Aviation Safety, Security & Training Lead

ApplyMint; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Menzies Aviation is seeking a Safety and Compliance professional to support safety management, training, audits and environmental programs at the ORD Fuel Farm. The role focuses on hazard identification, risk control and safety culture across ramp and cargo operations.

You will lead onboarding, ongoing training, regulatory coordination and incident investigations, ensuring timely corrective actions and documentation across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High school diploma or GED required; bachelor’s degree in safety, environmental science, aviation management, training, industrial operations or a related field preferred.
• Three to five years of related safety, environmental training, aviation fuel farm, petroleum industrial or military operations experience preferred; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
• Prior experience leading safety programs, training programs, audits, inspections, incident investigations or environmental compliance activities strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement applicable Menzies Aviation policies, procedures, safety programs, environmental programs and training standards at the ORD Fuel Farm.
• Manage the station health and safety program including Safety First initiatives, Stop Work Authority, hazard identification, risk assessments, safety observations, near‑miss reporting and corrective‑action tracking.
• Lead the employee training program including new‑hire onboarding, OJT progression, recurrent/refresher training, qualification records, competency checklists and compliance tracking for all applicable fuel farm roles.
• Coordinate required fuel operations training including ATA 103‑aligned training, local procedures, customer requirements, Quality Control awareness and task‑specific training for operators, technicians, dispatchers, leads and supervisors.
• Manage environmental compliance activities including SPCC, SWPPP/stormwater, FRP/emergency response, spill prevention and response, Hazard Communication, waste handling inspections and environmental record‑keeping.
• Support regulatory, customer, corporate and airport audits by preparing records, coordinating responses, tracking corrective actions and verifying sustained completion.
• Conduct routine inspections of people, processes, facilities, equipment and materials; identify unsafe or non‑compliant conditions; communicate findings; and recommend corrective actions.
• Oversee accident, incident, injury, spill, hazard and near‑miss reporting and investigation; ensure timely documentation, root‑cause analysis and follow‑up with employees and supervisors.
• Analyze safety training and environmental performance data to identify trends and provide weekly/monthly updates to the General Manager and applicable regional or corporate stakeholders.
• Establish, support and facilitate the station Safety Committee to drive communication, employee involvement, shared learning and follow‑up on identified concerns.
• Develop, review and maintain local operating procedures, training materials, safety briefs, environmental checklists, emergency response documents and other compliance‑related documents.
• Partner with Operations, QC, Pipeline, Maintenance, Dispatch, HR, contractors and customer representatives to ensure safe, compliant and reliable fuel farm operations.
• Participate in airport, customer, contractor and company safety or environmental meetings and cascade relevant alerts, bulletins and lessons learned.
• Report significant deficiencies in products, processes, materials, equipment, documentation or work practices and recommend improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the General Manager or senior leadership.

Skills

Safety management

Training programs

Audits

Incident investigations

Hazard identification

Environmental compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in safety or related field

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Teams

Excel

SharePoint

Training trackers

Reporting tools

Job description

Menzies Aviation is seeking a Safety and Compliance professional to support safety management, training, audits and environmental programs at the ORD Fuel Farm. The role focuses on hazard identification, risk control and safety culture across ramp and cargo operations.

You will lead onboarding, ongoing training, regulatory coordination and incident investigations, ensuring timely corrective actions and documentation across multiple teams.