Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

SpaceX
Starbase, TX

Who this role is best for

Environmental Health & Safety professionals with technical expertise in hazard assessment and equipment maintenance will find this role at SpaceX offers a chance to support high-stakes manufacturing processes in a specialized domain.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in industrial safety and a passion for aerospace innovation
    — “As part of the SpaceX Environmental Health & Safety team, you will play a pivotal role in providing technical EHS support to a wide array of launch vehicle manufacturing teams.”
  • Individuals with a background in safety instrumentation and maintenance procedures
    — “Calibrate and service a wide array of EHS instrumentation”
  • Professionals who can translate technical standards into accessible training materials
    — “Facilitate employee classroom safety trainings and curate relevant course content catered to the teams you are supporting”

Things to consider

  • U.S. citizenship or residency is required due to ITAR export regulations
    — “applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158”
  • The role demands physical capability to lift up to 30 lbs. unassisted
    — “Ability to lift up to 30 lbs. unassisted”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with JHAs and safety-critical equipment in aerospace or industrial settings
    — “Perform comprehensive reviews of manufacturing and test procedures and draft job hazard assessments (JHAs) to define hazard controls prior to work execution”
  • Emphasize your ability to adapt communication styles for cross-level collaboration
    — “High level of emotional intelligence and ability to adapt communication styles with all levels of the company”
  • Demonstrate your ability to work in fast-paced environments with multiple priorities
    — “Thrives in a fast-paced environment”
  • Include BCSP certification or relevant coursework to meet preferred qualifications
    — “BCSP certification (ASP, CSP, SMS, OHST etc.)”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • perform comprehensive reviews of manufacturing and test procedures
  • draft job hazard assessments
  • establish preventative maintenance procedures
Typical background
degree in EHS or related fieldexperience in EHS programs

Skills & requirements

Required

EHS SupportSafety-critical Equipment MaintenanceIncident InvestigationsEmployee Safety Training

Preferred

BCSP Certification

Stack & domain

EHS InstrumentationPPE RequirementsSafety InspectionsIncident InvestigationsCommunicationProblem-solvingLeadershipTeamworkBCSP Certification (asp, CSP, SMS, OHST Etc.)Environmental Health And SafetyManufacturingSafety Engineering

About the role

Original posting from SpaceX via Greenhouse

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY SPECIALIST

As part of the SpaceX Environmental Health & Safety team, you will play a pivotal role in providing technical EHS support to a wide array of launch vehicle manufacturing teams. As a tactical extension of the EHS engineering team, you will serve to reinforce safe work and work conditions for our most valuable assets, our employees.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Perform comprehensive reviews of manufacturing and test procedures and draft job hazard assessments (JHAs) to define hazard controls prior to work execution 

Establish preventative maintenance procedures for safety-critical equipment including air monitoring devices, fall protection, respirators and more 

Calibrate and service a wide array of EHS instrumentation 

Maintain records for industrial hygiene studies/remediation sampling, employee training, and work permits 

Qualify PPE requirements through in-depth hazard analysis and review of consensus agency standards (NIOSH/ANSI etc.)  

Functional testing of active and passive machine guarding devices in a wide array of applications 

Perform safety inspections and address deficiencies to mitigate risk 

Conduct incident investigations and provide recommendation for corrective action 

Play an active role in emergency response planning 

Facilitate employee classroom safety trainings and curate relevant course content catered the teams you are supporting 

Review lockout/tagout procedures for complex work cells and industrial machinery 

Monitor safety equipment inventories to ensure supplies such as PPE are readily available for employees 

Provide supplemental environmental compliance support as required by Environmental Engineering 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree; OR High school diploma, or equivalency certificate, with 4+ years of experience implementing and overseeing environmental, health and safety programs

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

A dedication to the mission of making humanity multiplanetary

A sense of curiosity for how things work

Mechanically inclined and capable of comprehending basic principles of modern machinery

High level of emotional intelligence and ability to adapt communication styles with all levels of the company

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Ability to accept constructive criticism and quickly course correct

Thrives in a fast-paced environment

Proven track record of strong organizational skills and multi-tasking capabilities

BCSP certification (ASP, CSP, SMS, OHST etc.)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to lift up to 30 lbs. unassisted 

Willingness to work extended hours when needed to meet critical deadlines 

Ability to pass relevant USCG examinations, federal facility background checks, re-certifications, and chemical testing 

Position is subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.  

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com. 

Source: SpaceX careers (Greenhouse)

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