Senior Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist

Description

Join the Teknova Team and Help Shape the Future of Health

When you join the Teknova team, you’re helping to create the future of health. Our customers are working to discover novel therapies that will help people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. We make sure they have a reliable supply of the essential ingredients they need to succeed, and every member of our team plays an important role. 

Our Culture:

At Teknova, our culture is all about creative problem solving, and our default answer is “Yes.” We’re customer-obsessed and go all in for them and each other. We aren’t interested in the status quo—we want to discover what’s possible. We’re bold and built to change. We go above and beyond to develop novel products that help our customers get reliable results, engineer formats that fit their systems, and find ways to ship out their orders one day sooner. Every time we help our customers work more efficiently; we bring them a step closer to that big breakthrough.

Our Values:

We value the unique personality and background of everyone on our team—we want you to be you. By working together and sharing our skills, we find new and better solutions for our customers. The people on our team are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re here to support them.   

JOB OVERVIEW 

The Senior Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist is responsible for a wide range of work across EH&S disciplines, primarily focused on ensuring safety compliance through inspections, documentation, and training to reduce risk within the organization, promote contractor safety and foster safe laboratory operations. 

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

· Proactively audits safety equipment and documentation to ensure that facilities are current and to code with Cal OSHA/ EPA and other regulatory guidelines and have implemented the recommendations resulting from inspections by the County or other authorities; Supports site internal/external/regulatory audits. 

· Implements and oversees inspection policies and procedures put in place by EH&S leadership. 

· Organizes and maintains material Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for all buildings across the campus. 

· Supports EH&S leadership in evaluating EH&S risks associated with new or changing laboratory equipment and/or processes to ensure sufficient controls are identified and implemented. 

· Procures personal protective equipment and other safety equipment to support new processes and equipment. 

· Executes tasks in support of EH&S programs with general direction and guidance from the EH&S Leader, program managers and stakeholders. The work may include inspections, assessments, program audits, incident investigations, data reporting, monitoring, and report submissions. 

· Engages site functional teams and leadership to prioritize initiatives and resources to achieve EH&S objectives; Coordinate with outside vendors for site services as required. 

· Provides fundamental overview of safety expectations for all third-party vendors and contractors to ensure that they perform their work in a safe manner consistent with Teknova safety programs. 

· Drives development, advancement, and implementation of EHS programs and procedures; Serves as a subject matter expert and administrator for assigned programs. 

· Responds to departmental inquiries and concerns in a timely manner while providing quality resolution. 

· Organizes, documents, monitors, and reports status on all projects on a weekly or other basis as requested. 

Requirements

EDUCATION 

· Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or engineering discipline. Or 7 to 10 years of working experience in a hazardous material manufacturing environment

· Certified in OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry or be willing to take steps to gain required certification 

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / EXPERIENCE 

· Possess a strong understanding of safety principals, Cal OSHA / EPA standards, laboratory safety programs, and key processes such as risk assessment, inspections, audits and root cause investigations 

· Ability to independently assess safety risks and programs and communicate/collaborate with EH&S leadership and senior management on appropriate risk control measures 

· Demonstrate working knowledge of local, state, and federal regulatory requirements and guidelines associated with health and safety 

· Good interpersonal and oral/written communication skills 

· Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently 

· Ability to stand, walk, bend, carry, push and use both hands when performing assigned duties 

Benefits:

From performance bonuses that give every member of our team a chance to share in our success to health insurance and retirement savings programs to our generous PTO policy, we’re invested in our associates. Our benefits include: 

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) retirement plans with a 4% employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Teknova wellness program
• Continuous learning opportunities
• Paid holidays, paid time off, and paid sick leave

From our scientists to our shipping department, the people who thrive here see beyond reporting lines—they are driven and open to learning something new. If you’re ready to make a difference and be part of a team that values creativity, collaboration, and customer obsession, we’d love to hear from you. Join us at Teknova and help shape the future of health.

Teknova is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other status or characteristic protected by law.