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SAFETY ENGINEER
U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command
Department of the Army
Job Description
Summary
This safety engineer role at a U.S.
Army ammunition facility in Indiana focuses on creating and managing safety programs for handling munitions and contractor work, ensuring everything follows federal rules and preventing accidents.
The job involves investigating incidents, updating policies based on new regulations, and using data to improve safety measures.
It's a great fit for experienced engineers who enjoy leading safety efforts in high-stakes environments like defense operations.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to NH-02 level, including developing Process Safety Management (PSM) programs and safety plans
- Experience monitoring and revising safety policies based on OSHA and other regulations
- Proficiency in performing statistical analysis of safety data to recommend process improvements
- Strong knowledge of federal safety regulations and engineering principles across disciplines
- Ability to lead accident investigations, causal analysis, and corrective actions
- Skills in hazard abatement, issues tracking, and proactive risk prevention
- U.S. citizenship and ability to meet basic eligibility within 30 days of announcement closing
Full Job Description
Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: This position is with the Joint Munitions Command located at Crane Army Ammunition Activity, IN.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic DIB & MRTFB in DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
Specialized experience: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NH-02).
Specialized experience is defined as:1) Developing a Process Safety Management (PSM) Program and System Safety Program Plan or safety standards and regulations.
2) Monitoring new or change policies from OSHA and revising safety policies, and 3) Performing detailed statistical analysis of safety system data for effectiveness/efficiency to make recommendations on process improvements.
Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Major Duties:
- Develops and leads the Process Safety Management Program in accordance with federal regulations and safety plans. Provides authoritative engineering oversight for munitions and contractor operations and may halt work that presents imminent danger.
- Provides advanced technical expertise to support the Safety Chief in executing the Safety Engineering Program. Applies broad knowledge across engineering disciplines and coordinates with senior counterparts on complex system safety matters.
- Directs or oversees accident and incident investigations, ensuring thorough documentation, causal analysis, and corrective actions. Leads modernization of safety programs through automation and maintains expertise in current automated systems.
- Leads advanced safety program development for the Safety Chief. Serves as the primary contact for Hazard Abatement and Issues Tracking, providing status updates, identifying concerns, and recommending proactive hazard prevention strategies.
- Directs the development and revision of safety policies. Reviews higher level directives, manuals, and regulations to ensure alignment with established safety engineering principles and supports consistent, compliant implementation.
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