Manufacture Reliability and EHS Specialist

AIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries.

AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.


Summary:
The Manufacture Reliability & EHS Specialist drives operational excellence by analyzing performance metrics, implementing process enhancements, and ensuring regulatory compliance. This role combines technical expertise in maintenance optimization with a strong focus on environmental, health, and safety standards to deliver measurable improvements across all operational areas.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Drives KPI achievement through systematic fault elimination, risk mitigation, asset lifecycle management, and continuous performance monitoring.
• Analyzes operational metrics to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for measurable process improvements.
• Evaluates maintenance procedures and schedules for effectiveness, develops improvement recommendations, and implements solutions using internal resources.
• Verifies that maintenance procedures and processes comply with all applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations.
• Provides project management support through coordination and oversight of internal and external resources.
• Designs, delivers, and facilitates safety training programs in line with AIT corporate policy, processes and procedures.
• Fosters a culture of excellence by monitoring & reinforcing high performance standards and maintaining a robust EHS Management System.
• Acts as the AIT representative for site Safety Committee meetings, contributes to safety topics, and actively participates in workplace safety observations.
• Conducts thorough, objective incident investigations including documentation and root cause analysis.
• Develops and implements audit tools to identify process deviations and non-conformances, driving corrective actions to ensure standards are met.
• Partners with customer departments to identify EHS issues related to standards compliance and implements corrective actions for non-conformances.
• Leads pre-task risk assessments for non-routine work activities.
• Reviews routine work and preventive maintenance tasks to ensure alignment with safety best practices.
• Compiles safety KPIs and produces actionable reports that enable Site Leadership to drive behavioral improvements.
• Collaborates with Corporate EHS and Site Leadership to coordinate environmental compliance activities and prevention initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree Business or Engineering.
• Five years of related experience and/or training in an equivalent position.
• Experience working with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) preferred.
• Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Additional safety certificates or credentials are preferred.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:
• N/A

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.
• Strong communication skills to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries and issues.
• Solid understanding of EHS compliance (including but not limited to OSHA and local site requirements) and best practices.
• Demonstrated leadership experience or leadership capability through projects.
• Work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
• Can multitask and manage multiple large to small projects in a cross functional environment.
• Break down a complex concept so that is easily understood by the target audience.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results.
• Achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Understand how to use the computers, including such tasks as turning the computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigate to websites, perform searches, and download files.
• Ability to interpret regulations to ensure compliance. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Provides excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Ensure that decisions are made based on policies, rules and organizational directives to solve emerging problems.
• Able to manage own time, priorities, and resources to achieve goals

Work Conditions:
Environment