Senior Manager, EHS - Robotics

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 203,000 - 275,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 15+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Risk anticipation","Scalable systems building","Incident investigation","Stakeholder partnership","Clear communication"]

Lead Environmental, Health & Safety strategy and execution for robotics operations across multiple sites. Own site-level EHS priorities as teams scale through construction, commissioning, staffing ramps, and 24/7 operations. Drive proactive risk identification and controls across areas like machine safety, ergonomics, electrical safety, hazardous materials, and contractor safety. Build and maintain scalable EHS systems (training, inspections, corrective actions, emergency preparedness) and lead incident response, investigations, and compliance readiness (OSHA/Cal/OSHA).

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Senior Manager, EHS - Robotics

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Job Summary

Lead Environmental, Health & Safety strategy and execution for robotics operations across multiple sites. Own site-level EHS priorities as teams scale through construction, commissioning, staffing ramps, and 24/7 operations. Drive proactive risk identification and controls across areas like machine safety, ergonomics, electrical safety, hazardous materials, and contractor safety. Build and maintain scalable EHS systems (training, inspections, corrective actions, emergency preparedness) and lead incident response, investigations, and compliance readiness (OSHA/Cal/OSHA).
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • ā€¢Serve as a senior EHS partner across robotics operations, owning site-level safety strategy, priorities, and execution as the footprint scales.
  • ā€¢Anticipate EHS requirements for new operations, equipment, processes, construction phases, staffing ramps, and 24/7 operations, translating them into plans before work begins.
  • ā€¢Lead proactive risk identification and control across robotics activities, including machine safety, ergonomics, electrical safety, material handling, hazardous materials, and contractor safety.
  • ā€¢Build and maintain site EHS programs (risk assessments, procedures, training, inspections, corrective actions, emergency preparedness, and compliance processes).
  • ā€¢Provide visible field leadership and lead incident response and investigation, ensuring root-cause analysis, corrective actions, verification, and communication of lessons learned.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 203,000 - 275,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • ā€¢15+ years of progressive EHS experience with significant leadership responsibility in robotics, advanced manufacturing, R&D, industrial, or similar technical environments.
  • ā€¢Strong technical knowledge of occupational safety and health, including machine safety, ergonomics, electrical safety, hazardous energy, material handling, hazardous materials, contractor safety, and incident investigation.
  • ā€¢Experience supporting complex sites through rapid scale, construction and operational overlap, commissioning, process change, and transition to extended or 24/7 operations.
  • ā€¢Strong working knowledge of OSHA and Cal/OSHA requirements and the ability to translate regulatory obligations into practical, scalable operating programs.
  • ā€¢Proven ability to influence senior technical and operational leaders through partnerships where EHS does not directly own the work.
Experience:15+ yearsRoboticsAdvanced manufacturingR&DIndustrial24/7 operations
Skills:LeadershipRisk anticipationScalable systems buildingIncident investigationStakeholder partnershipClear communication

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALLĀ·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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