EHS Specialist ; All shifts

Description & Requirements Job Description About AESC US LLC

AESC is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance batteries for zero-emission electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Founded in Japan in 2007 and headquartered in Yokohama, AESC has been building manufacturing capabilities around the world in the U.S., U.K., Europe, Japan and China to serve key markets and leading customers locally for over 14 years. Today, AESC has become the partner of choice for the world's leading OEMs and energy storage providers in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Its advanced technology powers over one million electric vehicles and provides more than 15GWh of installed capacity for battery energy systems in over 60 countries.

AESC is expanding its footprint in the United States with gigafactories in Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee to meet the growing demand for EV and BESS batteries and strengthen its presence in the North American market. AESC's Tennessee gigafactory in Smyrna, which has been operational and supplying electric vehicle batteries for the Nissan LEAF since 2012, was retooled in 2025 and now produces batteries for Energy Storage Systems.

The South Carolina gigafactory in Florence will supply next generation cells for BMW starting in 2026. The Kentucky gigafactory in Bowling Green will supply high-performance batteries and components for other OEMs. AESC is committed to our local communities where it is making investments, creating jobs, and supporting local charities.

As the Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist, you will play a critical role in ensuring a safe, compliant, and environmentally responsible workplace at our state-of-the-art battery manufacturing facility. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the development, implementation, and monitoring of EHS programs and initiatives, helping to drive continuous improvement in our gigafactories. You will support the compliance of EHS standards at the local, state, and federal levels, and work to promote a culture of safety and environmental stewardship.

• EHS Support and Compliance:
  Provide environmental, health, and safety (EHS) support to plant personnel, ensuring compliance with all applicable environmental, occupational safety, and health regulations.
• EHS Programs:
  Prepare, update, and maintain written safety, health, and environmental programs and policies, generating applicable metrics for tracking.
• Permit to work (PTW):
  Serve as the PTW expert, supporting job hazard assessments (JHA), job safety analysis (JSA), risk assessments, and personal protective equipment (PPE) matrix development, as well as auditing permit paperwork for compliance.
• Awareness and Training:
  Promote EHS awareness by developing and delivering internal company communications, safety training, and specialized EHS programs to the workforce.
• Engineering
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Support corporate and plant engineering in implementing engineering controls to reduce environmental, safety, and health hazards.
• Regulatory Compliance:
  Ensure facility compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations, covering aspects such as solid waste, hazardous waste, stormwater, air emissions, wastewater, community right-to-know, and petroleum storage.
• Incident Investigation:
  Review injury/illness reports and non-injury incident investigations, follow up on trends, recommend countermeasures, and support management in action planning.
• SDS Management:
  Support production areas with submittals of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to ensure they are electronically maintained in a database to support site compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
• Ergonomic Planning:
  Utilize ergonomic guidelines to address current manufacturing injury concerns and future model planning, contributing to overall employee safety.
• Complete other duties as assigned

At AESC, we are committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to all individuals. We participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to…