Safety Technician 3

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

1d•$69,000 - $88,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Safety Technician implements and monitors industrial safety programs to protect personnel and facilities. The role helps ensure compliance with OSHA and state codes and regulations, evaluates equipment and materials for safety, and monitors employee exposure to chemicals and other toxic substances. The technician conducts surveys and inspections, tests and services safety equipment and systems, and reports hazardous conditions or non-compliance while recommending corrective actions. The role may also involve maintaining storage areas, supply inventories, and personal protective equipment, and responding to emergencies involving hazardous materials, radiation, or fire and smoke incidents. This position is with Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII. U.S. citizenship is required. The role is full-time, first shift, onsite, and includes travel 10%–25% of the time. Relocation assistance and telework are not available. The stated salary range is $69,000 to $88,000; final compensation depends on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Requirements

Associate's degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
U.S. citizenship is required.
One of the following may substitute for the associate's degree to meet minimum qualifications: NNS Apprentice School graduate; Navy Nuclear Power School graduate; high school diploma/GED and 2 years of related manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience; or high school diploma/GED and 4 years of non-related manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, or military experience.

Responsibilities

Implement and monitor industrial safety programs to ensure personnel and facility safety.
Help monitor and control safety standards in accordance with OSHA and state codes and regulations.
Evaluate new equipment and materials for safety.
Monitor employee exposure to chemicals and other toxic substances.
Conduct surveys and inspections to ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, regulations, and standards related to employee safety.
Test and service safety equipment and systems.
Report non-compliance or hazardous conditions and suggest remedial actions.
May maintain storage areas, consumable supply inventories, and personal protective equipment.
Respond to emergencies involving hazardous materials, radiation, or fire and smoke incidents in the facility.