Job Title : Safety Quality Manager

Company Name: Amentum

Job Details:  Safety Quality Manager | Amentum
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About the job
Purpose and Scope:

Works with site and program management to maintain quality, health, and safety programs, to include policies, processes, procedures and controls. Ensures contract performance conforms to established standards, requirements and governmental agency guidelines, resulting in a safe and healthy workplace and ensuring customer satisfaction. This position is in support of the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program (AFCAP) and is located at Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield (AAAF).

Essential Responsibilities:

Implement and administer the Quality Management System (QMS), Safety Management system (SMS), and Ground Safety Program for sites and operations supported by the Regional Management Office assigned.
Develop and provide quality and safety training.
Manage and oversee a team of Quality and Safety Technicians.
Implements and maintains required occupational health and industrial hygiene operational procedures to ensure company and employee awareness, comprehension and adherence to approved health and safety practices for assigned program.
Conducts occupational health/industrial hygiene and safety inspections/observations/risk assessments/audits of contract operations and subcontractors.
Assesses occupational exposures to workplace conditions potentially affecting worker health and safety and provides recommendations on improving the safety of workers.
Performs occupational health/industrial hygiene inspections, surveillance, and formal audits to ensure compliance with program requirements.
Provides response to customer concerns and findings. Tracks corrective actions taken in response to internal and customer audit findings to ensure a safe and healthful working environment, and appropriate worker personal protective equipment (PPE).
Ensures compliance with Federal OSHA requirements to include worker exposure issues such as noise (auditory), inhalation (respiratory), etc.
Conducts technical research to assess and mitigate risk to chemical exposure, noise exposure, air quality issues, ergonomics, radiation and other potential exposure risk issues.
Conducts training programs on occupational health issues in accordance with the EHS Management Plan and include program specific training in support of the workforce and work conducted.
Acts as a direct representative of the Company to the customer.
Establishes and communicates program metrics as needed.
Maintains awareness of regulatory changes and disseminates safety-related bulletins, technical changes and literature to work site personnel.
Conducts incident investigations to determine root cause and recommended corrective actions.
Maintains technical library.
Ensures injury, incident, HAZMAT and adverse trend tracking and reporting.
Acts as a back up to the other EHS staff when they are off island or on R&R.
Provides leadership and knowledge to staff members and teams as necessary. Performs all other position related duties as assigned or requested.

Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Bachelor’s degree in industrial hygiene, environmental, health, occupational health, safety management or other associated technical discipline.
Four years of additional experience in government contracting, U.S. Military or a related field may be substituted for each year of the four years of college.
Eight years’ progressively responsible experience in any combination within program management, plant & operations management, industrial hygiene, safety or environmental compliance preferred.
Seven years of occupational health, industrial hygiene and/or safety operations experience preferred.
Completed OSHA #511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry.
Completed OSHA #7500 Introduction to Safety and Health Management.
Completed OSHA #7505 Introduction to Incident (Accident) Investigation.
Accredited EHS Certifications preferred including Certified Industrial Hygienist or Certified Environmental Health Professional or Certified Safety Professional.
Knowledge of EHS policies, processes and regulatory requirements.
Experience in occupational health and safety, worker exposure issues, inspection, audit, corrective actions and safe work practices.
Ability to read and write English is required.
Solid communications skills, strong interpersonal skills.
Strong ability to work and lead as a member of a diverse, dynamic team.
Outstanding problem-solving skills and sound judgment.
Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
Candidate is required to be a USN to fill this position.
Possess a valid state issued driver’s license and passport.
Ability to successfully pass contract medical requirements and maintain requirements for duration of deployment.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:

Able to stand for long periods of time such as eight to ten hours, bend, kneel, and reach to store/retrieve supplies.
Able to lift, carry, and push supplies and boxes up to 50 pounds.
Living and working conditions at the assignment location could be remote and uncomfortable.
Long hours, exposure to weather and hazardous conditions.
Personnel should be aware of moving on short notice and under adverse conditions.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Other Responsibilities

Safety – Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality – Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance – Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to job.

This position is pending contract award.

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