Health, & Safety (EHS) Officer

About the role

Wild West Systems is seeking an EHS Officer to lead safety, compliance, and risk management for operations involving ammunition, explosives, energetics materials, and associated transportation and handling activities. This role will own site-level safety programs, regulatory compliance, training, inspections, incident response, and interface with internal teams, regulators, and government customers. The position is responsible for ensuring operations align with US-DoD contract (DMCA), Safety and security requirements, OSHA standards, and hazardous materials transportation (US-DOT) requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain the company's ammunition and explosives safety program in accordance with DoD 4145.26m, DESR 6055.09 and 27 CFR Part 555 (ATFE)
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements applicable to explosives and blasting agents, including hazard identification, safe work practices, training, and controlled handling procedures
• Manage hazardous materials transportation compliance under 49 CFR, including packaging, marking, labeling, shipping documentation, segregation, and carrier coordination for Class 1 materials
• Conduct safety reviews, inspections, audits, and corrective action tracking for manufacturing, storage, test, and transport operations
• Support site hazard analysis, risk assessments, emergency response planning, and incident investigation
• Interface with DCMA, government quality/safety/security representatives, and customer auditors during inspections, program reviews, and corrective action closure
• Maintain records, training documentations, SOPs, permits, and compliance artifacts required for regulated munitions activities
• Advise engineering, operations, logistics, and program management on safe design, storage, handling, and movement of energetics materials
• Lead or support root-cause analysis for safety events, near misses, and nonconformances
• Monitor changes in applicable federal, state, and local requirements and update company procedures accordingly

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in explosives safety, ammunition operations, munitions compliance, industrial safety, or a related regulated environment
• Demonstrated working knowledge of DoD 4145.26 contractor safety requirements for ammunition and explosives
• Familiarity with OSHA 29 CFR standards relevant to hazardous materials, explosives, and general industrial safety
• Working knowledge of 49 CFR hazardous materials transportation requirements, especially Class 1 explosive materials
• Working knowledge of 27 CFR Part 555 (ATFE)
• Experience supporting or interacting with DCMA government oversight functions
• Experience developing AE SOPs, training programs, inspection checklists, and corrective action systems
• Experience generating, implementing, and reviewing ESSP (explosives site safety plan) for multiple sites
• ITAR Requirement: U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. section 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. section 1158, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, engineering, chemistry, environmental health, or related field/equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in munitions manufacturing
• Experience in munitions test range operations
• CSP, ASP, CHMM, or similar safety certification
• Experience with ISO-style quality systems, contractor safety programs, or military customer audits
• Experience working in a start-up and fast-paced environment

Success Measures

• Zero preventable safety incidents involving munitions or hazardous materials
• Timely completion of audits, training, inspections, and corrective actions
• Annual reviews and approval cycles of safety documentation
• Annual training of all personnel in regard to company AE safety policies
• Audit readiness for DCMA and customer reviews
• Clear, usable safety procedures that support operational speed without sacrificing compliance
• Cross-functional adoption of safe work practices across the business