EHS Engineer

Wolfspeed•Durham, NC

About The Position

At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way. We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work. Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do. Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them. Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave. Student? We offer continuing education assistance. Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach. Here’s the Gist: Wolfspeed is seeking an environmental, health, safety, and sustainability (EHSS) engineer to manage EHSS programs at the North Carolina facilities. The EHSS Engineer is directly responsible for activities related to ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations. This position works closely with internal business partners to find effective, efficient solutions to environmental health and safety program implementation. Reporting to the Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager, this position develops, implements, and monitors company environmental health and safety programs and policies to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations. The primary focus of the EHSS Engineer will be to implement environmental health and safety programs in a semiconductor manufacturing environment with significant chemical usage.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Chemistry, Science, or other 4-year related degrees.
3-5 years of experience implementing environmental health and safety programs in an industrial setting
In depth knowledge of chemical safety, ergonomics, and industrial hygiene
Ability to effectively interpret federal and state regulations (i.e. OSHA and EPA)
Ability to manage multiple programs/projects simultaneously and ability to effectively implement the programs/projects in a complex environment.
Experience in conducting industrial hygiene assessments, environmental sampling and analysis, and chemical review/approvals
Experience with SharePoint, MS Teams, MS Office
Must be comfortable wearing personal protective equipment or PPE (i.e. lightweight cleanroom suit, eye protection, gloves, etc.)
Occasional ability to lift up to 50lbs.
Occasional on-call responsibility to respond to on site emergencies

Nice To Haves

Semiconductor / chemical industry experience
Experience working in Process Safety Management (PSM) covered facility
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) accreditation
Applicable knowledge of SEMI, IBC, FM Global, and NFPA standards and regulations

Responsibilities

Drive continuous improvement in Wolfspeed "Protect the Pack" safety culture
Develop and implement EHSS programs, procedures, associated training, guidance documents, and job aids
Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and environmental permits
Support department / business unit implementation of environmental health and safety programs (serve as EHSS Point-of-Contact)
Collaborate with site groups to institute controls and remedial measures for hazardous and potentially hazardous conditions and equipment
Perform Job Hazards Analysis (JHA) and provide recommendations on controls and mitigation
Conduct incident investigations with business units, determine root causes using structured problem solving, and drive corrective actions
Coordinate ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 activities related to internal and external assessments and audits