EHS Manager

Beehive Industries is dedicated to Powering American Defense by revolutionizing the design, development, and delivery of jet propulsion systems to support the warfighter. Through the integration of additive manufacturing, the company aims to meet the growing and urgent needs for unmanned aerial defense by dramatically improving a jet engine’s speed to market, fuel efficiency, and cost.
 
Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, with additional facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee, Loveland, Ohio, and Mount Vernon, Ohio. Beehive is committed to grow and advance the defense industrial base while manufacturing exclusively in the USA.

At Beehive Industries, we believe there is a better way to meet our customer’s needs. Through Additive Manufacturing, Beehive Industries helps develop and produce solutions for our customers at unprecedented speeds, while never compromising the aerospace level quality that they need for their critical work. This role will be located at our Knoxville, Tennessee facility.

Role Overview 

The EHS manger is responsible for the development, implementation and execution of our EHS programs at our Knoxville facility. This position will work closely with site leadership and local functions to build a strong EHS culture and processes to enable a fast growing innovative company. The right candidate must have strong problem solving and communication skills, a proven background in developing and effectively managing EHS programs. 

What You'll Do... 

• Champion proactive safety initiatives such as hazard identification programs, safety observations, risk assessments, and employee engagement efforts to prevent injuries and improve overall site safety performance  

• Independently identify, characterize, and mitigate risks at the Beehive Knoxville facility  

• Interact and partner directly with site and functional leadership in the development and execution of focused EHS initiatives and objectives 

• Build and support a strong safety culture through leadership to front line operators 

• Perform investigations into the root cause of injuries, events, and near misses. Ensure appropriate actions are taken to correct and prevent recurrence of unsafe conditions and/or behaviors 

• Build and deliver effective EHS training to site employees 

• Write, implement, and manage EHS and programs, policies and procedures 

• Responsible for regulatory compliance of all local, state, and federal requirements and interact with regulators and key stakeholders as applicable to the Knoxville operations 

• Effectively manage manufacturing byproducts including Hazardous Waste; prioritizing compliance, waste and cost minimization 

• Collaborate closely with site team on change management projects 

You have... 

• A BS degree in Occupational, Health & Safety Sciences or similar (general science degrees OK) 

• A Minimum of 7-10 years’ experience in manufacturing or R&D environment 

• Experience with additive manufacturing or combustible dust processes a plus 

• Proven experience with process or program management 

• Dynamic and active communicator with strong collaboration skills 

• Technical document writing a plus 

• Broad knowledge of regulatory and consensus standards including OSHA, EPA, NFPA, UL; and the ability to research and translate to business