EHS Engineer (m/w/d)

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 and safety (EHS) Engineer to facilitate programs at the Siler City facilities. The EHS Engineer will support Wolfspeed's EHS “Strategic Focus” and our “EHS Foundation and Pillars” and 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 safety and health program implementation.

The Day-to-Day

• Drive continuous improvement in the Wolfspeed “Protect the Pack” safety culture and long term strategy.
• Develop and implement aligned Environmental Health & Safety programs, procedures, associated training, and guidance documents.
• Uses EHS software to help identify risk and near misses, managing incidents from start to finish and identify their root causes so corrective action plans can prevent reoccurrence.
• Support department / business unit Implementation environmental health and safety programs (serve as EHS Point-of-Contact)
• Collaborate with business units and EHS team to institute controls and remedial measures for hazardous and potentially hazardous conditions and equipment.
• Works with local teams to ensure the electrical safety and hazardous energy control programs (Lockout/tagout) are implemented.
• Works with EHS team members to support ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 implementation.
• Coordinate, review and monitor non-routine work activities that have the potential to adversely impact operations, the environment, or health & safety.
• Ensures pre-task plans address workplace hazards.
• Supports and/or performs Job Hazards Analysis (JHA) in order to identify the steps, hazards and actions to address hazards.
• Conducts safety inspections, assessments, and audits to identify safety compliance or conformance issues.
• Conducts tool and equipment commissioning safety checks.
• Participates in 5S factory walkthroughs to identify and correct EHS issues.
• Maintains required records for safety training, safety inspections, and other EHS tasks.

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements)

• 4-year degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene or equivalent
• 1-5 years of experience performing EHS work in an industrial setting
• Ability to effectively interpret federal and state regulations, including OSHA regulations for General Industry and/or Construction.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications including Teams, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wolfspeed is a powerhouse semiconductor company focused on silicon carbide and GaN technologies.

After more than thirty years of forging new technology adoption and transformation, our Wolfspeed® power and radio frequency (RF) semiconductors are leading the industry through unrivaled expertise and capacity.