SUMMARY: Aspen Aerogels is a rapidly growing aerogel technology company founded in
2001 to capitalize on patented advances in aerogel manufacturing. Aspen’s extensive portfolio
of proprietary aerogel products are manufactured at scale and sold worldwide in the Electric
Vehicle, Energy Infrastructure, and Sustainable Building Materials industries. Aspen is a Tier 1/2
Automotive supplier of PyroThinTM thermal barriers, our PyrogelTM and CryogelTM products are
used by virtually all leading petrochemical and refining company across more than 50 countries,
and we are developing energy storage materials for lithium ion batteries based on our carbon
aerogel technology platform. We’re on a mission to build a world-class organization as we
continue to grow our energy infrastructure business and expand to meet demand for new
technologies in the rapidly growing Electric Vehicle sector over the next decade. We’re looking
for great talent to join our team.
The EHS Specialist is responsible for overseeing various Health, Safety and Environmental
programs at the company’s East Providence, RI location, which is regulated under OSHA
Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements. The EHS Specialist will monitor
operations to reduce hazards, will be well-versed in all OSHA regulations, and will focus on
prevention. A keen eye for detail and a sensitivity for potential hazards is required to support a
healthy and safe workplace.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Train employees on health and safety policies and best practices.
• Implement programs, policies, and procedures that will reduce exposures, specific to
injury prevention and reduction.
• Conducting accident/incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Serve as the lead on certain environmental, health and safety projects.
• Conduct, coordinate and track various EHS training to support organizations EHS
programs.
• Oversee Contractor Management program
• Interact with 3rd party suppliers and vendors that support the EHS programs.
• Maintain internal and regulatory reporting including data collection and reporting
including but not limited to air, storm water and surface water discharge.
• Serve as secondary contact for all regulatory agencies for OSHA and EPA.
• Stay informed of any safety and environmental law or regulation changes that impact
the organization.
• Take necessary steps to enhance a safe and healthy work environment for all personnel.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with Plant Managers, Supervisors, and
production personnel.
• Utilize corporate EHS management platform system for maintaining metrics and all
information pertaining to EHS.
• Conduct job hazard analysis, safety inspections and safety audits.
• Provide MOC review for any chemical changes as it relates to industrial hygiene.

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• Support compliance measures related to the site’s Industrial Hygiene Plan.
• Help to ensure that the facility stays in compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate & support the facility’s hazardous waste program, including waste tracking,
shipments and alike.
• Support (where needed) equipment maintenance program includes scheduling routine
maintenance or repairs as well as escorting vendors when onsite.
• Assist with the implementation and on-going maintenance of EHS&S policies and
associated procedures that help ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local
health and safety regulations and other requirements to which the company subscribes.
• Assisting with (when requested) external regulatory inquiries.
• Supporting all other EH&S directives as requested.
• Adopt and follow Aspen’s core values of Safety, Quality, Integrity, Teamwork, Customer
and Innovation on both a personal and professional level.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university, or equivalent combination
of education and experience.
• Certificates, licenses and registrations required: RCRA (resource conservation and
recovery act) trained and certified.
• Computer skills required: Contract Management Systems
• Other skills required:
o 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing environment
o Proficient PC skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point applications.
o Ability to be on call or work off hours as needed.
o Ability to work independently with attention to detail.
o Organizational skills
o Analytical problem solving, written and verbal communications.
o Contribute to strong positive employee relations (internal customer service) at all
levels within the organization.
o Detailed knowledge of relevant regulations such as OSHA, EPA, and ANSI.