Industrial Safety Specialist (BT-25159)

The Industrial Safety Specialist will support the space program located in New Orleans, LA.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) Safety Manager in all aspects of industrial safety administration to include OSHA/Risk management practices and interpreting compliance standards.
• Provide key safety consultations to NASA-MAF SMA, NASA Contractor Safety professionals and commercial tenant leadership.
• Support the Mishap Investigation Program for the Michoud Assembly Facility.
  • Perform Mishap and Injury investigations, including identification of corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
  • Enter mishaps into the NASA Mishap Information System (NMIS).
  • Verify corrective actions are complete, including objective evidence including pictures, presentations, certifications, etc. prior to closing mishap cases in the NMIS database.
  • Track injury and mishaps metrics so that emerging trends can be communicated to NASA Leadership.
• Serve as consultant to the Michoud Emergency and Incident Response Team and a member of the Emergency Exercise Coordination Team.
• Support the SHE Inspection Program for the Michoud Assembly Facility.
  • Administer the SafeSuite database by reviewing and approving inspection findings.
  • Conduct spot inspections.
  • Tracking and trending inspection findings for presentation to MAF Leadership.
• Conduct AS9100 quality audits of the Component Processing Facility.
• Lead and/or participate in joint risk assessments of new processes, facility, and construction projects to identify potential hazards and mitigations.
• Support the SHE Committee and MTM meeting with MAF presentations detailing key Safety information to MFSC and MAF leadership.
• Support bi-monthly NASA-MAF leadership and MAF S&MA safety spot inspections.
• Participate in MAF Design Reviews, Flight Readiness Reviews and provide comments regarding safety issues or concerns.
• Complete safety procedure review and comment for compliance to federal, state, local, and NASA requirements to include the review of lifting plans and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned by NASA agency and/or onsite management.

REQUIRED:

This position has been posted at multiple levels (must meet minimum level indicated). Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• This position requires US Citizenship due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
• This position requires a Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain one.
• Must have a bachelor's degree in the field of occupational health and safety or a related field (e.g., engineering, chemistry, environmental science).
• Must have 2+ years of recent and related work experience.
• In lieu of degree: Candidates with 6+ years of recent and related work experience will be considered.
• Ability to develop and present PowerPoint presentations and Data trending/matrix with Microsoft applications.
• Prior experience performing OSHA inspections and accident investigations.
• Experience using hazard data bases (e.g., SHETRAK, SafeSuite, or similar).

DESIRED:

• Hold Certified Safety Professional certification.
• Experience and or training in Root Cause Analysis.
• Training in OSHA 510 OSHA standards for Construction Industry.
• Training in OSHA 511 OSHA standards for General Industry.
• Certification or documented experience in Fire Inspection and/or Electrical Inspection.
• Experience performing quality surveillance.

WORK LOCATION:

• This position is located onsite; some travel may be required.
• Schedules are subject to change based on the requirements of the position and/or customer needs.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS REQUIRED: