Environment, Health, and Safety Specialist/Chemical Hygiene Officer

Come join Pajarito Powder and help us change the world. Pajarito Powder is a world leader in the development and commercialization of advanced electrocatalysts for fuel cells and electrolyzers.

The US Department of Energy recently awarded Pajarito Powder two awards for the advancement of catalysts to enable Green Hydrogen.

As a recipient of these awards, Pajarito Powder is poised for rapid growth and has an immediate opening for an EHS / CHO.

This is an ideal position for someone seeking a fast-paced challenge. Our manufacturing and R&D team is world-class, and the business group is exceptionally experienced.

We provide a competitive salary, health, dental, vision and life insurance, great paid time off, a 401k, a collaborative environment, and company options that fully vest after four years.

Environment, Health, and Safety / Chemical Hygiene Officer

Principle Tasks

• Establish and enforce safety procedures for working with chemicals and equipment.
• 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.
• 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
• Provide support in the identification, analysis, and control of occupational hazards requiring the application of engineering knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• 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
• 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.

For full consideration, applicants must submit a comprehensive resume that addresses the key requirements of the position.