Research Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, environmental health and safety, engineering, chemistry, industrial hygiene, fire protection, or a closely related technical discipline; equivalent directly relevant experience may be considered.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible industrial safety experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, chemical processing, test operations, or another high-hazard technical environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA General Industry standards and the ability to research, interpret, and translate requirements into practical workplace controls.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, interviewing personnel, evaluating evidence, determining root causes, and developing corrective actions.
• Experience completing job hazard analyses, operational risk assessments, or process hazard reviews.
• Working knowledge of hazardous materials, flammable or combustible liquids, compressed gases, high-pressure systems, electrical hazards, machine safety, and industrial emergency preparedness.
• Ability to understand technical processes, drawings, test plans, operating procedures, and equipment configurations sufficiently to identify safety concerns and ask effective questions.
• Strong written communication skills and experience developing policies, procedures, investigation reports, training materials, and leadership briefings.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with engineers, technicians, operators, managers, vendors, and government or customer representatives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and electronic task or corrective-action tracking systems.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and access industrial, manufacturing, outdoor, mechanical, and test environments.
• U.S. citizenship required due to the nature of the company's work and contractual requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance, as required.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• Experience supporting propulsion, aerospace testing, explosives safety, fuels, oxidizers, or other hazardous operations.
• Experience with process safety management concepts, process hazard analysis, management of change, pre-startup safety review, and mechanical integrity.
• OSHA 10 or 30-Hour General Industry, OSHA 511, or OSHA 501 training.
• HAZWOPER, hazardous-materials technician, hazardous-materials specialist, or incident-command training appropriate to assigned response duties.
• NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout, confined-space, fall-protection, hot-work, respiratory-protection, crane and rigging, or pressure-system safety training.
• Current First Aid, CPR, and AED certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the occupational safety program for the Engineering Test Facility and support the continuous improvement of the company’s occupational safety and health program.
• Serve as the primary safety advisor to site leadership, engineering teams, test personnel, manufacturing personnel, and facilities staff.
• Participate in test planning, test-readiness reviews, pre-task briefings, and operational risk reviews for propulsion and other high-energy test activities.
• Evaluate hazards associated with fuels, oxidizers, compressed gases, pressure systems, combustion products, electrical systems, and test equipment.
• Develop and maintain safety policies, procedures, standard operating procedures, emergency plans, permits, checklists, and technical safety guidance.
• Conduct job hazard analyses, risk assessments, process hazard reviews, what-if analyses, and other structured hazard evaluations appropriate to the operation.
• Conduct routine inspections of test areas, manufacturing spaces, laboratories, storage locations, mechanical areas, and contractor work sites.
• Investigate injuries, illnesses, near misses, property damage, spills, releases, fires, test anomalies, and other safety-related events.
• Support compliance with OSHA General Industry requirements and other applicable federal, state, local, contractual, and consensus standards.
• Develop and administer programs addressing hazard communication, respiratory protection, personal protective equipment, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, confined spaces, fall protection, machine guarding, hot work, and emergency response.
• Assist with chemical approval, inventory control, Safety Data Sheet management, storage compatibility, labeling, and hazardous-waste coordination.
• Support emergency preparedness, including spill and release response planning, evacuation drills, fire protection coordination, severe-weather planning, and interfaces with local emergency responders.
• Establish contractor safety expectations and review contractor work plans, permits, qualifications, and site controls before hazardous work begins.
• Develop and deliver employee safety training, technical briefings, toolbox talks, lessons learned, and targeted safety communications.
• Analyze inspection, incident, training, and corrective-action data to identify trends and recommend program improvements.
• Support facility design, equipment installation, and modification projects by identifying safety requirements early in planning.
• Provide leadership with clear reporting on significant hazards, open corrective actions, operational risk, and resource needs.
• Promote a professional safety culture in which employees are expected to stop work, report hazards, and participate in risk reduction without fear of retaliation.

Benefits

• employer matching 401(k)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• medical insurance
• vision insurance
• dental insurance
• company paid leave
• compensation time
• parental leave
• long-term disability
• short-term disability
• accidental death and dismemberment
• life insurance