EHS Engineer-Group Lead

About the role

Guide and instruct Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) engineers who are involved in EHS programs, policies and procedures, while interacting with employees in multiple areas of manufacturing of Textron Aviation aircraft.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes and schedules team activities and assignments
• Coordinates teams’ activities with other groups/organizations/departments
• Oversee assignments involving implementation of general safety and environmental policies and procedures to be followed in compliance with corporate policies and local, state, and federal EPA and OSHA rules and regulations
• Personally assists/executes in implementation efforts involving EH&S policies and procedures, and as difficult problems are encountered
• Ensures timely and effective customer support to all Textron Aviation entities
• Improves the effectiveness of the team by instructing, developing and creating the required environment for motivation, innovation and job development of employees, assess individual employee results in relation to job assignments and takes or recommends appropriate actions
• Performs necessary research to maintain and exercise a working knowledge of new environmental and safety processes
• Prepares periodic activity and status reports and performs special assignments as required
• Develops a collaborative environment for execution of safety kaizens, gemba walks, and safety improvement processes
• Development and execution of Textron Aviation Safety Management System
• Assist with and performs incident investigations on injuries or illnesses and provide recommendations to prevent recurrences, using the root cause analysis method
• Be aware of basic Ergonomic principles and be willing to lead preliminary ergonomic injury investigations and perform Ergonomic reviews by understanding the employee’s tasks and risks
• Provide positive coaching to employees including developing and conducting effective safety training
• Join in the development and compiling of training manuals and other training aids, and obtain equipment, training videos, and other materials for instructional purposes
• Perform other related duties as required by supervisor

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required in: Environmental Health and Safety, Health Services Management, Medical Administration, or other related fields.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of relative experience required; leadership experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Environmental Health & Safety Engineering role or function preferred
• Experience with EHS in a manufacturing environment is preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in MS Office products
• Action oriented
• Managerial courage
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Demonstrated ability to build effective teams

Benefits

Textron Aviation offers a competitive and extensive total rewards package that includes pay and innovative benefits to support you and your family members – now and in the future, beginning day one. Additionally, you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years.

Schedule

Full-time, First Shift.