WHO WE ARE:
USA Rare Earth's mission is to create a fully integrated, US-based “mine-to-magnet” critical mineral supply chain supporting the ongoing green revolution.
USA Rare Earth, LLC (USARE) is building a facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where we are standing up equipment to go from Rare Earth Oxides through to sintered neodymium magnets. USARE owns an 80% operating interest in the Round Top-Heavy Rare Earth, Lithium, and Critical Minerals Project located in Hudspeth County, West Texas. And with its development of the first rare earth and critical minerals processing facility in the United States (Colorado), and ownership of the only neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) permanent magnet manufacturing capability in the Western Hemisphere, USARE is poised to become the leading domestic supplier of critical raw materials required for the electric vehicle, green energy, consumer electronics, and defense industries, as well as battery grade lithium and tech metals needed for chipsets, semiconductors, and 5G.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
USA Rare Earth (USARE) is an equal opportunity employer seeking a results-driven Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist. The position is based in STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA, and reports directly to the VICE PRESIDENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES & SUSTAINABILITY. This is a hands-on role. We are seeking an EHS specialist to join the Rare Earth Metals and Sintered Neo-Magnet team. The EHS specialist will be part of the Environmental Services & Sustainability team and will work with USARE’s management, internal technical experts, and external engineering providers to ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety standards. The role will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of EHS management processes and procedures and will drive the prevention of serious incidents through the implementation of high-risk-activity management processes, emergency response planning, and safety protocols. You will work to ensure that a safe and healthy working environment is achieved by identifying risks and unsafe practices, identifying and leading improvement initiatives, and monitoring performance and environmental compliance. This role requires a high degree of technical knowledge, excellent verbal, and written communications skills to manage compliance activities within the facility. Preferably seeking candidates with knowledge and experience in Oklahoma.
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, move, sit, carry, bend, kneel, reach, push, pull, lift, climb stairs and ladders, work in elevated platforms, use hands and fingers, handle, or feel and talk and hear. May be required to lift and move boxes or packages not exceeding 70 pounds in weight. Some work stress inherent to the position and extended work hours may be required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work will mainly be conducted on the manufacturing floor and in a maintenance shop. This may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, toxic chemicals, explosives, fumes, or airborne particles.
Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in the manufacturing plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves, and any other protective equipment, as required.
_USA Rare Earth's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. _
USA Rare Earth is an equal opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodations according to applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.