EHS Specialist

Crane Aerospace and Electronics

We have an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist at our Burbank, CA location. This is a contract to hire and is on-site.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Every 1.2 seconds, a product built at our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Burbank facility is stopping aircraft – delivering passengers and military personnel safely to their destination.

Home to our Landing & Cabin Systems team, Crane A&E’s brake control systems and premium cabin actuation solutions are flying on tens of thousands of aircraft throughout the world. You’ll join a business with a long track record of engineering excellence, set in the wonderful town of Burbank filled with great community atmosphere, schools, weather and no shortage of entertainment.

Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

The Environmental Health & Safety Specialist will use established procedures and work under general supervision of the Environmental Health and Safety Manager to implement and maintain company policies adhering to local, state and federal environmental, health and safety regulations. This role is involved in the design and development of facilities, work areas and work procedures and implements environmental, health and safety initiatives.

Familiar with regulatory requirements, standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the environmental health and safety field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of complex tasks. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.

• Ensure compliance with applicable environmental, health and safety regulations.
• Create, maintain, and update safety and environmental procedures/programs in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Coordinate and conduct safety audits, safety committee meetings, incident investigations, ergonomic evaluations and emergency supply inspections.
• Advise management and functional departments on incident-prevention and safety enhancements.
• Coordinate environmental, health and safety training classes, schedules and programs.
• Conduct new hire safety orientation.
• Keep current with changes to laws and regulations that impact the organization and communicate them appropriately.
• Assist with and coordinate industrial hygiene assessments.
• Assist hazardous material evaluations, hazard communication and SDS database.
• Conduct or coordinate storm water inspections and sample collections.
• Assist in obtaining and renewing all required environmental permits.
• Assist in hazardous waste management and record keeping including account billing.
• Assist in preparation and filing of all reports required by permits and regulatory agencies.
• Assist with hazardous waste transport coordination for proper removal and disposal of waste from site.
• Identify and investigate methods to reduce hazardous waste by alternative manufacturing, materials, processes and recycling opportunities;
  Implement recommended changes.
• Perform weekly site checks for proper storage, labeling, disposal of hazardous waste and materials and maintain inspection log sheets.
• Participate on the Emergency Response Team.
• Any other tasks assigned by the EH&S Manager or other management.

• Experience:
  
  1-3 years of relevant environmental, health and safety work experience.
• Knowledge:
  Excellent working knowledge and understanding of applicable environmental health & safety regulations, codes and standards including CFR’s, CCR's, OSHA, EPA, Cal-EPA, SCAQMD, CAWater Resources Control, DOT, RCRA and CUPA.
• Skills/Abilities: A basic understanding of industrial chemicals and their properties. Ability to use Windows based suite of software programs including MS Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, excellent communication skills, willingness to investigate potentially hazardous situations, demonstrated…