| Location | North Hollywood, California |
Varstaff is looking for a System Safety Engineer III
Shift: A shift hours
Location: North Hollywood, CA (On-site)
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.
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.
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.
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.