About Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 to create a circular supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy products, making them more sustainable and driving down the cost for batteries. We’re doing this by developing and deploying new technologies to increase the scope and scale of recycled and sustainable materials in the global battery supply chain.

Environmental Health and Safety Technician

Redwood Materials is looking for an EHS Technician to join our growing EHS team! The successful candidate will be responsible for the performance of tasks in industrial hygiene monitoring, safety audits, respiratory protection, spill mitigation, incident investigation, job hazard analysis (JHA), environmental inspections, and hazard recognition and mitigation. The EHS Technician supports day-to-day operations by handling plant EHS inspections, improving employee engagement, collecting, and recording EHS information, and driving continuous improvement of overall EHS processes and systems.

Responsibilities will include:

• Identifies and addresses environmental, health and safety risks and impacts, and compliance requirements.
• Escalates issues where necessary and follows up to ensure successful resolution.
• Ensures proper labeling and storage of various waste streams according to regulations
• Provide emergency spill response and cleanup
• Continually identify and investigate opportunities for waste minimization and cost savings
• Ensure availability of waste management instructions binders, hazardous/universal waste labels, required signage
• Conduct daily, weekly, monthly EHS inspections (Hazardous waste, SWPPP, VOE’s,) and input data into EHS databases.
• Support the incident investigation process through incident documentation, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation
• Perform task safety assessments using job hazard analysis and development of Standard Work Instructions (SWI)
• IH Sampling, including noise and indoor air quality
• Providing respirator fit testing
• PAPR Hygiene Program including sanitizing and refurbishing respirators
• Confined Space Rescue / Attendant
• Ergonomic Assessments
• Support environmental compliance and emergency response
• Collaborate closely with multiple levels of the organization including Operators, Engineers, and Leadership
• Represent EHS in our battery processing and manufacturing facilities guiding operators and technicians in safe work practices and behaviors

Desired Qualifications:

• 3 or more years working as an EHS technician in a manufacturing, mining, or chemical processing environment.
• This position covers the 6:00 pm to 6:00 am shift and the ability to work professionally and independently is a key requirement.
• Able to communicate and engage effectively with management, EHS leaders, site operations teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Capacity to work independently and safely with minimal supervision
• Proficient at MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Outlook
• Ability to perform the necessary physical tasks associated with the position including bending, lifting up to 50 lbs., climbing stairs and ladders, standing, and walking (multiple level building) up to 12 hours daily, and an ability to work in manufacturing and construction environments
• Ardent team mentality and effective communication skills
• Able to respond to hazardous spills, battery thermal events, and employee incidents
• Well organized, excellent attention to details and a passion for all things Environment, Health, and Safety
• Preferred certification:
• Hazardous Waste Generator RCRA Training
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 – General Industry certification
• Hazard Communication OSHA Training
• HAZWOPER 40 Training
• Forklift Operation Certification
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to successfully complete a respiratory fit test and respiratory medical evaluation.
• Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment physical including a metals sensitization evaluation and biological metals burden analysis.
• Ability to wear a full-face respirator when required.
• Ability to work for extended periods, including up to a full shift, while wearing Tyvek suits, Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR), and other personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Stand or move within the work area: 50% of the time.
• Must be able to bend/reach/twist/stoop: 10% of the time.
• Must be able to lift up to 15lbs: 10% of the time.
• Must be able to lift over 15lbs:10% of the time.
• Must be able to sit at a work station: 70% of the time.
• Must be able to work and operate a computer terminal: 60% of the time.
• Vision is required to analyze and process work; and to work on computer terminal/machine centers, etc.
• Hearing is essential for safety reasons; and to communicate with employees, supervisors, managers, vendors, suppliers and customers via conversation, group meetings, and/or phone conferences.

Working Conditions:

• Work in diverse environments, both indoors and outdoors, year-round.
• Ability to work in challenging working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes, while protected by PPE.
• May require the ability to occasionally work weekends, nights, or on-call shifts.

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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