Senior Health and Safety Officer

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The Test Technology Division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Health and Safety Officer.

We are looking for an individual with 15+ years of experience; a bachelor’s degree is preferred, but not required. The successful applicant will work with our current health and safety manager and our safety committee to ensure safety compliance within our division, and over the test sites where ARA will be conducting construction and testing operations.

We are a group of engineers, scientists and technicians supporting the government and commercial clients in various types of field fabrication, instrumentation and testing activities.

Our work is mostly performed in New Mexico on Kirtland Air Force Base, White Sands Missile Range and at our ARA test site in Moriarty with occasional missions to the Nevada Test Site and Texas Nine Mile Site.

The candidate must be a self-starting team player who will foster a safety environment where all are protected. Efforts shall be focused on industrial hygiene and a broad range of occupation safety national consensus standards.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, testing, implementing, and educating staff on a diverse range of policies, programs and procedures.

This will be achieved through writing Health and Safety Plans (HASPs), Conducting Hazard Assessments, developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and documentation of training from all organizations involved on the test sites.

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are required. An individual with regulatory expertise and the ability to research, understand and apply regulations in diverse areas is required.

Candidate shall evaluate a variety of risk factors based on the work at hand and identify counter measures to reduce employee exposure to ergonomic, mechanical, electrical, chemical, physical and biological stress elements.

To ensure the occupational health of employees, the candidate will work with leadership to identify potential health issues and then resolve them in a timely manner.

The position supports a $20M / yr business unit with broad research, fabrication, and field test responsibilities. Salary range is dependent on skill level.

Employment is contingent on obtaining a security clearance. Essential skills and experience :

• Technology Savvy Able to employ technology, specifically Microsoft Office Suite
• Communication - Able to develop Safety Plans, as well as to coach and mentor employees on safety topics (integrate solutions and motivate compliance)
• Critical Thinking Able to analyze and discern the causes different occupational hazard risks
• Problem Solving - Able to provide innovative, compliant, and cost-effective safety solutions for unique and one-of-a-kind R&D testing thru literature research and data mining
• Physicality - Able to spend significant amounts of time moving and walking around test beds and provide safety guidance for fielding and construction activities
• Time-Management Able to meet critical deadlines for multiple concurrent projects
• Business Oriented Able to always keep the needs of the business in mind, ensuring that all are good stewards of available resources
• Experience with Hazardous Materials and SDS compliance
• Facility Code Compliance
• First Aid and CPR trained
• 15+ Years Experience Desired skills and experience :
• HAZWOPER trained
• Familiar with atmospheric monitoring techniques and equipment
• Have knowledge of respiratory protection standards and fit testing procedures.
• Have an emergency medical background
• Understanding of Department of Transportation requirements
• Experience with laser safety
• Experience with radio frequency hazards
• Training with cryogenics, compressed gases, energized electronics and metal fabrication
• Experience with Unmanned Aerial Systems safety
• Experience with OSHA, NIOSH, MSHA, NFPA and NEPA
• Records management and data entry COMPANY INFORMATION : Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences.

The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership fosters greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels.

ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging;

innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

The motto, Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com. Education Required

• Bachelors or better Behaviors Preferred
• Leader : Inspires teammates to follow them
• Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well Motivations Preferred
• Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help
• Ability to Make an Impact : Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)