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Business Title:                                    Manager, EHS

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Reports To:                                         Vice President of Quality and EHS

POSITION DETAILS

SUMMARY:

 This position coordinates Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) programs for Lycoming Engines to reduce the risk of injuries, environmental releases and to maintain regulatory compliance.  This position implements EHS management systems and programs, so that activities are effectively managed, continuously improved, and aligned with regulations and Textron operations. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Continuously improve EHS performance and EHS policies, standards, guidelines, programs, and management systems.
• Provide technical support and regulatory interpretation on EHS matters, including EHS laws and regulations as well as Company policies, standards, guidelines, and goals.
• Consults and advises the organization concerning site EHS policies, Management Systems and risks that may require management attention and action.
• Monitors and analyzes key EHS performance metrics to measure progress and trends.  Advises the site leadership and EHS Council on performance improvements.
• Maintains the site EHS training plan and programs and provides training to employees at all levels of the organization.
• Participates in EHS subcommittees, team audits, and incident investigations
• Conducts EHS audits and inspections to provide assurance that management systems are in place and the facility follows all laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Creates and maintains EHS Management System documentation.
  Performs Textron and government required EHS reporting
• Ensures good communication of safety matters across the business unit
• Stays current on safety and environmental technical and regulatory issues.
• Acts as liaison between the site and the Textron & BU EHS Departments and other sites
• Member of the Site and Business Unit EHS Councils
• Assures that required EHS records and documents are maintained.
• Performs all tasks in accordance with Textron’s Business Conduct Guidelines.

Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s Air Systems business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About This Role

Textron Systems is looking for Junior Designers to support multiple areas, including the high-performance Cased Telescope (CT) Weapons and Ammunition small arms team, AerosondeTM, Shadow RQ-7Bv2, or NIGHTWARDENTM Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS). These positions will be responsible for creating and checking technical content and data packages for various components, sub-assemblies, and aircraft assemblies.

Junior Designers will receive tasking from Senior Designers and Engineers. Tasking will include development of electro-mechanical devices and equipment, working with engineers on the creation and checking of engineering documentation to support production and technical data packages (concepts, layouts, drawings, 3D models, parts lists, Engineering Change Notices, (ECN’s), vendor parts, etc.) in compliance with Military, ASME, and Company standards and process guides. This role will function as the Component Designer, who catalogs off the shelf, vendor and supplier-controlled hardware, models, and specifications. The applicant will be expected to quickly develop skills necessary for utilization of company tools (NX2007, Matrix and JIRA).

Responsibilities

• Creation of mechanical solid models from conceptual sketches, specification sheets and verbal direction
• Receive, create, and record JIRA tickets for tracking of assignments
• Translation of engineering requirements to source and vendor control documentation
• Cataloging of vendor and supplier-controlled components, models, and specifications
• Release of specifications, drawings, and ECNs within the eMATRIX system
• Interface with Product engineers, Manufacturing engineers and Machinists to produce accurate product representations
• Perform tolerance calculations (“tolerance stacks”) of simple assemblies
• Development of component and subassembly drawings to ASME Y14 standards, inclusive of all planforms, sectional and isometric views, notes and GD&T
• Generation of electrical schematics and wiring diagrams from sketches, drawings, datasheets, and verbal direction
• Produce engineering Bills of Materials in the eMATRIX system in concert with product definition release
• Checking of drawings per company and ASME Y14 standards

Job Summary:

Lead the Quality Management System (QMS).  Support the creation and deployment of a business-wide quality strategic plan.  Develop and institutionalize quality improvement metrics and initiatives that facilitate establishment of a total quality culture while ensuring compliance with applicable standards.  Provide technical and functional leadership to Quality personnel and indirect guidance to all Lycoming team members.

Position Responsibilities:

• Represent the Quality function and lead successful compliance with and improvement of the QMS.
• Experience in dealing with the FAA and familiar with FAA rules and regulations.
• Responsible for direct / indirect budget, staffing and day-to-day management of Quality function.
• Plan, coordinate, direct and successfully transfer ownership of programs designed to ensure significant process quality improvements.
• Provide technical expertise for total quality concepts, tools, metrics and initiatives. 
• Should have extensive knowledge of ISO 9001/ AS9100 standards and systems implementation experience.
• Identify and implement best practices that will accelerate institutionalization of the total quality culture while successfully accomplishing key business objectives.
• Communicate the status of the QMS and of total quality improvement initiatives to all levels of the organization.
• Will oversee and control Quality Assurance activities and develop and implement department goals, objectives and systems to ensure achievement of organizational objectives.
• Evaluate current procedures and practices for accomplishing department objectives and develop and implement improved procedures and practices.
• Facilitate and lead team efforts to establish and monitor customer/supplier relations, supports strategic planning and deployment initiatives, and helps develop measurement systems to determine organizational improvement.
• Develop and implement strategies for organizational improvement.

JOB SUMMARY

Candidate must be able to safely and effectively perform the duties of an Instructor Operator without supervision, including flight and ground equipment setup as well as logs and records.  Manage classroom instruction as well as one-on-one instruction.  Communicate directly with the customer to provide effective feedback on student progress.  Ability to coordinate flight schedules, airspace, resources, frequency management, and other aspects of flight operations. Basic computer skills are required, computer networking experience is desired. Must communicate effectively with internal and external customers both verbally and in writing and possess strong leadership skills.

Primary Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Or- anywhere in the U.S. with additional travel

Travel:

• Up to 25% if reporting to Colorado Springs, CO location
• Up to 100% if reporting from other U.S. locations, as needed

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• Prior Gray Eagle Qualification

• Graduate of Department Army UAS Instructor Course or Directorate of Evaluation and Standardization (DES) Equivalency

• 500 hours of prior Tier II/III/IV UAS experience while acting as the Pilot in Command

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret Level Clearance

• Maintain FAA Class II Flight Physical

• Maintain contractually mandated physical health standards required for OCONUS Operations

• Prior to interview, candidates will be asked to provide flight records

• Gray Eagle experience on software version 4.3.4 revision A (UGCS) or later

Preferred:

• Experience being deployed in support of military UAS operations

• FAA Private Pilot or Commercial Certificate with Instrument Rating

• 100 hours of Pilot in Command experience in manned aircraft

• Must be able to pass a standard deployment physical and maintain deployment readiness

• Possess an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance