EHS Administrator

LeFiell Manufacturing Company, established in 1930, is recognized as the world’s innovative leader in precision tubular parts and assemblies. We proudly serve the commercial aircraft, aerospace, defense, and industrial product markets while being an employee-owned (ESOP) company that values self-motivated individuals. The Company is seeking an experienced EHS Administrator to join its team.

If you are passionate about fostering a safe work environment and have the expertise to make a difference at LeFiell Mfg, we invite you to apply today!

Summary

As an Environmental Health and Safety Administrator at LeFiell Mfg, you will play a vital role in ensuring compliance with safety regulations and promoting a culture of safety within our organization. This position is essential to our commitment to maintaining a safe working environment for all employees.

Essential Duties (Safety)

• Leads and drives the safety committee and all activities associated with, schedules and drives the monthly and quarterly safety meetings
• Monitors potential health and safety conditions of the workplace; identifies problems, recommends solutions, and ensures that the on-going safety system is corrected to incorporate the changes, in concurrence with the safety committee.
• Develop & maintain records for safety programs (i.e. training logs, reports, inspections)
• Facilitate investigations of near-misses, accidents, and injury/illness root-cause
• Conducts annual Safety and Environmental training as required by federal, state, & local regulations.
• Ensure the development and updating of required written safety and health programs, plans and policies. These may include IIPP and EHS programs like hazard communication (SDS), exposure control, PPE, respiratory protection program, chemical hygiene, Lockout / Tagout (LOTO), confined space entry, emergency action plan etc.
• Support management in the implementation of safety plans
• Respond to on call emergency (injuries, accidents, alarm system)
• Follow all aspects of Maintenance safety Protocol (LOTO), to ensure that the maintenance team operates safely at all times
• Order and sustains all safety supplies

Essential Duties (Environmental):

• Responsible for maintaining and completing all mandatory federal, state and city required reports, forms concerning EHS
• Manages wastewater and air emissions
• Conduct EH&S audits to eliminate or control hazardous conditions and to take required samples and measurements
• Perform periodic inspections of hazardous waste storage areas to ensure compliance and disposal
• Manage, maintain and improve EHS Management Systems documentation, communications and record retention

Essential Duties (maintenance support a plus):

• Organize and maintain work request entries and monitors activities
• Recommend countermeasures to prevent repetitive breakdowns
• Submits quote requests for subcontractors in the repair of production and facility equipment
• Order repair parts and supplies
• Facilitates maintenance KPI’s to upper management

Background and Experience:

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

Experience, knowledge and skills:

An experienced professional with 5 plus years of experience within the Environment Health and Safety field in a manufacturing industry setting. A plus if candidate possesses 2 years of mechanical maintenance experience or providing support to a maintenance department.

• Proven knowledge and understanding of environmental, health & safety regulations, principles and practices with regulatory training as necessary
• Knowledge with CAL-OSHA, CAL-EPA, DOT, NFPA
• Knowledge of how to handle hazardous waste
• Demonstrated project management, planning, team building, and organizational skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Effectively uses power and hand tools
• Able to work within specific time lines meeting critical deadlines
• Knowledge of safe operation procedures; LOTO, safety welding practices, PPE use, etc
• Strong computer skills and Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and maintenance databases (a plus)
• Ability to read, write and understand blueprints (a plus)

Education: BA/BS Degree in Occupational Health and Safety or related field desired and/or years of industry experience can substitute for education. Or at the discretion of the hiring manager

Desired Certifications: OSHA Certification, HAZWOPER Incident Commander, Train the Trainer Certification, Forklift Certification, CPR Certification

Physical Demands/Conditions:

• Sit at a computer, keying alpha and numeric data for 25% of the day
• Occasionally lifts up to 50-lbs unassisted and push light, bulky items on rolling cart
• The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear
• Bend, stoop, kneel, squat up to 25 % of work day
• Push, pull, stretch, twist, carry up to 25 % of work shift
• Specific vision requirements for this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception and use of safety glasses
• Employee is required to be alert to detail and use caution around moving material
• Employee may occasionally be required to sit, balance, stoop and/or crawl
• Must be able to climb ladders occasionally or frequently depending on tasks
• Noise level is frequently high, occasionally quiet
• While performing the duties of the job, employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, chemicals, airborne particles, heat and fumes

General Requirements:

• Comfortable with frequent interactions on the shop floor & being hand’s on (up to 50% of workday or more)
• ITAR verifiable
• Able to successfully complete and clear a drug/alcohol test, background check and preplacement physical.

Job Type: Full-time (No less than 40 hours per week)

Pay: $28.00 - $34.00 per hour

1st Shift (Start time is TBD, but may either be an 8:00 am or 9:00 am start time)

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• Holiday Pay
• ESOP Retirement Plan

For more information, please email Alejandra Ortiz, HR Generalist at aortiz@lefiell.com