Environmental, Health and Safety Professional

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About the role

Support the EHS Supervisor in deploying environmental, health, and safety processes aligned with Alcoa’s EHS values. Ensure effective environmental, health, and safety management systems and critical controls are in place across the department(s), while monitoring performance, driving continuous improvement, and supporting progress toward a workplace with zero fatalities, serious injuries, and non-compliance.

• Provide strategic guidance to the EHS Supervisor to ensure practices align with Alcoa’s corporate values and standards.
• Be visible and accessible on the plant floor every day.
• Interface with manufacturing departments and Union leadership regarding programs and practices to address areas of concern.
• Assist in the deployment of environmental, safety, and health management systems across the location.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with environmental laws, regulations, and/or environmental orders and provide cost-effective, technically sound solutions to environmental problems.
• Measure, monitor, and report on environmental, safety, and health progress and performance.
• Assist in injury/illness OSHA record keeping case management.
• Function as a plant Human Organizational Performance/Critical Risk Management Advocate.
• Provide leadership in the development of departmental safety action plans.
• Serve on assigned lead teams, including the Department Head’s Lead Team.
• Serve on plant-wide committees as needed (e.g., Safety Council, WoF, Human Performance, etc.).
• Oversee and drive departmental activity on critical environmental, safety, and health programs/protocols.
• Provide leadership and coaching for the department’s safety advisors.
• Coordinate departmental audit and pre-audit activities.
• Provide technical expertise and participate in injury/incident investigations to assist in identifying root cause and provide recommendations to prevent reoccurrence. Follow up on corrective actions in IHS.
• Maintain awareness of plant, corporate, and government safety and health regulations and policies and initiate department action to ensure compliance with these regulations.
• Serve as the ASAT SPA for one or more critical EHS protocols.
• Serve as the responsible lead for contractor safety management in the designated area.

Working conditions: Onsite within an industrial manufacturing environment. Frequent collaboration with hourly and salaried employees working varying shifts. Routine presence in production areas, which may involve exposure to noise, extreme heat/cold, and industrial equipment. Standard business schedule with occasional flexibility required to support operational priorities. Model Alcoa’s safety values and champion a safety-first culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in Environmental, Safety, Health, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years of plant experience in the EHS area.
• Detailed understanding of the EPA/NYSDEC environmental regulations and OSHA health & safety regulations and internal Alcoa standards.
• Must be self-motivating with excellent facilitator and problem-solving skills.
• Solid knowledge of operations and procedures and be capable of communicating and consulting effectively with others.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay as well as recognition and rewards programs.
• Flexible spending accounts and generous employer contribution to the HSA.
• 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period), and a non-qualified deferred compensation plan.
• 15 vacation days prorated in the 1st year based on hire date.

Pay

Base Salary: $86,500 - $130,800 USD annually. Total rewards packages listed, including base salary and bonus eligibility, apply to US-based applicants only. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on a range of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies.

About the Location

Our Massena facility in New York State, established in 1902, is home to the longest continuously operating smelter in the world. Located on the St. Lawrence River, Massena, NY is the center for commercial, industrial, and manufacturing success in St. Lawrence County. Massena’s caring sense of community, affordable cost of living, and extremely low-cost locally supplied energy, coupled with four public and private universities nearby, make Massena a great place to call home. Within a two-hour drive (or less) are cosmopolitan and historic Montreal and Ottawa, Canada to the north, and to the south are the tall, beautiful views of the Adirondacks and within it is Lake Placid, the Olympic Village.