Safety, Health, and Environmental Specialist

Job Description
How does it feel to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering.

BAE Systems is seeking a Safety, Health, & Environmental Specialist. In this role as a Safety, Health, & Environmental (SH&E) Specialist, you will report to the Site Safety Manager. You'll support, promote, and maintain a safe and healthy work environment by coordinating safe performance of tasks associated with the site mission by constantly interfacing with supervision and site personnel on safe work practices, hazard identification and elimination.

Included duties as the SHE Specialist:

• Identifying hazardous workplace conditions, including inspection of machinery and equipment to ensure safety and health compliance.
• Investigating, preparing, and forwarding reports on safety health and environmental related incidents and near misses and other incidents as required.
• Performing a team approach to Root Cause Analysis, utilizing defined methodologies to identify causes and preventive measures.
• Coordinating and executing OSHA health and safety trainings for the craft personnel in the shipyard.
• Conducting new hire orientation for onboarding employees.
• Performing risk and ergonomic assessments and recommending improvements.
• Reviewing plans and specifications for construction of new machinery or equipment to determine if safety health and environmental requirements have been met.
• Collecting samples and measurements of hazardous forces and toxic substances.
• Removing hazards and/or protecting employees by guarding, revising work procedures, and training or requiring use of protective clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Monitoring, training, and reporting on compliance issues pertaining to federal, state, local and corporate safety, health, and environmental regulations.
• Assisting with maintaining safety health and environmental metrics.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Typically requires an Associate's Degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Natural Sciences, or a related discipline, and two (2) years of safety and health work experience related to OSHA regulations, or the overall equivalent.
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment.
• Highly effective communication skills, written and verbal.
• Ability to coach, mentor, and guide others in related SH&E best practices.
• Computer skills to work proficiently in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and related industry software applications.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Certification as an ASP, CSP, CIH.
• OSHA Authorized trainer.
• Possess basic knowledge of Safety Management System (ISO 45001).
• Experience in Safety and Health programs supporting heavy manufacturing.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $57866 - $98372

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.


About BAE Systems Platforms & Services
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and naval ship repair…just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.

Salary : $57,866 - $98,372