Emergency Response Engineer 3/4

About the role

The selected applicant will be responsible for supporting the site’s emergency response team and fire protection & life safety programs. The Emergency Response Engineer will assist in mitigating incidents, developing and implementing training, and coordinating with external emergency response teams.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and responding to hazardous materials releases and fires to mitigate incidents quickly and efficiently to minimize production downtime as well as assisting in recovery efforts
• Maintaining emergency response equipment and keeping consumable inventory response ready
• Developing and implementing training for the emergency response team (including CPR/AED First Aid, HAZWOPER, etc)
• Developing site-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Pre-Plans for both specific materials and locations, to ensure emergency preparedness
• Coordinating with outside emergency response teams and agencies
• Leading the building evacuation team, including recruiting and training team members, maintaining the Occupant Emergency Plan (OEP), and keeping assembly point supplies stocked
• Overseeing CO2 fire suppression system maintenance
• Participating in design reviews for equipment and facility alterations to identify fire protection and life safety risks
• Collecting, maintaining, and presenting Emergency Response Team (ERT) statistics to team and foundry leadership
• Generating, proposing, and maintaining an annual ERT budget
• Conducting periodic building fire safety inspections and supporting Health and Safety compliance inspections
• Coordinating employee engagement activities, such as fire prevention week

Qualifications

• For Level 3: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in EHS, emergency response, fire service, or related experience; or a Master’s degree with 3 years of experience in EHS, emergency response, fire service, or related experience; or 9 years of experience in EHS, emergency response, fire service, or related experience may be accepted in lieu of Bachelor's degree
• For Level 4: Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience in EHS, emergency response, fire service, or related experience; or a Master’s Degree with 6 years of experience in EHS, emergency response, fire service, or related experience; or 12 years of experience in EHS, emergency response, fire service, or related experience may be accepted in lieu of Bachelor's degree
• Ability to undergo annual medical surveillance and acquire medical certification for the use of a self-contained breathing apparatus
• Ability to respond to fire and hazardous materials incidents in a timely manner inclusive of non-working hours
• Local to the site for supporting the site’s emergency response team
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship required

Benefits

• Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results
• Discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business