Associate Occupational Health & Safety Specialist (Aerospace)

Location: Wichita, Kansas, United States; onsite

Salary: $56,850–$87,150 annually

Company

hirify.global designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, using composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

What you will do

• Lead projects to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control safety and environmental hazards.
• Apply EHS Management System elements across operations and continuously improve EHS program performance.
• Investigate incidents and accidents, perform root cause analysis, develop countermeasures, and track corrective actions.
• Guide management in safety leadership and communicate company metrics to functional teams and leadership.
• Conduct site audits, inspections, evaluations, and reviews, and provide safety recommendations for engineering and design.
• Evaluate risk-control technologies, interpret regulations, complete required reporting, and analyze safety trends to support resource allocation and ergonomic initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental science, or a related discipline, or equivalent subject matter knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired through work.
• 3+ years of experience with responsibility for safety and environmental programs, preferably in manufacturing or an industrial segment.
• Experience developing and implementing safety and environmental programs, policies, and training.
• Ability to work independently and complete tasks with minimal day-to-day supervision.
• Ability to walk and stand frequently per shift, climb to a limited extent, sit frequently per shift, and lift, carry, push, and pull.

Nice to have

• ASP, CSP, CIH, CHMM, or another professional certification.
• Applied knowledge of Hazard Communication, LOTO, Confined Space, Electrical Safety, Fall Protection, Incident Investigation, Ergonomics, Behavioral Based Safety, Machine Guarding, and Lean Manufacturing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Understanding of ISO 45001.

Culture & Benefits

• Union-represented position.
• Drug-free workplace with post-offer testing when applicable under company policy.
• Benefits may include health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid or unpaid time away from work.
• Eligible Kansas employees may qualify for a $5,000 Kansas aviation tax credit for up to five years.