EHS Engineer is responsible for partnering with site leaders and associates to maintain a safe, compliant workplace and strengthen environmental, health, and safety performance at Cepheid’s Bothell site. This role supports day-to-day EHS programs, risk assessments, training, incident prevention, environmental compliance, emergency preparedness, and continuous improvement using Danaher Business System (DBS) tools. This role offers opportunities to grow technical expertise and pursue Danaher internal certified practitioner and/or professional EHS certifications.
This position reports to the Sr. Manager EHS and is part of the Environmental, Health and Safety team located in Bothell, WA and will be an on-site role.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Partner with site leaders and associates to improve safety culture and awareness, conduct employee safety and environmental training, and coordinate emergency response training and drills.
- Conduct risk assessments for processes, equipment, and chemicals; develop corrective action plans; support incident investigations and root cause analysis; and implement injury and exposure prevention strategies.
- Support and improve site EHS programs, including laboratory safety, industrial hygiene, respiratory protection, hazardous materials and waste, stormwater, air emissions, contractor safety, electrical safety, and other assigned programs.
- Manage EHS projects, collaborate with EHS committees and emergency response teams, and support sustainability initiatives such as energy management and waste minimization.
- Apply DBS tools, including daily management, problem solving, standard work, kaizen, visual management, and hazard control, to drive measurable improvements and sustain results.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related work experience in Environmental Health and Safety, safety engineering, safety management, occupational health, environmental science, engineering, chemistry, or a related discipline.
- Experience identifying workplace hazards, completing risk assessments, and supporting corrective actions in laboratory, manufacturing, research and development, or similarly regulated work environments.
- Working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local EHS requirements, with the ability to interpret requirements, maintain records, support regulatory inspections and audits, effectively communicate with associates, supervisors, technical teams, and site leaders.
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
- Ability to travel up to 15%; a current passport is preferred to support Cepheid auditing, training, and business needs.
- Ability to lift, move, or carry equipment up to 35 lb.
- Ability to obtain medical clearance, wear a respirator, pass a respirator fit test, and participate in emergency response activities and training.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Experience in an FDA-regulated industry or similarly regulated manufacturing or laboratory environment, including familiarity with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems.
- Regulatory knowledge under U.S. federal and Washington requirements, including OSHA/WISHA/DOSH, Washington Department of Ecology, and Puget Sound Clean Air Agency requirements.
- Experience supporting industrial hygiene evaluations, environmental programs, emergency response, business continuity, incident management, or regulatory audits.
- HAZWOPER first responder operations-level training, experience using the Incident Command System, and/or an EHS credential such as GSP, ASP, CSP, CIH, or CHMM.
Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
The annual salary for this role is $100,000.00 to $140,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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