Industrial Safety Specialist
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Engineering
Occupational Health & Safety
Location: Erwin
Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) is a division of BWX Technologies. At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong, Innovation Driven. Headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, BWXT is a Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With more than 7,800 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers.
Our company supplies precision manufactured components, services and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental restoration and operations management at a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT’s technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. For more information, visit Follow us on Linked In, X, Facebook and Instagram.
Safety Specialist 3
Position Overview
Leads one or more of the safety program functional areas, including but not limited to, chemical safety, industrial hygiene, industrial safety, ergonomics or fire protection. Leads team evaluations of processes and activities for new or modified plant facilities, processes, systems, and components. Mentors salaried and hourly employees in aspects of industrial safety implementation and performance. Lead the development, execution, and assessment of programs to protect the health and safety of NFS employees.
Serves as cognizant specialist in assigned program areas. Leads and/or participates in hazard analysis activities and champions special Industrial Safety projects and initiatives. Ensures functional program data is collected, documented, analyzed, interpreted, reported, and maintained.
Onsite in Erwin, Tennessee.
Your Day to Day as an Industrial Safety Specialist 3- Guide safety staff in development, execution, and assessment of programs to protect the health and safety of NFS employees.
- Assist Industrial Safety Specialist 4 with assigned routine and special management activities.
- Provides coaching and mentoring to safety staff and plant salaried and hourly employees in aspects of industrial safety implementation and performance.
- Determines impact, applicability and graded response to safety requirements and initiatives.
- Reviews proposed requirements to determine impact and proposes resolution or path forward to the Industrial Safety Manager.
- Provides occasional interface with federal, state, and local regulatory bodies with their areas of responsibility.
- Leads or supports the activities of hazard analysis teams and independently executes program elements as assigned.
- Determines potential hazards and required protective actions resulting from investigative activities, including participation in safety evaluations of processes and activities for new or modified plant facilities, processes, systems, and components.
- Participates on readiness review teams. Reviews and concurs on major and complex work requests. Supports emergency response activities as directed.
- Develops safety program functional element requirements.
- Recommends improvements or enhancements to existing programs to the Industrial Safety Manager, and as directed, implements improvements or enhancements.
- Prepares program documents and instructions, including development of new procedures or other command media as required.
- Executes safety program elements and responsibilities, as assigned, to protect the health and safety of NFS employees.
- Prepares permits, performs pre-job walk downs and hazard analyses, provides equipment, and performs testing, monitoring, and oversight.
- Collects and compiles data into a usable form, performs routine analysis and interpretation, and takes appropriate actions based upon data indications.
- Reports results to Industrial Safety management.
- Implements required safety training and qualification programs for NFS employees.
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