Quality Assurance/Safety Specialist
Indian Head, MD$140k - $180kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Quality Assurance/Safety Specialist to support explosives safety, occupational safety and health (OSH), and quality assurance activities within explosives/energetics processing and decontamination environments at NSF Indian Head, MD.
Responsibilities
- Conduct and oversee safety-related aspects of explosives/energetics decontamination in current or former explosives processing facilities
- Conduct hazard analyses for energetics operations
- Assess and document the explosives safety status of various forms of Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH)
- Maintain and apply extensive Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and Explosives Safety training beyond the required experience
- Ensure strict adherence to established safety protocols and applicable Occupational Safety and Health and explosives safety requirements
- Support safety and quality assurance activities associated with explosives and energetics operations
- Review operations and work activities to identify potential hazards and ensure appropriate controls are implemented
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in explosives safety, including 5+ years as an explosives safety and OSH officer
- Demonstrated experience in ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols
- Training and experience in 29 CFR 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
- Training and experience in 29 CFR 1926 Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
- Certified in Gas Free Engineering
- Respirator fit testing qualification
- State-certified Asbestos supervisor certification
- DOT Explosive Handler physical certification
- MPPEH Training per NAVSEA OP-5
- HAZWOPER (40-hour)
- Military Munitions Rule and Naval Explosives Safety (AMMO-49-DL or AMMO-18-DL)
- Must currently hold or be able to obtain a Department of Defense Secret-level security clearance
- Must be a U.S. citizen, as this position is not eligible for Limited Access Authorizations
Skills
Required:Explosives safetyHazard analysisMPPEH assessmentOSH trainingSafety protocol adherence
Benefits
- health and dental insurance
- life insurance
- long-term disability
- educational benefits
- FSAs
- generous 401k plan
- profit sharing
- EAP
- 11-20 paid vacation days per year
- 10 paid holidays per year
- 56 hours or more of sick leave per year (pro-rated for part-time)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Eastern Research Group Inc.
Helping our clients protect public health and the environment, improve worker health and safety, ensure the safety of food and drugs, plan and design facilities, advance national security, and achieve other positive outcomes.
ERG helps clients protect the environment, improve worker health and safety, ensure the safety of food and drugs, and plan sustainable facilities.
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