Element has an opportunity for a Safety Manager who will support the Materials Testing East division of our Aerospace and Energy business unit.  The successful candidate will ensure Safety, Health and Environmental regulatory compliance, program implementation, risk mitigation, continuous safety culture improvement while supporting the business unit SHE strategic goals and objectives.   

The successful candidate for this position will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the One Element Safety culture is established and in alignment with company Mission, Vision, and Values to promote a Zero Harm mindset.
• Supporting the SHE strategic goals and objectives of the A&D business unit and Element
• Implementation and administration of Element SHE programs, policies and procedures for multiple locations within the MT East division.
• Partnering with lab leadership and safety leaders to implement and administer, at the lab level, SHE policies, programs, practices, and procedures.
• Auditing laboratories on a regular basis to ensure compliance with, and implementation of, SHE policies, programs, practices, and procedures.
• Providing SHE technical guidance to lab leadership and safety leaders.
• Promoting and facilitating the implementation of the Element Safety Standards.
• Supporting and promoting the Element SHE culture and A&D SHE strategic goals and objectives
• Ensuring that labs within the division execute compliance requirements.
• Providing technical SHE support to lab safety leaders in order to facilitate successful completion of mandatory deliverables, as specified in the job description for lab safety leaders.
• Actively participating in Element’s safety management systems continuous improvement activities and efforts
• Leading or facilitating any necessary accident/incident investigation and reporting and root cause analyses
• Assisting lab management with loss control activities
• Participating in the development of risk assessments
• Reviewing and monitoring subcontractor controls
• Ensuring corrective action when required
• Facilitating and/or assisting with new hire orientation and training programs
• Effectively communicating with all levels of personnel
• Ensuring that KPIs are reported and effectively used in driving positive change
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to support and/or perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description reflects an assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Other duties and tasks may be assigned to this job at the Company’s discretion.

Candidate must be willing and able to travel to various locations to conduct inspections/audit and provide onsite SHE support.

Education and/or Experience:
Possess or working toward a degree in Risk/ Loss /Safety Management, Engineering, Occupational Safety, or other related fields, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The candidate must have a strong understanding of federal and local l safety, health and environmental laws and legislation. Minimum experience level: 3-8 years of experience in a Safety, Health and Environmental leadership role.

Language Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, customer testing specifications, design specifications, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills:
Ability to calculate figures, statistics and amounts such as safety and health data as well as exposure limits. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions, data and details furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
• Valid driver’s license
• Current U.S. Passport
• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry, or equivalent (possess or be willing to obtain within 60 days of hire)

Physical Demands:
• The physical demands and work environment 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.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment when required
• Ability to lift 50lbs periodically.
• Frequency of required physical force: Rare

Other Skills and Abilities:
• Familiarity with federal/local safety standards, hazardous materials, industrial hygiene, ergonomics and environmental compliance.
• Able to train and deliver key messages to large diverse groups at all personnel levels
• Proven track record of working in and/or influencing relationships where there is exposure to sensitive issues.
• Must be proficient and experienced working with Word, Excel, and Power Point.
• Availability, flexibility, and maturity to represent the company at a broad range of events/projects in the community, with customers and within the company and externally.
• Ability to manage deadlines and multiple priorities in a professional manner
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills to meet a variety of communication needs. Good interpersonal skills that foster open upward and downward communication built on mutual respect and integrity.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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