth.

Pajarito Powder is an R&D and Manufacturing firm with substantial expertise in materials science and engineering focused on the design and customization of catalysts that are engineered to produce and utilize clean hydrogen as an energy source. Our ownership is composed of both private and venture technology investors, including Hyundai Motor Co, Bekaert, and Ecovyst. The US Department of Energy has recently awarded us ~ $18.5 million to accelerate the advancement of a high efficiency, lower cost, very high-quality carbon support and catalyst manufacturing and innovation capability. We are looking for an experienced Environment, Health, and Safety/Chemical Hygiene Officer who will lead in our scale up. This is an opportunity for a results-driven professional with safety expertise and a proven track record in manufacturing.

Principle Tasks

• Direct the creation of and provide training and EH&S drills; support new employee onboarding related to EH&S; reinforce workplace safety and support a company culture that prioritizes safety
• Establish and enforce safety procedures for working with chemicals and equipment
• Design and implement occupational safety policies, guidelines, and standards to establish their consistency with accepted engineering principles and practices and recommend technical changes as required
• Responsible for compliance with all Federal, State, and Local policies and regulations including completing all OSHA and environmental reports such as OSHA, RCRA, SARA, and EPA reports per scheduled deadlines.
• Identify areas of organizational vulnerabilities and maintain strong continuous improvement initiatives; direct process enhancements to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
• Investigate accidents and incidents to determine root cause and develop plans to prevent recurrence; communicate lessons learned to organization.
• Provide support in the identification, analysis, and control of occupational hazards requiring the application of engineering knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Maintain records and documentation related to compliance and training; review reports and documentation of audits performed, including incident investigation processes to identify, eradicate, or control hazardous conditions resulting from human error and/or equipment and machine operations that may lead to human injury and/or property or product damage
• Take initiative to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and upgrade laboratory technology to maintain the integrity of the laboratories and improve efficiency
• Responsible for follow-up on suggested corrective actions; use near misses and incidents as parameters to measure progress toward the attainment of factory/plant safety goals.
• Ensure At-risk-behaviors and At-risk-conditions are addressed

Edu/ Training/ Exp Required

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, engineering, biological sciences, manufacturing or similar from an accredited college/university.
• 5+ years of post-graduate experience in manufacturing facility in a technical EH&S role.
• Advanced understanding of Chemical Safety and Regulatory requirements including the appropriate handling of hazardous materials
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills and risk management and mitigation skills
• Ability to effectively collaborate and communicate in writing and verbally with a variety of teams, stakeholders and end users
• Advanced use of spreadsheets and/or database software to plan, analyze, and report on projects, experimental data, and logs.
• Must be a Citizen of the US

Req/Desired Industry Certification- Prefer CPS, CIH or CHMM certification

Additional Information/Requirements

Must be willing to relocate to and work onsite in Albuquerque, NM.

Pajarito Powder is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Work Authorization

Pajarito Powder is required to only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States as a US Citizen.

This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

We offer a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment where technical excellence meets customer needs. Our culture is a lively compound of innovation, integrity, collaboration, humor, persistence, and growth. Competitive compensation and full benefits included.

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