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.
Staff EHS Specialist
The Staff Health & Safety Specialist will be part of our growing global EHS team. The ideal candidate will excel in a fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic start-up environment. In this role, you will partner with Production, Maintenance, R&D, and Construction teams to provide daily Health & Safety operational support. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-growth company where safety is a value.
Responsibilities will include:
- Developing and implementing core EHS policies and programs
- Managing EHS projects for at the McCarran NV location
- Conducting safety and compliance audits
- Leading investigations into injuries and illnesses and develop corrective actions and preventative measures
- Working with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to ensure program compliance and promote safety policies and procedures
- Writing and maintaining reports including EHS inspections, Job Safety Analysis, and incident investigation reports
- Providing support to leadership in communicating safety and health concerns to all levels of the organization
- Leading site EHS-related teams (Safety Committee, Ergonomics, Health & Wellness, and Emergency Response)
- Creating and implementing training programs and informational materials as required to convey safety policies and procedures for new hire orientation, ongoing regulatory requirements, and specialized training
- Representing EHS in engineering risk assessments on new projects using HAZID/HAZOP
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience writing and developing health and safety programs for large-scale manufacturing, industrial, or chemical operations
- Strong background in OSHA compliance, and independent standards organizations and certification programs (ISO)
- Experience developing and mentoring personnel and working in a team environment
- Background supporting chemical or mechanical manufacturing environments
- Must be able to work with several different teams and stakeholders to ensure program compliance
- Ability to apply independent thinking and judgment to address resolution
- Understands the challenges and pace of working in a startup environment
- Must possess technical working knowledge of fall protection systems, electrical safety for non-qualified workers, confined spaces, load handling equipment, scaffolding, demolition, lockout/tagout, hazard communication, and incident investigation
- Knowledge of potentially hazardous materials and safe handling practices
- Must be flexible and able to adapt to constant change
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
- Self-motivated, hands-on mindset, with a willingness to contribute at all levels
- A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!
The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
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What We Do
Redwood is developing a fully closed-loop, domestic supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. Our team manufactures critical battery components using as many recycled batteries as possible — localizing a 50,000-mile global supply battery chain on a single site.
