Onsite EHS Specialist: Safety, Compliance & Risk

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is hiring an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) professional to support our Cedar Rapids, IA manufacturing campus. This onsite role focuses on safety program management, contractor safety, and cross‑functional collaboration with Facilities, Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations to ensure compliant EHS activities.

The role involves leading high‑risk EHS programs, performing field risk assessments, incident investigations, training, and promoting a proactive safety culture

Responsibilities

• Provide EHS support for management of change, contractor management, construction projects, and facility modifications, ensuring hazards are identified and controlled throughout the lifecycle of the work.
• Partner with Facilities, Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and other functional teams to identify and mitigate EHS risks associated with manufacturing, maintenance, construction, and facility activities.
• Provide technical support and oversight for high‑risk EHS programs, including LOTO, work at heights, hot work, powered industrial vehicles, hoists, cranes, and rigging, confined space, electrical safety, and machine guarding.
• Conduct field observations, risk assessments, inspections, and program reviews to identify opportunities for risk reduction and improve safety performance.
• Partner with employees and leaders to investigate incidents, identify contributing factors, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Support the development and delivery of EHS training and communication to employees, leaders, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Promote a proactive safety culture by applying Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles and engaging employees in identifying

Job description

Collins Aerospace is hiring an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) professional to support our Cedar Rapids, IA manufacturing campus. This onsite role focuses on safety program management, contractor safety, and cross‑functional collaboration with Facilities, Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations to ensure compliant EHS activities.

The role involves leading high‑risk EHS programs, performing field risk assessments, incident investigations, training, and promoting a proactive safety culture