Occupational Safety Specialist

NextGen Federal Systems is seeking a Occupational Safety Specialist to support our Safety and Occupational Health Initiatives for our CECOM program on Aberdeen Proving Ground.

• Comply with all applicable SOH directives, standards, and regulations. • Assist managers, supervisors, and the SOH Specialists in implementing the SOH Program. • Provide a channel of communication between employees and management to assist management in providing a safe and healthful workplace. • Assist the supervisor with reporting and logging hazards, near-misses, and accidents. • Assist supervisor with the submission of trouble calls to correct identified hazards immediately, dependent upon risk. • Conduct daily walk-thrus, scanning the work areas for hazards and non-compliance, and initiate appropriate actions to correct deficiencies. • Be responsible for delivering SOH pass-ups/pass-downs (promotional awareness, messages etc.) to all employees within their work areas. • Attend safety and health management and technical training as necessary to remain proficient in assigned responsibilities. • If applicable recognize CECOM employees for performing their duties safely, going above and beyond to remove hazards, and/or reporting near misses and hazards. • Provide input for corrective actions to supervisor, safety committee and SOH personnel. • Accompany safety committee members (if applicable) along with a supervisor or work leader on monthly inspections of their work center. • Provide feedback to the CECOM Directorate for Safety on work center safety hazards/issues. • Assist CECOM SOH personnel on work center safety issues, inspections, and accident/near miss investigations

• Bachelor of Science in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or OSHA Safety and Health Specialist strongly desired (or equivalent practical experience). • 5+ years of progressive experience managing safety programs in an industrial, construction, logistics, manufacturing, or defense support environment. • Experience working in security capacity with Army, Joint Staff, and/or DoD organizations.

• Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or OSHA 30 & 10-Hour General Industry/Construction Trainer certification strongly preferred. Military experience or experience working with Army, Joint Staff, and/or DoW organizations • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, particularly Word and PowerPoint • Self-motivated with strong oral and written communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail to operate in a dynamic and fast-paced environment • Active Secret security clearance desired, ability to obtain/maintain Secret clearance required

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