Senior Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist

Reporting to the Sr. EHS Manager, the Senior EHS Specialist for Automotive Sales, Delivery & Service (SSD) Operations is responsible for influencing operations excellence, managing regulatory compliance, and driving overall risk reduction. This position is aimed at driving EHS excellence throughout the Automotive SSD operations in Thailand. This position will ensure world class process standards are met and sustained across Automotive SSD operations in this market. The position will interface with both country and regional automotive SSD operations leadership, front-line operations staff as well as other related teams within Tesla and will drive and support continuous improvement across Automotive SSD operations in Thailand. This position will develop a strategy to implement and drive EHS policies, programs and procedures implementation all through Automotive SSD operations with a balance between strategic and tactical considerations. 

• Develops and nurtures a partnership with and is a key advisor to leadership, EHS representatives, and front-line staff within Automotive SSD operations.
• Directly or indirectly provides information and tools to allow Automotive SSD operations personnel to drive EHS excellence every day.
• Ensures key risks and compliance requirements pertaining to environmental compliance, occupational health and industrial safety are identified, escalated, and controlled in all phases of automotive product sales, delivery and service operations. Keeps abreast of any changes to laws and regulations that impact the organization.
• Interfaces with various regulatory agencies as necessary. Hosts, documents, and tracks regulatory audits and inspections.
• Collaborates with engineering, Real Estate, construction and design and other key stakeholders on complex technical projects and provide EHS support and technical expertise on operations design and safe work procedures. Provides EHS assistance to field projects as needed.
• Recruits, and trains EHS & S ambassadors to embed best EHS practices in day to day operations, conduct workplace inspections, participate in EHS sponsored initiatives, drives continuous improvement using tools such as the you see-you act campaign, and support emergency preparedness and response activities.
• Supports L.I.F.E., high-potential and other incidents investigations and the creation of key actions and drive completion from investigation learnings. 
• Conducts and/or reviews risk assessments, job hazard analyses and provides advice on safety improvements.
• Implements and manages the contractor management program and related systems and processes. 
• Identifies, implements and manages vendor-led services for environmental compliance, waste management, personal protective equipment, training etc.
• Manages chemical safety in the workplace. Manages waste streams with industry-specific knowledge of hazardous waste disposal and transportation regulations and requirements.
• Facilitates the creation and implementation of emergency action plans and coordinates the emergency exercise
• Manages training assessments and requirement matrices for country workforce. Provides training to employees on general industrial safety, hazard recognition and control, injury prevention and other relevant topics.
• Analyzes data and reports trends, recommends, and supports risk-reduction plans and corrective and preventive actions.
• Facilitates safety committee meetings and other employee engagement initiatives.
• Supports operations at Tesla-operated premises as well as remote locations.