EHS Specialist

Responsibilities

Provide direct staff support to Novelis; articulate regulatory impact on operations to upper management; investigate, recognize, report, and recommend corrective actions on safety and environmental compliance issues while functioning in a safe, efficient and cost effective manner.

Perform or assure that all daily, weekly, monthly, or other periodic EHS inspections are completed as required.

Compile information and prepare various EHS reports to insure accurate and timely submittal to local, state, and/or federal regulatory agencies to maintain necessary operating permits.

Attend training programs necessary to fulfill the role responsibilities.

Develop and/or present EHS training materials to Davenport employees as required by enforceable statutes or company policy.

Audit and maintain systems to insure compliance with all applicable environmental programs of facilities.

Monitor and educate local management of regulatory initiatives and proposed rules.

Find opportunities for continuous improvement of environmental compliance (e.g. waste reduction, data collection, record keeping, reporting).

Maintain professional, cordial, and credible relationships with environmental regulatory authorities.

Conduct behavior based safety observations.

Make recommendations on corrective or preventative compliance actions based on data acquisition systems.

Provide guidance for operating procedures as directed by Manager.

Work collaboratively with Maintenance and Engineering departments to support initiatives and activities for reliable people, processes, and equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science or Safety Science or equivalent experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• The ability to contribute and participate in a team environment.
• The ability to accomplish assigned tasks, provide feedback, construct plans, and demonstrate confidence in team leader and member roles.
• The ability to recognize and analyze critical issues, identify, and assign resources and follow-up to task completion.
• The ability to learn, read, understand, and communicate EHS regulatory requirements.