Sr. Safety Engineer (EHS)

By Kamatics Corporation

Dead Line: September 28, 2021

• Effectively anticipates, recognizes, evaluates, and controls all physical, chemical, ergonomic, biological, and radiological stressors in order to prevent the development of workplace injuries and illnesses.
• Develops Safety programs, performing audits, and providing training to support the ongoing efforts of implementing Safety Management Systems in the style of OHSAS 18001, ANSI Z10, and/or OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs.
• Provides safety audits of new and existing equipment and processes; identifies hazards and hazardous conditions; develops hazard control recommendations; supervises the implementation of controls; and verifies the effectiveness of controls, as authorized.
• Ensures workplace conditions comply with applicable federal, state, and local environmental and occupational safety and health standard provisions. Extensive knowledge of EH&S regulatory agencies (OSHA, NFPA) and consensus standard agencies (ACGIH, NIOSH, ANSI, AIHA).
• Coordinates managers, supervisors, and team leader Safety initiatives, such as the Monthly Safety Audits, records identified hazards or concerns in the Air Vehicles' Hazard Tracking Log, and helps identify and implement corrective actions.
• Maintains online databases and ensures Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are regularly updated for employees to have access for their work area.
• Performs workplace assessments, including job hazard analysis, fault tree analysis worksheets, failure mode and effects analysis, root cause analysis, in order to identify hazardous conditions and develop corrective actions.
• Develops and presents safety-training initiatives to all levels of employees to proactively comply with OSHA requirements.
• Maintains accident, injury, and illness data for the purpose of trend analysis; maintains required OSHA logs and ensures annual postings; and works with Human Resources to ensure Workers Compensation data is accurate and up-to-date.
• Interprets applicable federal, state, and local regulations and orders as they pertain to all safety issues, and ensures compliance in all Air Vehicles’ facilities.
• Develops, implements, and annually reviews Safety policies and procedures that ensure proactive compliance to appropriate laws, statutes or regulations.
• Directs external industrial hygiene, occupational health, and other consultant services as needed for technical support.
• Ensures necessary and timely safety record keeping and submits report to federal/local authorities, company management and Kaman Corporate, as required.
• Participates and respond to internal/external inspections and audits regulatory agencies and Kaman Corporate EH&S.
• Acts as a liaison between Air Vehicle's and Kaman Corporate EH&S and Risk Management department.
• Coordinate efforts with Risk Management and insurance carriers to eliminate EH&S risks that may lead to increased coverage costs.
• Publishes management updates, technical reports, and EH&S metrics designed to initiate management awareness and participation.
• Provides environmental support and attends environmental training to serve as a back-up or additional resource with the Senior Environmental Engineer.
• Other duties as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
• Certification in areas as Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), preferred.
• Proven track record or experience preferably within the manufacturing industry with a minimum of ten years’ experience.
• The incumbent may travel in the performance of the job.
• Broad knowledge of a general technical field such as environmental engineering, safety engineering, industrial hygiene or related field.
• Working knowledge of personal computer and related word processing, spreadsheet and database application software required.
• Excellent interpersonal, organization, communication, and project management skills are required to administer safety programs. Tact and judgement are required to assert the employer position and yet empathize with employee situations. The individual must be able to represent the concerns of those who may be adversely affected and be able to present the business, legal and human element case to support a position.
• The ability to provide technical and regulatory competence and confidence when communicating and interacting with various government agencies is essential.
• Problem solving – Able to use a range of methods to identify and solve issues, weigh up options and draw conclusions adopting a systematic approach and the ability to recognize deficiencies to solve problems in a methodical way that is comprehensive in scope and focused on preparing and implementing solutions.