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Job Summary :

The Environmental, Safety and Health Compliance Officer (ESHCO) serves as the contract’s subject matter expert on environmental, safety and health programs. The ESHCO is responsible for compliance with environmental safety laws. He / she works to protect the environment from potentially harmful business practices while also protecting employees from environmental hazards in the area. Akima Support Operations is committed to zero injuries in the workplace and the ESHCO is charged with leading the program in the work environment. He / she promotes all employees have the authority to issue a “stop work” to ensure the safety of people and the environment.

Job Responsibilities :

The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying, analyzing and controlling occupational hazards and promoting worksite and / or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial process, mechanics, psychology, physiology and industrial health and safety laws. Duties may include :

Advising on safety requirements

Designing protective equipment and / or safety devices

Redesigning controls to eliminate occupational hazards

Developing standards which set tolerances, stress ratios, strength of materials and other related engineering requirements

Reviewing proposed occupational safety policies, guidelines and standards to determine their consistency with accepted engineering principles and practices, and recommending technical changes as needed.

ESHCO will conduct safety inspections of work areas, observe work in progress for safety compliance, and ensure proper use of PPE

ESHCO will enforce OSHA and company safety policies and standards

Conduct regularly scheduled safety training awareness sessions pertinent to the tasks being performed

Develops lessons plans, scenarios and exercises to train managers, supervisors and employees in ESH principles

Promotes a safety culture built on listening to our employees and having transparent communications with our customer

Meets with department managers to determine whether the area is in compliance

Assists in the hiring of supervisors and employees to include job fairs, interviewing candidates and supporting the Akima hiring process

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

Five (5) years of relevant experience in environmental and safety and health management on a US federal government service contract

Strong personal leadership, management, and organization skills as well as the ability to integrate and harmonize diversified functions to provide overall efficient and effective contract operations

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Exemplary attention to detail

Maintains sensitivity to, and report on, instances of fraud, waste, and abuse

Proficient at the suite of MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint)

Must be able to make presentations to employees at all levels. Must be able to write cohesive and comprehensive documentation

High School Degree

The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description generally cover the nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. This is not intended to be a complete list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Subject to the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, the company management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as may be necessary. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are Equal Opportunity Employers. Prospective employees will receive consideration without discrimination because of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Job : Maintenance & Repair

Travel : None

Organization : ASO - Akima Support Operations

Clearance : TS / SCI Lifestyle-Fullscope Poly

Work Type : On-Site

Remote : No

ReqID : 2024-3150