Senior EHS Specialist -- Lead Safety & Compliance

Roboticsconnected; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking a Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to partner with the EHS team, production leaders and cross-functional leads.

You will assess environments, systems, and procedures to improve workplace safety and prevent harm to workers and the environment. The role involves conducting risk assessments, incident investigations, training, and leading safety initiatives across multiple facilities, ensuring compliance with federal, state and local regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health, Safety Sciences or related technical field required or equivalent.
• 5–8 years of relevant EHS experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Federal, State, and local regulations (Cal/OSHA, CUPA, CA Fire Code).
• Proficient with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Valid driver's license with clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monitoring, preparing, implementing, updating, and maintaining company policies, procedures, and programs to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations
• Applies EHS concepts and tools to the work environment in order to reduce and eliminate risks and maintain compliance with EHS regulations
• Conduct incident investigations, root cause analysis, reporting, and implement corrective actions. This position will also be responsible for creating, documenting, reporting, and presenting incident trending analysis
• Participates in EHS Teams and programs, taking on leadership responsibilities during meetings and with committees
• Conduct workplace inspections for multiple facilities and document results on a daily, weekly, monthly, or otherwise scheduled routine
• Promotes awareness activities, educational and guidance to workers to prevent accidents and illnesses through continuous campaigns
• Collaborate with other EHS team members, production managers, and other parties to implement procedures, plans, processes, best practices, and safety standards
• Develop and conduct technical training as needed or directed. Training at AV is conducted both virtually and in person
• Participate in Gemba walks, Improvement Task Force activities, as well as lead safety committees as directed
• Responsible for incident investigations and root causes determination as well as to assist in corrective action implementation. Ensure timely reporting and closure of tasks
• Assists with data trending and analysis, perform risk assessments and provide training to employees as needed. Performs EHS inspections at the sites, and track corrective action & preventive action findings to closure
• Tests the workplace for environmental hazards such as exposure to chemical, dust hazards, and excessive noise
• Contribute to the development and execution of an EHS management system in support of the company’s programs and policies
• Lead EHS projects, programs, and initiatives as needed; may serve as a subject expert for multiple EHS initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

EHS knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigations

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health, Safety Sciences or related technical degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking a Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to partner with the EHS team, production leaders and cross-functional leads.

You will assess environments, systems, and procedures to improve workplace safety and prevent harm to workers and the environment. The role involves conducting risk assessments, incident investigations, training, and leading safety initiatives across multiple facilities, ensuring compliance with federal, state and local regulations.