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Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Technician

Periodic Labs· Science
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Menlo Park, CA$96k - $124kContractPosted 2mo ago

About the role

Hands-on EHS Technician to support day-to-day laboratory safety operations, hazardous waste management, chemical inventory, compliance activities, and laboratory readiness at Periodic Labs.

Responsibilities

  • Receive, inspect, label, inventory, and properly store incoming chemicals and compressed gases.
  • Maintain accurate chemical inventory, SDS, hazard classification, and storage-location records in the laboratory inventory or LIMS system.
  • Monitor chemical, compressed-gas, PPE, spill-response, and other EHS supply inventories and reorder as needed.
  • Collect, label, package, move, and stage hazardous waste, including flammable solvents, corrosives, toxic and heavy-metal waste, pyrophoric and reactive waste, universal waste, electronic waste, sharps, used oil, vacuum pump oil, and contaminated PPE.
  • Change satellite waste containers and support handling of larger containers, including 55-gallon drums, using approved procedures and equipment.
  • Maintain satellite and central accumulation areas, ensuring containers are closed, compatible, properly labeled and dated, and managed within applicable storage limits.
  • Coordinate hazardous waste pickups with disposal vendors and maintain manifests, profiles, disposal records, and related documentation.
  • Perform routine laboratory safety inspections and compliance audits; document findings, assign or track corrective actions, and verify closure.
  • Inspect and maintain spill kits, eyewash stations, safety showers, first aid supplies, fire extinguishers, oxygen monitors, gas detection equipment, PPE stations, emergency signage, and evacuation routes.
  • Support gas detector bump testing, calibration coordination, maintenance records, and user training.
  • Coordinate EHS onboarding, required safety training, respirator medical evaluations and fit testing, and other employee safety programs.
  • Support regulatory, fire department, insurance, and internal inspections, including preparation of records and follow-up actions.
  • Collect wastewater, process water, air, wipe, or other environmental samples and coordinate testing with external laboratories.
  • Support chemical inventory reconciliation, CERS reporting, regulatory documentation, laboratory cleanouts, equipment moves, shutdowns, and decommissioning.
  • Maintain strong laboratory housekeeping and proactively identify safety, storage, labeling, or compliance issues before they affect operations.

Qualifications

  • Associate degree, technical certification, bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience in EHS, chemistry, environmental science, occupational health, industrial technology, or a related field.
  • At least 1–2 years of experience in laboratory operations, hazardous waste, chemical management, industrial EHS, semiconductor, biotechnology, manufacturing, or a related technical environment.
  • Familiarity with laboratory chemical handling, hazard compatibility, and hazardous waste management.
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and comfort maintaining accurate records.
  • Able to safely move containers, handle supplies, and work throughout an active laboratory environment.
  • Comfortable working independently while coordinating closely with scientists, engineers, vendors, and regulators.

Skills

Required:Chemical inventory managementHazardous waste managementSafety inspections and audits
Nice to have:Regulatory coordination
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Periodic Labs

From bits to atoms.

Periodic Labs is an artificial intelligence research company pioneering the next leap in scientific discovery. We operate at the intersection of machine learning and scientific experimentation under the thesis that that true understanding of the universe is only possible by interacting and experimenting on it.

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