Varstaff is looking for a System Safety Engineer III

Schedule & Location

• Shift: A shift hours

• Location: North Hollywood, CA (On-site)

Job Description

As a System Safety Engineer III, you will serve as the embedded safety lead supporting day-to-day environmental, health, and safety (EHS) activities on A shift at the North Hollywood, CA facility. Working in a fast-paced environment across engineering, test, and facilities teams, you will implement, maintain, and audit Cal/OSHA-required programs, lead system hazard assessments, perform incident investigations, and ensure continuous safety compliance during operational design changes and test campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain comprehensive site EHS programs under the direction of the Site Sr. EHS Engineer.

• Maintain strict facility compliance with Cal/OSHA regulations (including IIPP, HazCom, LOTO, Machine Guarding, and Fall Protection).

• Conduct routine facility EHS walkthroughs to identify unsafe conditions and track corrective/preventive actions to verified closure.

• Assist with Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), PPE assessments, Management of Change (MOC) reviews, and go/no-go safety readiness reviews.

• Lead incident, near-miss, and spill investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action development.

• Support onboarding, deliver EHS safety training, and serve as the main program focal point for safety and environmental concerns.

• Assist with environmental compliance activities, including hazardous waste disposal, universal waste, and chemical inventory management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, or a related technical field.

• 10+ years of total experience in safety, EHS, process safety, system safety, reliability engineering, or operational risk management.

• 5+ years of experience in an operational aerospace environment, manufacturing, chemical industry, pilot plant, prototyping, or test operations.

• Mandatory Requirement: Direct, hands-on experience implementing or maintaining Cal/OSHA general industry programs at a California facility (General OSHA alone is not sufficient).

• Extensive knowledge of applicable OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ANSI, and local regulations, along with Process Safety Management (PSM) methods.

• Expert proficiency in hazard assessments (PHA, JHA, FMEA, HAZOP), root cause analysis, and drafting technical safety reports.

• Physical capability to walk the facility regularly, lift/carry up to 50 lbs, climb multiple flights of stairs, and withstand prolonged standing in an industrial environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5–6 years of specific hands-on EHS facility coordination experience alongside specialized system safety roles.

• Active experience in environmental regulatory compliance.

• Experience using or interpreting data from industrial hygiene tools and monitors.