Industrial Health & Safety Specialist 4 - Ares Program
Job ID - 09-1002907
New Orleans, LA
Boeing

Position Description Provide on-site Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) support to the Ares program manufacturing at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF). Review design drawings, facility layouts, safety plans, hazard analyses, and operating procedures to derive applicable manufacturing EHS controls and assure implementation of those controls. Prepare Job Hazard Analyses (JHA) or other safety control documentation, as needed. Support facilities design reviews and environmental permitting and reporting at the MAF. Provide Technical Support to program engineering and management in the assessment of Ares systems, facilities, and manufacturing EHS issues. Coordinate with NASA and MAF Environment and Safety Office representatives, as appropriate. Coordinate with Ares System Safety organizations to assure all safety concerns and issues are addressed and adequately controlled. Establish process requirements based on OSHA regulations, NASA requirements, and/or Company procedures and policies. The successful candidate must have the ability to develop written policies and technical procedures as appropriate to control safety hazards in an evolving environment. The successful candidate must be able to perform effectively with limited supervision. The successful candidate must use independent judgment to perform hazard evaluations of facilities, equipment, processes, and hazardous chemicals use. This position will require working with live explosives and propellants, including linear shaped charges. Review planned manufacturing process and design changes to determine safety impact to the approved Explosive Site Safety Plan (ESSP). Plan and conduct Health and Safety assessments to assure compliance, comment discrepancies, and prepare formal reports. The successful candidate determines EHS requirements, incorporating risk factors, sampling procedures, and analytical methods, as appropriate. Document area safety survey findings, define control measures and track corrective action plans. Participate in site and company EHS technical committees and teams. Support development of location/ area specific explosives and hazardous materials usage safety training. Provide respiratory protection and handling critical hardware safety training. Perform accident investigation and root cause analysis.

Typical Education/Experience
Bachelor's degree and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or a Master's degree with typically 7 or more years' or a PhD degree with typically 4 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

REQUIRED: The successful candidate must possess directly related, recent aerospace or defense programs safety experience. The successful candidate must have a working ability to apply explosives safety principles and techniques, as defined in Department of Defense (DoD) 4145.26-M, to ensure safe, reliable and effective risk management programs. The successful candidate must have the ability to review, develop and implement ordnance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support training, handling, storage, use, and operations. The successful candidate must have the ability to develop environment, health and safety protocols and conduct assessments, reviews and audits to evaluate the effectiveness of safety programs and processes. Must have the ability to identify requirements and provide guidance and assistance to assure compliance with Boeing, DoD, Federal, State and local regulations and policies. This position requires the ability to obtain access to a NASA facility. U.S. Citizenship required. Access to the facility requires a background investigation by U.S. Government authorities. You may be permitted access to the facility with an interim NASA badge while your background investigation is ongoing, however, in the event that you are not granted access by the government authorities, or your access is not maintained, the result may be reassignment, reclassification, or termination of employment. This is a sensitive/safety-sensitive position and is subject to Department of Transportation (DOT) random drug and alcohol testing.

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