Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist

Job Purpose:

The Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist supports day‑to‑day environmental, health, and safety operations within a semiconductor fabrication facility (fab). This role focuses on high‑hazard chemical management, cleanroom safety, tool installation oversight, and regulatory compliance across federal, state, and local requirements. The Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist partners closely with operations, facilities, engineering, and tool‑install teams to ensure safe startup, continuous improvement, and incident‑free production.

Duties:

This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties as necessary.

• Cleanroom & Fab Operations: Monitor EHS compliance across Class 1–1000 cleanroom environments, including gowning protocols, chemical handling, and tool‑specific hazards.
• Conduct routine fab walkthroughs to identify unsafe conditions, ergonomic risks, and process deviations.
• Support tool qualification, startup, and change management (MOC) processes to ensure EHS controls are integrated before release to production.
• Chemical & Gas Safety: Oversee hazardous production materials (HPM) including pyrophorics, toxics, corrosives, flammables, and compressed gases.
• Review and maintain SDS documentation, chemical inventories, and hazardous material storage compliance.
• Support gas cabinet, VMB/VMP, and bulk chemical delivery system safety reviews.
• Participate in emergency response for chemical spills, gas alarms, and system upsets.
• Environmental Compliance: Support air permit compliance (e.g., VOCs, HAPs, acid gases) and emissions monitoring for scrubbers, abatement units, and exhaust systems.
• Assist with wastewater treatment operations, including pH neutralization, fluoride removal, and metal discharge compliance.
• Maintain hazardous waste accumulation areas and coordinate waste disposal in accordance with RCRA and state regulations.
• Conduct environmental sampling, inspections, and reporting.
• Safety Programs & Compliance
   Implement and maintain programs such as LOTO, confined space, fall protection, electrical safety, and machine guarding.
• Conduct incident investigations using root‑cause methodologies.
• Deliver EHS training for employees, contractors, and tool‑install teams.
• Support OSHA, EPA, fire marshal, and insurance inspections.
• Tool Install & Facilities Support: Review tool install packages for EHS compliance, including exhaust requirements, chemical/gas connections, and ergonomic considerations.
• Partner with facilities engineering on utilities (UPW, CDA, N2, vacuum, HVAC) to ensure safe operation and maintenance.
• Verify that contractors follow fab safety protocols, including hot work, elevated work, and controlled access procedures.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 2–5 years of EHS experience, ideally in semiconductor, chemical manufacturing, or high‑tech environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, NFPA, and semiconductor‑specific codes (e.g., IFC Chapter 27, FM Global standards).
• Experience with hazardous chemicals, gas detection systems, and emergency response.
• Semiconductor fab experience preferred (tool install, cleanroom operations, or HPM management).
• Certifications such as GISO, CHMM, CSP, CIH, or OSHA 30.
• Experience with EHS management systems (ISO 14001, ISO 45001).
• Familiarity with SPC, Lean, or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Strong communication and ability to influence engineering and operations teams.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail in high‑risk environments.
• Comfortable wearing full cleanroom PPE and responding to alarms or emergencies.