Summary

Leads HSE programs across assigned sites, with primary on-site responsibility for the Moses Lake FAA Part 145 Repair Station and aircraft maintenance/modification operations. Partners with Repair Station leadership, Maintenance, Quality, Facilities, Engineering, Supply Chain, and employees to identify and control occupational and environmental risks across hangar, ramp, shop, facility, and support activities. Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements and Safran Group HSE standards; drives risk assessments, inspections, incident investigations, corrective actions, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement. Maintains a visible operational presence and promotes proactive hazard reporting and a strong safety culture. Coordinates with Quality and Safety Management System (SMS) leadership on risks affecting both occupational and aviation safety while maintaining clear functional accountability. Provides risk-based HSE support to other assigned sites and regional initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance and HSE Management System

Implement and maintain applicable HSE laws, regulations, permits, compliance obligations, and Safran Group policies, standards, and objectives; monitor regulatory changes and assess operational impacts.
Maintain HSE registers, qualified/trained personnel lists, monitoring and reporting processes, and controlled documentation.
Plan or coordinate HSE audits, inspections, compliance assessments, and operational risk reviews; assign, track, verify, and close corrective/preventive actions, escalating significant risks and overdue actions.

Part 145 MRO and Operational Safety

Serve as the primary on-site HSE leader for Moses Lake Repair Station activities, maintaining a visible presence in hangars, ramps, shops, warehouses, and other operational areas.
Partner with operational teams to assess and control MRO hazards, including chemicals and hazardous materials, fall protection and elevated work, confined spaces, electrical safety/lockout-tagout, respiratory protection, powered industrial equipment, compressed gases, lifting/material handling, aircraft movement, ground support equipment, and hot work.
Integrate HSE controls into new or changed processes, equipment, chemicals, facilities, and work areas; support contractor and visitor safety.
Coordinate with Quality and SMS when hazards or events may affect aviation safety, and participate in operational, readiness, risk, and leadership reviews.

Risk Reduction and Environmental Management

Lead site HSE improvement plans; identify significant hazards, environmental aspects/impacts, and facility exposures with operational leaders and establish effective controls.
Set measurable HSE objectives, targets, and leading/lagging indicators; analyze incidents, near misses, observations, audits, corrective actions, and trends to identify systemic risks and improvement opportunities.
Manage risk-reduction and continuous-improvement projects, monitor action-plan effectiveness, and promote proactive hazard and near-miss reporting.
Lead the site Environmental Management System (EMS), including applicable ISO 14001 and Safran Group expectations; maintain environmental aspects, compliance obligations, controls, objectives, and improvement plans.
Monitor environmental performance, including hazardous waste, chemical management, spill prevention/response, air emissions, water/wastewater, and energy/resource use; ensure findings and corrective actions are resolved and environmental performance is included in audits and management reviews.

Training, Communication, and Employee Engagement

Define HSE training based on regulations, job hazards, operational needs, and Safran Group expectations; verify completion and assess effectiveness as appropriate.
Lead HSE communications and awareness activities; coach managers and supervisors on their responsibilities and encourage employee participation in hazard identification, risk reduction, and environmental improvement.
Keep HSE documentation current, controlled, accessible, and communicated to affected personnel.

Incident Investigation and Emergency Preparedness

Lead and oversee investigations of injuries, environmental events, near misses, property damage, and other significant HSE events; identify root and systemic causes and verify corrective-action effectiveness.
Coordinate with Quality and SMS on events involving HSE, Quality, regulatory, or aviation-safety concerns; complete required notifications, records, and reports accurately and on time.
Maintain emergency preparedness and response programs; coordinate and evaluate drills with site stakeholders and local responders, documenting lessons learned and tracking resulting actions.

Performance Reporting and Regional Support

Communicate HSE performance, significant risks, trends, corrective-action status, and priorities to site and executive leadership; prepare HSE/EMS management-review inputs and accurate, timely Safran Group reports.
Provide risk-based HSE oversight to assigned regional sites; support Safran Group standards, audits, assessments, training, knowledge sharing, improvement plans, and Safran Cabin/Group initiatives while prioritizing Moses Lake operations.
Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work and working full shifts.
Other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Leadership Core Competencies

Personal Responsibility (Modeling the Way) - You maintain clear leadership philosophy and build consensus around organization values; you make sound and timely decisions by taking calculated risk while assuming responsibility, you evoke trust by being appropriately open, honest, ethical, and consistent; you seek to eliminate inefficiencies and engage others; and you encourage organization, prioritization, follow-through, and time management.
Direction Setting (Inspiring a Shared Vision) – You create, articulate, and inspire a vision for change; you keep organizational focus on customer through expectations, involvement, and feedback; you recognize importance of teams and when to use them; and you communicate expectations clearly while encouraging and recognizing accomplishments.
Strategic Leadership (Challenging the Process) – You analyze trends/benchmarking data, develop alternatives, and identify opportunities for leverage; you set and keep focus on goals, you utilize resources effectively, you anticipate issues; you articulate a vision and encourage innovation and problem-solving to support it; and you display openness to new ideas, change and learning.
Organizational Management (Enabling Others to Act) – You value and encourage professional and personal development through continuous learning; you delegate and support decision making; you translate strategic goals into actionable plans and remove obstacles; and you maintain cross-functional relationships and gain cooperation and support.
Inspirational Leadership (Encouraging the Heart) – You lead by example and model the corporate values; you acknowledge mistakes and practice what is preached; you show recognition and appreciation; you create friendly and challenging environment; you treat people with dignity and respect.

Greenpoint Core Competencies

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
Dependability - Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
Initiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence, and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
Work Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Job Core Competencies

Cooperation – Establishes and maintains effective relations, exhibits tact and consideration, displays positive outlook and pleasant manner, offers assistance and support to co-workers, works cooperatively in group situations, and works actively to resolve conflicts.
Written Communications - Writes clearly and informatively, edits work for spelling and grammar, varies writing style to meet needs, and presents numerical data effectively.
Planning & Organization – You prioritize and plan work activities, you use time efficiently, you plan for additional resources, you integrate changes smoothly, you set goals and objectives, and you work in an organized manner.
Oral Communications – You speak clearly and persuasively, you listen and get clarification, you respond well to questions, you demonstrate group presentation skills, and you participate in

meetings.

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Aviation Safety, or a related technical discipline, a minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible HSE experience, including at least three (3) years in an HSE leadership role, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Professional HSE certification strongly preferred, such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), ISO 14001 or ISO 45001 Lead/Internal Auditor, or equivalent HSE, environmental, occupational safety, or aviation safety credentials.

Employees working on programs subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations must qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Demonstrated experience in complex industrial, aerospace, aviation maintenance, manufacturing, or similar high-risk operational environments; FAA Part 145 Repair Station, aircraft MRO, or modification/completion center experience strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience leading HSE activities across multiple sites or business units while maintaining direct responsibility for a primary operating location, including developing, implementing, auditing, and improving HSE and Environmental Management Systems.
Experience with risk assessments, incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, performance metrics, and communicating risks and results to leadership.
Experience working with regulatory agencies, third-party auditors, certification bodies, customers, and corporate HSE organizations.
Working knowledge of applicable OSHA, EPA, state, and local occupational safety and environmental regulations, including hazardous waste, chemical management, TSCA, EPCRA, and spill prevention requirements.
Strong knowledge of hazard identification, risk assessment, hierarchy of controls, incident investigation, corrective action, and continuous improvement.
Understanding of aircraft maintenance and hangar hazards, including hazardous materials, fall protection, elevated work, confined spaces, electrical safety, lockout/tagout, respiratory protection, industrial hygiene, hearing conservation, powered industrial equipment, cranes and lifting operations, compressed gases, hot work, aircraft ground movement, contractor safety, and emergency response.
Ability to translate regulatory and corporate requirements into practical operational controls; challenge unsafe practices constructively and exercise appropriate stop-work or escalation authority.
Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage employees through executive leadership, manage competing priorities, and allocate resources based on risk.

Management Systems and Aviation Knowledge

Practical experience with ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems; ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems knowledge preferred.
Familiarity with FAA Part 145 Repair Station operations and the relationship between HSE, Quality Management Systems, and aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) strongly preferred; FAA SMS requirements and aviation safety risk-management knowledge preferred.
Experience supporting regulatory, customer, corporate, and management-system audits, as well as emergency preparedness, response, and Business Continuity Planning.
Familiarity with LEAN, Six Sigma, or other structured continuous-improvement methodologies preferred.

Professional Certifications

Professional HSE certification strongly preferred, such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), ISO 14001 or ISO 45001 Lead/Internal Auditor, or equivalent HSE, environmental, occupational safety, or aviation safety credentials.
Ability to sit for extended periods of time, use hands to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and have close/color vision ability to adjust focus.
Ability to travel as required.
Ability to work outside of core business hours as required.

The expected WA salary range for this position is between $90,000.00 - $124,000.00. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, education, location, and other factors permitted by law. Our suite of comprehensive benefits include: healthcare (medical, dental & vision), life insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) savings plan with company match.

About Greenpoint Technologies
Greenpoint delivers nose-to-tail VIP Jet aircraft interiors for private clients and Heads-of-State. We are proud to be known in the aerospace industry for our design and engineering innovation, award-winning company culture, and on-time delivery of our beautiful products. We use leading-edge tools and employee-built processes to deliver extraordinary, one-of-a-kind custom aircraft interiors. It’s complex work, but we work smart. In return for hard work, collaboration, and creativity, our people experience a culture custom built for high achievers:

Big jobs and stretch assignments.
High accountability environment, with transparent decisions aligned to values, open communication, and engaged leadership.
Ability to make a big, visible impact on the end product.

We welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.