Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager

Manager, Environmental, Health & Safety

The Manager, Environmental, Health & Safety is responsible for driving a positive safety culture that includes leading the Safety Committee and coordinating ongoing safety communication. Position is also responsible for planning, coordinating, and conducting environmental, health & safety activities as needed to ensure compliance with Company Environmental, Health and Safety policies and all applicable federal, state and local legislation and codes. This is an experienced level position with direct reports that reports to the Director of Quality Assurance.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Manage Company Environmental, Health and Safety Function
• Ensures compliance with Environmental permits
• Implement facility's Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and performs incident/accident investigations and ensures reports are complete for workers compensation reporting and/or damage reporting to aircraft and/or company equipment
• Keeps OSHA Forms 300 and 300A up to date and reviews other safety and injury reports as required
• Ensure waste streams are properly classified, handled, stored and disposed of in accordance with all federal, state, and local regulations
• Manage required reports, records, and other documentation for all EH&S Department activities
• Maintains Material Safety Data Sheets and Chemical Inventory List on Company network
• Accompanies OSHA, Fire Department personnel, Workers Compensation representatives, Fort Worth Water Systems personnel and TCEQ representatives, etc. during inspections as required
• Keep all Management personnel informed of safety and environmental activities and of any potential problem areas. Ensure company personnel are informed of safety requirements or issues as needed
• Verifies facility fire extinguishers, emergency eye wash stations and first aid kits are appropriately inspected and maintained, recording status of compliance each month
• Performs weekly hangar and shop safety inspections and maintains written report of findings. Reports non-compliance issues to Vice President of Quality
• Conducts initial and recurrent safety and environmental training sessions to ensure that Company personnel are knowledgeable in proper procedures to follow
• Maintains the safety manual and other related documents and revises when required
• Serve as EH&S Department representative to attend and participate in meetings and committees as required
• Manage oversight of safety training lesson plans and ensure training reference materials are prepared as required
• Stays up to date on Company policies, procedures and regulatory requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety, or a related field
• 5 years minimum experience in Environmental, Health and Safety related positions within the Aviation Industry
• 3 years minimum experience of dealing directly with OSHA regulations and regulatory compliance under 29 CFR 1910
• 3 years minimum experience of being responsible for HAZMAT control and disposal
• OSHA-30 Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Safety and Environmental certification
• Aviation MRO Experience STRONGLY PREFERRED

Success Factors/Job Competencies

• Thorough knowledge of Safety, Health and Environmental fundamentals, regulations, systems, and resources
• Well organized
• Compliance minded
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to conduct training and to help develop a curriculum
• Able to meet deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand Standard English for general work correspondence and for producing work products
• Must be able to adhere to all established safety policies, processes and procedures

Work Environment: This job operates in indoor settings, including office and warehouse/airplane hangar environments which require the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, fax machines and safety gear. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required use the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together. The employee is frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Ascending and descending stairs. Occasional bending and kneeling. Sitting about 50% of the time. Walking required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Travel: Limited travel is expected for this position (Less than 15%).

Work Authorization/Security Clearance: Must be able to legally work in the US without sponsorship.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Plan: Aspire MRO provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. Aspire will also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.