Associate Occupational Health & Safety Specialist

Spirit AeroSystems; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 56,850 - 87,150; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas is seeking an Occupational Health and Safety Specialist. This role focuses on risk reduction and developing safety programs while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience. You will drive safety culture improvement and lead investigations into incidents. The position offers a competitive pay range from $56,850 to $87,150, along with comprehensive benefits.

Join a company that values health, safety, and environmental responsibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental science or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience in safety and environmental programs.
• Ability to develop and implement effective safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to control safety and environmental hazards.
• Ensure effective application of EHS Management System.
• Conduct audits and provide safety recommendations.

Skills

Occupational safety

Environmental science

Hazard Communication

LOTO

Incident Investigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in occupational safety or related

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners. Core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

The Role

The Occupational Health and Safety Specialist will focus on risk reduction, injury prevention, and drive ownership of safety, health, and environmental impacts to enhance the safety culture. The individual will develop, implement, and continuously improve programs within the EHS Management System framework in partnership with Global EHS, engineering, and manufacturing ecosystems. They will ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations and conformance to internal, industry, and consensus standards where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects aimed at anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling safety and environmental hazards.
• Ensure the EHS Management System elements are applied effectively throughout operations.
• Drive thorough investigations for all incidents and accidents, develop effective root cause analysis and countermeasures, and ensure timely completion of corrective actions.
• Develop and guide management to improve their effectiveness as safety leaders.
• Effectively communicate company metrics to functional teams and leadership.
• Conduct site audits, inspections, evaluations, and reviews as necessary.
• Provide safety recommendations for engineering and design.
• Support deliberate improvement efforts to improve overall EHS program performance.
• Evaluate existing or emergent risk management control technologies and provide information, regulatory assessment, and interpretation and required reporting, and technical expertise to management and employees.
• Analyze and assess plant safety trend data to drive safety resource allocation and drive ergonomic initiatives to reduce injuries.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental science or related disciplines or equivalent subject matter knowledge skills and abilities acquired through work.
• 3+ years’ experience in a position with responsibility for safety and environmental programs, preferably in manufacturing or industrial segments.
• Experience developing and implementing safety and environmental programs, policies, and training.
• Ability to be self‑directed and complete work with minimal day‑to‑day supervision.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• ASP, CSP, CIH, CHMM, or other professional certification.
• Applied knowledge in health and safety disciplines including Hazard Communication, LOTO, Confined Space, Electrical Safety, Fall Protection, Incident Investigation, Ergonomics, Behavioral Based Safety, Machine Guarding and Lean Manufacturing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Understanding of ISO 45001.

Essential Duties and Physical Demands

• Ability to walk/stand frequently per shift.
• Ability to climb limited per shift.
• Ability to sit frequently per shift.
• Ability to lift/carry and push/pull.

Union

This is a union-represented position.

Drug Free Workplace

We are a Drug Free Workplace where post‑offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits

We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

Eligible employees may enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range – Associate (Level 2): $56,850 – $87,150

Kansas Tax Credit

Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.