About L3Harris

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Details

Senior Environmental Health & Safety Engineer

Job Code: 33070

Job Location: Orlando, Florida

Job Schedule: 9/80 work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a highly motivated, experienced Senior Environmental Health & Safety Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring company environment, health and safety (EHS) programs and policies to ensure compliance with federal, state and local environmental health and safety regulations, work to reduce company risk and liability in all aspects of EHS, and assist in a variety of duties to include daily safety interactions, sampling, observations, training and inspections. Works with stakeholders in the organization during space planning, building expansions and/or other changes in facilities or work areas to ensure EHS requirements and regulations are met. Assists with root cause analysis when EHS incidents occur and recommends corrective action where environmental, health and safety hazards exist. Responsible for monitoring, driving, and reporting on sustainability initiatives. The ideal candidate will ensure that safety procedures and rules are followed on the manufacturing floor, as well as at the off-site assembly and processing areas. L3Harris is a prime tactical and strategic missile target system provider supporting ballistic missile defense testing. High-Fidelity Air-Launched one, two, and three stage ballistic missile targets are their primary product line. This position is located in Orlando, Florida with occasional travel to Cape Canaveral (<5%).

Essential Functions

Works with supervision and employees in applying occupational health, facility safety, ergonomics, emergency preparedness, and hazardous waste management. Activities are performed in accordance with organization and program standards and procedures to foster a positive safety culture. Works with regulatory agencies, and other Aerojet Rocketdyne site and external occupational safety professionals.

Conducts area inspections and audits and evaluates the impact of emerging issues and regulations on company operations to ensure compliance with regulatory and company policies in regard to safety, health, and environmental requirements to maintain 100% regulatory and company policy requirements.

Performs health and safety evaluations, investigations and methodologies for continual improvement and prevention of employee injuries/illnesses and hardware/process improvements throughout the site. Coordinates resolutions, evaluates engineering design and performs safety analyses, ensuring appropriate selection of control measures and hazard mitigation.

Plans, develops, directs and assesses programs to achieve and maintain a safe and healthy work environment, with emphasis on facility safety programs and associated monitoring.

Evaluates existing or emergent risk management control technologies and provides information, regulatory interpretation, and technical expertise to management and employees.

Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and minimum of 6 years’ experience in safety, health and environment programs. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior EH&S related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior EH&S related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills

Hazardous waste management experience (current RCRA and DOT training preferred).
Experience/knowledge of Environmental regulations (i.e., air, water/storm-water, waste, SPCC, EPCRA/SARA) including permitting and compliance.
Experience with life safety programs (Confined space, control of hazardous energy, hot work, working at heights, etc.).
Full understanding of OSHA General Industry safety and health standards is required (Confined Spaces, Fall Protection, Lock Out Tag Out, Machine Guarding, Electrical Safety NFPA 70E and Propellant, Energetics & Pyrotechnics).
Prior Industrial Hygiene experience
Familiar with the generation and maintenance of Job Safety Assessments and Hazard Logs.
Professional designation preferred (ASP, CSP, CIH or CHMM)
Confident and comfortable

Senior Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety Engineer