Explosive Safety Specialist

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We are Textron Systems, best known for innovative defense technologies and services. We are a part of Textron Inc, one of the world’s leading multi-industry companies, recognized for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, E-Z-GO and many more. Our company leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative products and services.

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We've been in the industry for more than 50 years and embraced the unique capabilities that come with being a mid-sized player. We bring the agility of a small business to meet our customers' most urgent requirements and empower our team members to push past possible. We can scale quickly to solve the big problems, working across functions, sites, and business lines to make it happen. We’re comprised of 7 domains specializing in Air, Sea, Land, Weapons Systems, Electronic Systems, Propulsion, and Testing and Training Simulations.

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About This Role

In this role, you will be responsible for\:

• Primary responsibility is to support explosive site planning (updating, reviewing and submitting for approval), compliance and training.

• Limited support for Research & Development, Test & Manufacturing efforts.

• Limited support for support for key energetic supplier monitoring.

• Knowledge and experience with DoD (Department of Defense) siting tools (ESS), explosive effects (thermal/fragment/overpressure) modeling/analysis.

• Support leadership team and serve as liaison to assist with DCMA & customer requests for information (RFI).

• Serve as Explosive/Energetic Point of Contact (POC) for Pre-Award, Poast-Award, and Indemnification Surveys.

• Understand and comply with DOD 4145.26

• Work with other disciplines (e.g. Engineering, Operations, Environmental Health & Safety, Facilities, etc.) to ensure implemented protocols are being followed.

• Assist in conducting training courses on related topics. This may be preparation of web-based training or instructor-led training.

• Reviewing process changes in work areas to assess additional risk and determine the appropriate levels of approval.

• Delivering presentations to all management levels to facilitate process change or summarize new processes.

• Develop relevant team project milestones, provide updates and meet project deadlines

• Assist with managing the Energetic Safety Program by influencing across all departments to develop, plan, schedule, complete, analyze, track and follow-up on process assessments.

This position reports to the Vice President of Operations. Support of Energetic Safety tasks will be at the direction of the Vice President of Operations, in collaboration with the Director of EH&S. Some travel to other Textron Systems’ locations and suppliers is expected. Continuous professional training is encouraged. This position can stay focused within the explosives and ammunitions technical field, or can be used as a transition after military service if an applicant wishes to pursue a bachelors degree part-time. This position is located at the Wilmington Massachusetts campus.