Environmental Health and Safety Lead

Job Description :

L3Harris is seeking an Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Lead supporting two sites in Tulsa, OK a maritime power assembly and testing facility and an aircraft maintenance and repair facility.

The EHS Lead drives the development, organization, administration, enforcement, and continuous improvement of EHS programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, county, local, and customer requirements.

The EHS Lead will support both locations’ performance toward meeting their injury rate and environmental sustainability goals, as well as continuous improvement and validation of their EHS compliance requirements.

This role :

• Oversees Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) at two locations in Tulsa, OK.
• Serves as the subject matter expert in EHS to the Operations, Engineering, and Program Management / Development organizations.
• Reports directly to the Sr. Manager of Operations for the facility.
• Supported by a network of EHS professionals and corporate leadership within L3Harris.
• Works in environments that are a mix of manufacturing, assembly, repair, engineering, program development, and office activities.
• Expected to rotate weeks onsite across the two locations, and works on a 9-80 schedule, with availability to support additional shifts or programs as required.

Essential Functions :

• Supports all aspects of Tulsa EHS performance, including injury reduction and avoidance, environmental sustainability initiatives, and meeting EHS regulatory and company requirements.
• Conducts workplace surveys, safety audits, risks assessments, etc. and advises management of conditions requiring corrective action and tracks resolutions to an effective closure.
• Focuses on continuous improvement and management of change of EHS programs in processes, systems, and products. Focus areas : Ergonomics, Fall Protection, Electrical Safety, Hazard and Risk Assessments, Hazardous Waste Small Quantity Generator, Air Quality and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.
• Supports incident investigations and data / trend analysis to determine root cause, produces and maintains necessary documentation and ensures that all applicable reporting requirements are performed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensure dissemination of ownership responsibilities for regulatory, corporate, and internal obligations throughout all business functions.

Develop written programs to define and training programs to disseminate these responsibilities. Audit work practices to ensure adherence by employees and enforcement by management.

• Regularly briefs the site operations and leadership teams on programs, trends, and action plans.
• Remains current with all applicable regulations and company policies.
• Establishes and maintains necessary contacts with city, county, state, federal regulatory agencies.
• Maintains required records in accordance with regulatory and L3Harris requirements, to include but not limited to site permits and licenses, training, certifications, inspections, audits, etc.
• Supports the standardization of EHS processes across the two locations.
• Performs related duties or special projects.

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with a minimum of 9 years of prior related experience, or a graduate degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.

In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

• Strong technical understanding of environmental and occupational health and safety regulations and practices.
• Practical experience developing, training, and implementing EHS programs and trainings.
• Ability to research technical information as required.
• Ability to manage time and projects across multiple sites or programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work under general, consultative direction and manage programs independently.
• Experience managing a budget with vendors and consultants for EHS compliance.
• Strong communication skills (written, verbal, presentation).
• Competent computer skills related to Microsoft office, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance from the US Government which requires United States citizenship.

Preferred Additional Skills :

• BS degree in EHS or related field
• 40 CFR RCRA Certified
• EHS-related professional accreditations : Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Professional Engineer, etc.
• Involvement in high performance programs : VPP, ISO 45001, 14001
• Strong root cause analysis skills
• Experience using and leveraging EHS common systems, such as Gensuite
• Strong teamwork, interpersonal, problem-solving, and analysis skills
• Exhibits sound judgment and professionalism in all situations.
• Ability to use data visualization tools such as Tableau or PowerBI to analyze data for use in developing forward plans.
5 days ago