Lead, Environmental Health & Safety

Job Title: Lead, Environmental Health & Safety

Job Location: Simi Valley, CA (100% onsite)

Business Unit: Datron

Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.

About Fisica Inc.

Fisica, Inc. is a premier manufacturer of advanced defense products, specializing in the design and production of airborne and ground-based antennas, as well as cutting-edge electromagnetic systems and simulators. Headquartered in San Leandro, California, with additional operations in Simi Valley, Fisica plays a vital role as a trusted partner to leading defense primes and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Our company operates as - ATI, Randtron, Datron and Space Vector—each bringing deep expertise and innovation to the defense sector. Led by a seasoned management team, Fisica is committed to excellence in engineering, manufacturing, and mission-critical solutions that enhance national security.

At Fisica, we foster a strong, collaborative work culture that values individual contributions and empowers our employees. Our commitment to innovation, integrity, and teamwork makes us a leader in the defense industry and an exceptional place to build a career.

Position Summary:

The Lead, Environmental Health & Safety is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring company environment, health and safety (EHS) programs and policies to ensure compliance with federal, state and local environmental health and safety regulations. Work to reduce company risk and liability in all aspects of EHS. Assists in a variety of duties to include, sampling, observations, training and inspections. Works with stakeholders in the organization during space planning, building expansions and/or other changes in facilities or work areas to ensure EHS requirements and regulations are met. Assists with root cause analysis when EHS incidents occur and recommends corrective action where environmental, health and safety hazards exist. Responsible for monitoring and driving sustainability initiatives.

Overall Summary

Subject matter expert with comprehensive knowledge of job area and in-depth knowledge of project management. Manages large, complex project initiatives of substantial importance to the organization with minimal oversight or direction. Communicates within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches. Makes significant improvements in processes, systems, or products. Provides input into new products/processes and implements operational plans that have measurable impact on business or functional results.

Nature of Supervision

Work is guided by individual annual goals and objectives with minimal oversight or direction. Frequently responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees across the Company within area of expertise. Frequently responsible for managing large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams.

Communication & Influence

Communicates within and outside of the organization which include customers or vendors. Works to influence others to accept individual or team’s views or practices and changes to concepts, practices and approaches. Communicates with leadership regarding matters of importance to the functional or business area. May conduct briefings with leaders.

Innovation & Complexity

Work consists of making significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of job area. May develop new concepts or standards. Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are undefined, where information is difficult to obtain. Conducts extensive investigation to understand root cause of problems. Problems span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across the function and/or business area.

Organization Impact

Implements strategic goals established by leadership. Establishes operational plans for job area with short-term impact on results (e.g., less than 1 year). Provides input into new products, processes, standards and/or operational plans that will have measurable impact on the achievement of overall function or business results.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6-8 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 5 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, famialiraty  EPA, and state environmental regulations.
• Experience running incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Experience conducting safety audits, inspections, and job hazard analyses (JHAs).
• Ability to develop and deliver safety training to all levels of employees.
• Familiarity with programs such as lockout/tagout, hazard communication, PPE, confined space, machine guarding, and respiratory protection.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working on the production floor.
• CPR certification.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a future Security Clearance is required for the role. Eligibility requires U.S. citizenship.

Preferred qualifications

• Preferred EHS experience, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Certifications such as CSP, ASP, CHST, CIH, or OSHA 30-Hour (OSHA 500/510 for trainers).
• Experience with environmental permits and reporting (air, stormwater, hazardous waste, SARA Tier II).
• Knowledge of AS9100 management systems.
• Experience managing workers’ compensation cases and OSHA 300 logs.
• Industrial sampling experience (noise, air quality, chemical exposure).
• Experience managing Lithium-Ion battery hazards.

Physical and work environment

• Ability to walk the facility, stand for long periods, climb ladders, and wear required PPE.
• Occasional travel between sites.

Why Join Fisica, Inc.:

• Competitive salary and benefits package!
• Generous paid time off.
• 401k with 6% match and vesting is immediate. 
• Strong work-life balance.`
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Paid parental leave.