SAFETY TECHNICIAN 2

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

3d•$58,000 - $74,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Safety Technician 2 implements and monitors industrial safety programs to protect personnel and facilities and helps ensure compliance with OSHA and state codes and regulations. The role evaluates new equipment and materials for safety, monitors employee exposure to chemicals and other toxic substances, conducts surveys and inspections, tests and services safety equipment and systems, reports hazardous conditions or noncompliance, and recommends corrective action. The position may also maintain storage areas, consumable supplies, and personal protective equipment, and respond to incidents involving hazardous materials, radiation, fire, or smoke. The role provides direct, field-based fire prevention oversight of shipboard operations and nearby industrial facilities, with a primary focus on vessels under construction, maintenance, repair, or overhaul. It monitors hot work, housekeeping, combustible materials, fire watch practices, and other fire prevention requirements; documents unsafe conditions and procedural noncompliance; and coordinates corrective actions with responsible personnel. The technician develops working knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements, company procedures, and OSHA standards. The role engages with shipboard personnel, production supervision, and safety representatives to reinforce safe practices, provide technical guidance, and promote compliance. It also supports workforce training and safety briefings, responds to fire-related events through on-scene fact gathering and preliminary reporting, participates in incident learning and corrective-action follow-up, and maintains timely records of observations, deficiencies, corrective actions, and surveillance activities. Participation in an on-call rotation may be assigned.

Requirements

Associate's degree and 1 year of relevant experience.
An NNS Apprentice School graduate may be used as equivalent to an Associate's degree.
A Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate may be used as equivalent to an Associate's degree.
High school diploma or GED and 2 years of related manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience may be used as equivalent to an Associate's degree.
High school diploma or GED and 4 years of non-related manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience may be used as equivalent to an Associate's degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience performing hot work, fire watch duties, fire prevention activities, or other shipboard industrial operations.
Experience working aboard naval or commercial vessels, particularly in shipbuilding, ship repair, maintenance, or overhaul environments.
Familiarity with shipboard arrangements, industrial work environments, and hazards associated with vessel construction and repair.
Experience conducting workplace safety inspections, field observations, compliance surveillance, or hazard identification.
Working knowledge of OSHA standards, particularly 29 CFR 1915 (Shipyard Employment), and applicable occupational safety requirements.
OSHA 10-Hour, OSHA 30-Hour, OSHA Maritime, or comparable occupational safety training.
Familiarity with hot work precautions, fire watch requirements, combustible material control, housekeeping, and industrial fire prevention practices.
Experience developing or delivering safety training, toolbox talks, workforce briefings, or other instructional materials.
Experience responding to workplace incidents, documenting unsafe conditions, or supporting incident investigations.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and other tools used to document observations, maintain records, and prepare basic reports.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to engage with production personnel and supervision to address unsafe conditions.
Ability to independently navigate shipboard and industrial environments, recognize hazards, and effectively communicate required corrective actions.

Responsibilities

Implement and monitor industrial safety programs to protect personnel and facilities.
Help monitor compliance with OSHA and state safety codes and regulations.
Evaluate new equipment and materials for safety and monitor employee exposure to chemicals and other toxic substances.
Conduct workplace surveys and inspections to assess compliance with safety policies, procedures, regulations, and standards.
Test and service safety equipment and systems.
Report noncompliance and hazardous conditions and suggest remedial action.
Respond to emergencies involving hazardous materials, radiation, fire, and smoke.
Provide field-based fire prevention oversight of shipboard operations and surrounding industrial facilities, particularly aboard vessels under construction, maintenance, repair, or overhaul.
Conduct surveillance of hot work, housekeeping, combustible material management, fire watch practices, and other fire prevention requirements.
Document unsafe conditions and procedural noncompliance, and coordinate with responsible personnel to ensure deficiencies are corrected.
Engage shipboard personnel, production supervision, and safety representatives to reinforce safe work practices and provide technical guidance.
Support the development and delivery of workforce training, safety briefings, and educational initiatives.
Support fire and fire-related event response through on-scene fact gathering, documentation, and preliminary incident reports.
Participate in incident learning activities, corrective-action follow-up, and an on-call rotation as assigned.
Maintain accurate and timely records of field observations, deficiencies, corrective actions, and surveillance activities.
May maintain storage areas, consumable supply inventories, and personal protective equipment.