What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coordinator, Safety and Emergency Preparedness position at Museum of Flight Foundation?
Are you passionate about preserving the extensive history of aviation and space exploration while ensuring the safety and emergency preparedness of those who come to experience it? The Museum of Flight, the largest independent, non-profit air and space museum in the world, is seeking a dedicated Safety and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator to help create a safe, enjoyable, and secure environment for our team members, students, and visitors. Our vast collection includes over 175 aircraft and spacecraft, tens of thousands of artifacts, dozens of exhibits and experiences, a world-class library, and a dedicated aviation restoration facility. This full-time position is ideal for someone with a strong background in health and safety, emergency management, customer service, and administrative logistics.
Your role will be essential in managing crucial health, safety, and emergency preparedness duties for our campus. You'll be responsible for developing and implementing safety protocols, overseeing emergency response plans, managing mass notification systems, conducting trainings, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. If you are detail-oriented, proactive, and have excellent organizational skills, we want to hear from you. Your expertise will be crucial in maintaining a safe environment, coordinating emergency preparedness efforts, and contributing to the overall safety and efficiency of our campus. Join us at The Museum of Flight, where you'll play a vital role in preserving aviation history and supporting our mission to educate and inspire while keeping our community safe.
Summary
The Safety and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator supports the mission of The Museum of Flight by working with departments and stakeholders across the organization to create and maintain a safe environment for guests, staff, and the community. This position helps to create, implement, and maintain comprehensive safety policies, risk assessments, security operations, and helps ensure regulatory compliances. The Safety and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator leads environmental health and safety initiatives, trainings, emergency preparedness, and leads related activities.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
- In partnership with departments across the Museum, develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive health, safety, and emergency response policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Partner with facilities, exhibits, and other departments to organize and update chemical inventory/control, including Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
- Update, maintain, and test the mass notification system, ensuring its effectiveness and readiness for rapid communication during emergencies.
- Coordinate with Human Resources to develop and deliver appropriate safety training, ongoing education, and awareness programs for staff and volunteers and to promote a culture of safety. Capture all training records and certifications for staff files.
- Works across departmental teams to conduct security, risk, and safety inspections/audits for Museum exhibits, construction, and repair, and provide recommendations for safe installation and maintenance.
- Analyze safety data and provide regular reports to appropriate management with recommendations for improvements.
- Evaluate and maintain safety and security, life safety systems (e.g., PPE, fire suppression systems, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, emergency eye wash stations and signage, AEDs).
- Help to ensure safety compliance for general facility equipment, including woodworking and metalworking shops, including specialized equipment and tools to ensure they meet safety standards and are properly maintained.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of the emergency preparedness plans, including evacuation procedures, and crisis management protocols. Assist in the event of an emergency and coordinate with local emergency services, when appropriate. Serve as a point of contact for health and safety emergencies.
- Assist in the coordination of timelines and stakeholders to conduct annual and quarterly tabletop exercises and drills (e.g., severe weather, fire, active threat, chemical spills).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Associate or other degree in Environmental Health, Emergency Management, or a related field is preferred.
- Minimum of two (2) years experience in a safety and/or security role, preferably within a cultural or public institution.
- Experience in emergency management systems (e.g., SMS, NIMS, ICS.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations, including OSHA standards and WISHA.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse groups.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 products, emphasizing Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Calm demeanor in stressful situations and ability to make quick decisions during emergencies.
- Able to communicate effectively with strong emphasis on communication to large, diverse groups.
License & Certification
- Current First Aid, CPR and AED certification or may be obtained within 90 days of hire.
- Current Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record is preferred.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Schedule is set by the supervisor with flexibility for evening and variable hours based on Museum need and when emergency issues arise.
- On-call availability for emergency response.
- Occasional local and out of area travel may be expected.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- On-site attendance is essential to perform the duties of this position.
- Occasionally required to lift up to 50 lbs. with or without assistance.
- This position requires one to sit, stand and walk for prolonged periods of time.
- Works in both office and various facility settings, indoors and outdoors, including prolonged periods of sitting and repetitive wrist and arm movement.
- The ability to focus, bend, carry, reach to the side, front and overhead, push, pull, walk, stand, twist and squat, grab, squeeze are repetitive physical requirements of this position.
- This position involves machinery; work is performed next to an active airport.
- Must be able to occasionally climb ladders and stairs, access tight and confined spaces, work on elevated catwalks, ladders, and lifts.
- May encounter a variety of approved chemicals.
Benefits
The Museum of Flight offers full-time employees a generous and comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, a 403(b) retirement plan with a 5% match after 1 year of service, Employee Assistance Program, as well as company paid life insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and long-term disability.
Paid-Time Off
Our paid time-off plans include 2 weeks of accrued sick leave and 2 weeks of vacation (80 hours each) per year, 10 paid holidays, and 2 floating holidays.
Compensation
The hourly range for this position is $22.00 to $30.00 depending on experience.
Should you receive an offer, please expect that it can fall anywhere within this range. A multitude of factors will determine a fair salary based on the following: scope of role within the organization, years of relevant experience, specific skills, and evaluation of capability to execute in role successfully (among other critical factors).
Important Information
The Museum of Flight is committed to reflecting the diverse community around us. We continue to listen, learn, and implement change so that we can become a more inclusive organization that addresses bias and inequity, and better serves our communities. We highly encourage persons of color, members of marginalized communities, women, non-binary, and LGBTQIA individuals to apply.
Prior to hire and once an initial offer of employment has been made, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.
The Museum of Flight is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression.
This organization participates in E-Verify.
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Salary : $22 - $30