Environmental Health and Safety Generalist
Diamond Foundry
Environmental Health and Safety Generalist
Diamond Foundry
Manufactures diamond wafers for thermal management
Salary Range: 45 to 75 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-hour-wage)
Reporting to the Director of Global EHS, the EHS Generalist is our on-site safety presence at our Fremont, CA location: out on the production floor, in the labs, and alongside the people doing the work.
Diamond Foundry is moving from startup to full-scale production, and you’ll help shape the safety culture that goes with that growth. You’ll use approaches like Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) and behavior-based safety to change how people think about and talk about safety, not just how they comply with it.
You’ll spot hazards before they become incidents, fix what you can on the spot, and bring in engineers and leadership when a problem needs a bigger solution. You’ll also own our highest-risk safety programs, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Confined Space Entry, and Respiratory Protection, and write the technical procedures behind them to maintain Cal/OSHA compliance. Your hands-on work frees the Director to focus on global EHS vision and strategy.
Be the Trusted Face of Safety: Spend most of your day in manufacturing and R&D areas, building rapport with operators, technicians, and contractors while identifying hazards and resolving them immediately, or partnering with engineers and leadership on lasting fixes.
Lead Our Safety Culture Change: Act as a change agent as we grow from startup to full production. Apply HOP principles and behavior-based safety to encourage open reporting, learning from near misses, communicating lessons learned and safe habits that people own rather than have imposed on them.
Own Core Programs and Procedures: Manage and audit our Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Confined Space Entry, and Respiratory Protection programs, and author, review, and modernize SDS, SOPs, JHAs, and emergency response plans using technical resources and data to keep them clear and usable on the floor.
Train and Coach: Deliver site-specific EHS training and onboarding to employees and contractors, and reinforce it through everyday conversations and in-the-moment coaching on the floor.
Walk, Investigate, and Stay Compliant: Join leadership facility walkthroughs to surface compliance gaps, lead audits and incident investigations that focus on learning why and how things happened rather than assigning blame, and maintain records that keep us fully compliant with Cal/OSHA, EPA, and Bay Area regional environmental regulations.
Education & Certification: Bachelor’s degree in safety, industrial hygiene, occupational health, or similar. CSP designation required (or actively in the process of obtaining it); CIH is a plus. Training or certifications in DTSC, DOT, RCRA, BAAQMD, CUPA, HAZWOPER, Emergency Response, First Aid/CPR/AED, etc. are valued.
Experience: 3+ years of EHS experience in any production-related environment, such as manufacturing, tech hardware, chemical, or foundry. Experience in a fast-growing or scaling operation is a plus. Experience working with San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California regulators (Cal/OSHA, BAAQMD, DTSC, local CUPA).
Technical Mastery: Deep hands-on experience with LOTO procedures, permit-required confined spaces, respiratory protection, and PPE standards.
Technical & Documentation Savvy: Demonstrated strength in drafting, reviewing, and improving EHS policies, JHAs, and SOPs, and comfort using technical resources and data to build procedures that work in practice.
Culture-Building & Communication: Working knowledge of safety culture concepts such as HOP, behavior-based safety, and human factors, with strong interpersonal and influencing skills. You build trust with everyone from front-line employees, contractors to company executives, across shifts, and can lead change in a fast-evolving environment.
Manufactures diamond wafers for thermal management
Diamond Foundry produces single crystal diamond wafers used to improve heat management in high-tech systems. They develop and manufacture semiconductor-grade diamond wafers and related technologies for B2B customers, including AI, EVs, and wireless communications, to help devices run cooler and more efficiently. The wafers leverage diamond's exceptional thermal conductivity to spread and dissipate heat from powerful chips beyond what traditional materials can handle. They differentiate themselves by offering a sustainable, zero-carbon production process and a complete semiconductor-grade tech stack, targeting Tier 1 automakers and other high-tech firms. Their goal is to lead in both advanced materials and environmental sustainability by providing reliable, high-performance cooling solutions for mega tech applications.
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