Safety Engineer

Job Description

As the Safety Engineer, here’s the work you’ll do:
 

• Facilitates all phases of the Health and Safety Program to provide a safe and healthy working environment for all personnel.
• Prepares and implements, under the direction of the Facility Operations Director, comprehensive health and safety procedures in accordance with federal and Governmental regulations with particular emphasis on explosive safety, health physics, industrial hygiene, and radiation protection.
• Prepares and implements, under the direction of the Facility Operations Director, comprehensive health and safety procedures in accordance with federal and Governmental regulations with particular emphasis on explosive safety, health physics, industrial hygiene, and radiation protection.
• Reviews and analyzes new processes that require comments from the Safety Department. Also reviews changes in Standard Operating Procedures, Engineering Orders, Drawings, Safety Proposals, and Suggestions along with any Equipment, New Construction, and Equipment Modifications.
• Conducts accident investigations or industrial and explosive incidents with main objective being to determine the root causes(s). Determines corrective actions that will reduce or eliminate reoccurrences of safety incident.
• Maintains updated regulations and standards related to safety and safe work practices (e.g. ANSI standards). Collects, analyzes and disseminates data concerning the accident experience of the installation.

This role is for you if you have these skills:
 

• Thorough knowledge of Safety Regulations including OSHA.
• Thorough knowledge of Industrial Occupational Safety.
• Good knowledge of physics, mathematics, statistics, engineering design and mechanics, and industrial processes.
• Strong communication skills - oral and written.
• Strong computer skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
•  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to handle multiple duties simultaneously.  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge in Word, Access, Excel, CINCOM, Outlook, and other software programs is needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from four-year College or university in Occupational/Industrial safety and health.
• Valid driver's license is required
• 1-2 years’ experience with military ordnance preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of Safety Regulations including OSHA.
• Thorough knowledge of Industrial Occupational Safety.
• Good knowledge of physics, mathematics, statistics, engineering design and mechanics, and industrial processes.
• Strong communication skills - oral and written.
• Strong computer skills

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the wage range for this role is $59,0400-$88,560. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. (The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements).

We care about our employees, and it shows! 

Our staff receive a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical/Rx, dental and vision coverage; life, AD&D and disability insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); flexible spending accounts; 100% paid maternity leave for up to 12 weeks, parental leave, family leave, other paid time off; voluntary benefits and discount programs to meet our employees’ individual needs including pet insurance for our furry family members!

To ensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job, you must be able to perform the following physical and mental tasks, with or without a reasonable accommodation:
Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery

• Balancing (e.g., maintaining equilibrium when walking, climbing, crouching etc.)
• Stooping (e.g., bending the spine at the waist)
• Reaching (e.g., reaching arms or legs in any direction)
• Lifting motion or lifting objects more than 5 pounds
• Walking
• Repetitive motions of any part of the body
• Kneeling, crouching or crawling
• Pushing or pulling (e.g., using a part of your body to press against something in a downward or outward direction, or in a dragging or hauling motion)
• Manual Dexterity (e.g., picking, pinching, typing, or other working that uses the fingers
• Grasping (e.g., use of hand to apply pressure)
• Feeling (e.g., perceiving an object’s size, shape, texture etc.)
• Climbing (e.g., ascending/descending ladders, stair, scaffolding, ramps, pole etc. using feet and legs or hands/arms to climb)
• Hearing
• Talking
• Capacity to think, concentrate and focus over long periods of time
• Ability to read complex documents in English language
• Capacity to reason and make sound decisions
• Ability to write complex documents in the English language
• Capacity to express thoughts orally (e.g., accurately, quick and loudly convey spoken instructions to workers)
• Ability to regularly perform all job functions at Company’s office or work site
• Ability to withstand environmental conditions (e.g., extreme heat or cold, grass, wind, sand, fumes, odors, gases, extreme noise, etc.)

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