Lab EHS Manager

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of

The Customer Support Business Group focuses on enabling our customers with premier customer support throughout their lifecycle with Lam. We drive performance, productivity, safety, and quality of customers installed base performance and deliver service and lifecycle solutions for their most critical equipment and processes.

The Impact You’ll Make

At Lam, as an EH&S Engineer, you're instrumental in developing, implementing, and monitoring environmental safety programs and policies. Ensuring compliance with regulations, you'll perform safety inspections, conduct trainings, and oversee hazardous waste vendors and processes. Your expertise spans to life safety, workplace ergonomics, and monitoring industrial health compliance. Acting as a liaison with regulatory agencies you'll not only stay current but also reinforce Lam's commitment to safety and environmental compliance.

What You’ll Do

• Manages the environmental, industrial health and safety programs for semiconductor R&D laboratory operations at Lam’s Fremont, California campus. 
• The position directly reports to the Fremont EHS Manager, dotted-line reporting to the Lab Operations & Safety Director
• Oversees the development, planning, and implementation of environmental, health and safety policies; develops procedures (chemical safety, ergonomics, illness and injury prevention, and building safety) used by lab operations and associated business units.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to environmental safety and handles all contact with appropriate agencies.
• Assists in evaluation of chemicals, activities and processes for compliance and prevention of EHS impacts.
• May be the point of contact for emergency personnel and manage workers compensation program administration.
• Analyzes performance trends to develop objectives under the EHS program.
• Effectively leads positive change where needed to align with business objectives and other laboratory locations.
• Assist lab operations and affected product groups with management of change activities, including equipment and tool installation, process safety review and R&D chemical use approval and pro-active prevention and management initiatives
• Uses appropriate communications and escalations to inform Fremont EHS Manager of all EHS-related incidents including, but not limited to injuries, illnesses, emergency incidents, including updates until root cause, corrective and preventive actions are identified and implemented.
• Provide governance to ensure accurate systematic root cause and preventive action are implemented.
• Interacts collaboratively with lab leadership to drive continuous improvement to EHS programs. 
• May directly manage a safety team operating on a 24/7 work shift.  Serve in a leadership role to safety committee members, engineering, and operations departments to ensure effective execution of EHS programs. Participates as a site emergency responder.

Who We’re Looking For

• Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.
• Extensive EHS and/or process safety management (PSM) experience, including at least 5 years of semiconductor, cleanroom, facilities or chemical industry experience.
• Deep technical experience in occupational health and safety, with a strong emphasis in chemical safety / compatibility.
• Experience in applying EHS and regulatory knowledge to business decisions including the development of implementation plans for applicable requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

CSP, CIH, PE or other certifications preferred

Our Commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.