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Salary: USD 70,000 - 100,000 / annual
Voyager Technologies, a defense, national security, and space technology company, is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Training Specialist to develop, deliver, and continuously improve safety training programs supporting energetic materials, explosives, chemical processing, and advanced manufacturing operations in Pueblo, Colorado.
This role combines classroom instruction with hands-on field engagement. You will work closely with operations, engineering, manufacturing, and EHS teams to ensure employees understand regulatory requirements, recognize workplace hazards, and consistently apply safe work practices in high-hazard environments.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop, implement, and maintain EHS training programs for manufacturing, chemical processing, energetic materials, explosives, hazardous materials, and laboratory operations
- Deliver instructor-led, hands-on, and refresher training for employees, contractors, and leaders
- Conduct new-hire safety orientation and site-specific EHS onboarding
- Develop training materials, presentations, procedures, job aids, assessments, and learning resources
- Deliver training on OSHA requirements, hazardous materials, explosive safety, emergency response, PPE, hazard communication, lockout/tagout, confined space, and other applicable safety programs
- Support training requirements associated with ATF/BATFE, DOT/PHMSA, OSHA, DoD explosives safety standards, and other federal, state, and local requirements
- Partner with subject matter experts to develop technical training for energetic materials, propellants, oxidizers, specialty chemicals, and high-hazard processes
- Evaluate employee understanding through observations, assessments, field verification, and coaching
- Conduct or support Job Hazard Analyses, risk assessments, workplace inspections, and hazard-identification activities
- Participate in incident investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons-learned training
- Maintain accurate training records, qualification documentation, certifications, and compliance records
- Monitor regulatory and operational changes and update training programs accordingly
- Support internal and external audits and provide compliance documentation
- Assist with emergency preparedness, drills, hazardous-material response, and site safety initiatives
- Promote a strong safety culture by building trust with employees and reinforcing safe practices across all organizational levels
The position operates in both office/classroom settings and active industrial manufacturing environments, requiring regular interaction with production equipment, chemical processes, energetic materials, and other high-hazard operations while following all required PPE and site safety procedures. You must be comfortable spending significant time on the manufacturing floor and engaging directly with employees, technicians, engineers, supervisors, and leadership.
Additional requirements include ability to work onsite in Pueblo, Colorado; ability to obtain and maintain any required site, state, or federal licenses, certifications, or authorizations associated with regulated materials or operations; and compliance with U.S. export-control and regulatory requirements.
Government mandated requirements: Candidates must be 21 or older, meet drug-free workplace requirements, and comply with DoD directives. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR and EAR), applicants must be a U.S. Person: a US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), and must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or Commerce.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Basic Qualifications (one of the following):
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Industrial Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field with at least 2 years of relevant experience; OR
- High school diploma or equivalent with at least 5 years of progressive EHS, industrial safety, or safety-training experience
Additional basic requirements:
- Demonstrated experience developing and delivering EHS training in a manufacturing, industrial, chemical, aerospace, defense, or similarly regulated environment
- Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and general industrial safety requirements
- Experience with hazardous materials safety and regulatory compliance
- Ability to communicate technical and regulatory information clearly to employees with varying levels of experience
- Strong presentation, facilitation, documentation, and organizational skills
- Ability to work effectively in both classroom and active manufacturing environments
- Ability to identify unsafe conditions and behaviors and provide effective coaching and corrective guidance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting energetic materials, explosives, propellants, ordnance, chemicals, or other high-hazard manufacturing operations
- Knowledge of DoD 4145.26, ATF/BATFE explosives requirements, DOT/PHMSA hazardous materials regulations, and applicable explosives safety standards
- Experience supporting Process Safety Management (PSM) programs
- Experience developing emergency-response or hazardous-material training
- Experience conducting Job Hazard Analyses, risk assessments, safety inspections, or incident investigations
- OSHA 30-Hour certification or equivalent safety training
- Professional safety certification such as CSP, ASP, CHST, OHST, or equivalent
- Experience supporting aerospace, defense, chemical processing, or advanced manufacturing organizations
- Experience using Learning Management Systems or electronic training-record systems
