Employment Type : Full-Time
BAE Systems, one of the world's leading defense contractors and a stable Fortune 500 Company, is hiring a Safety, Health and Environment Manager at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, TN, as part of its Ordnance Systems Inc. (OSI) business.
The SHE Manager will provide strategic direction and leadership to four (4) critical business support groups within OSI-Holston. These groups include Safety, Environmental and Employee Health. These groups manage and have oversight for the various programs that:
a) Ensure the safety of over ~875 employees working in 24 hr/day, 7 day/week high-explosives manufacturing operation;
b) Ensure the environmental protection of the 6,000+ acre HSAAP facility and its surrounding publics and maintain regulatory compliance with all of the major environmental legislation (CAA, CWA, RCRA-C, RCRA-D, TSCA, SARA, NEPA, others) which impact OSI-Holston operations;
d) Ensure the integration of an OSI - Holston employee health program within the industrial occupational clinics at the facility.
As evidenced by this listing, risk avoidance and mitigation, business continuity, environmental stewardship, energy management and conservation, and employee and public welfare are all key elements of this position. The SHE Manager will also interface with all regulatory agencies (State and Federal) as well as Department of Defense Headquarters (DoD HQ) contacts on regulatory issues on behalf of the business unit (OSI-Holston).
BAE Systems helps protect those who protect us. At our R&D and manufacturing facility at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, TN, we do this by developing safer explosives for our government and commercial customers. Holston AAP has provided high quality explosives for our soldiers since WWII and will continue to push the frontier of energetic material synthesis and manufacturing with your help. Learn more about this area of our business at www.baesystems.com/OSIjobs.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Substantial experience with occupational hazard identification, related risk assessment, and determination of proper controls.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
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.
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