Senior Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of EHS policies, procedures, and programs across all Serve facilities and operational sites
• Lead routine and targeted facility inspections, safety audits, and risk assessments, identifying hazards, evaluating controls, and driving corrective actions to closure
• Build and maintain a safety assurance function that provides consistent, structured oversight across all sites, ensuring programs are not just written but actively practiced
• Partner with Operations to embed safety standards into daily workflows, shift routines, and standard operating procedures
• Develop site-specific safety initiatives and continuous improvement projects that measurably reduce risk over time
• Track and report on safety performance metrics, including audit findings, corrective action status, incident rates, and near miss trends, to site leadership and senior management
• Own safety standards for all machinery, equipment, and workbench operations across Serve's depot and lab environments
• Conduct machinery hazard assessments and ensure appropriate guarding, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and safe operating procedures are in place and followed

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
• 5–7 years of direct, hands-on EHS experience in a technical operations environment: robotics, manufacturing, warehousing, electronics assembly, or similar
• Expertise in California EHS regulations
• Strong working knowledge of federal OSHA standards
• Demonstrated experience with machinery safety, workbench operations, soldering environments, and associated PPE requirements
• Experience developing and owning an EHS audit program, including audit design, execution, finding management, and corrective action verification
• Proven track record as an EHS educator, designing and delivering training that changes behavior, not just achieves compliance
• Experience partnering with operations teams to integrate safety into daily workflows and standard operating procedures