AI use among health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors is little observed so far. Measured exposure for health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors: 0% (little observed).

Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

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About the job

Job Description:

This person will be based at a manufacturing plant in Orange County that is quietly revolutionizing the plastics industry. The company itself is about 20 years old and they've been slowly building over that time. In addition to virgin material, they also manufacture some of their own products and this person will be involved with the regulatory and technical side of their business, helping to ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations while also making contributions as a process engineer. Overall, this company employs about 75 people and this role reports to the EH&S Director. The plant is run as if it's PSM-regulated but they do not fall under OSHA PSM standards. They are cGMP-regulated because some of their own products are manufactured for human use.

Here are some of the daily/monthly responsibilities this role will have:

Work with team members to ensure lockout/tagout procedures are available and up to date

Perform monthly in-person EH&S related training

Perform periodic EH&S inspections

Take part in weekend safety meetings and safety committee teams

Write EH&S related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

This role is a member of the 24-hour HAZWOPER team

This person will manage administrative duties with internal EH&S software systems

This person will assist in permit required environmental activities (wastewater, storm water, air quality, etc)

Minimum Requirements:

B.S. Degree in Engineering (Environmental Sciences, Occupational Health & Safety, etc)

3+ years of previous manufacturing experience, ideally in chemicals or materials manufacturing

40-hour HAZWOPER certification is ideal (24-hour certification is acceptable)

Open to hiring someone who has been an EH&S Engineer before, or a process engineer who is curious to expand their skillset

Train the Trainer certified in LOTO/Confined Space/Fall protection, or other technical area