EHS Engineer

Responsibilities

Howmet Aerospace has an immediate opening for a EHS Engineer in our Whitehall Operations, located in Whitehall Michigan. Our passionate commitment to EHS provides the successful candidate with an excellent environment in which to work and the leadership commitment and support to deliver results. This position is a key member of the location’s EHS team and is highly visible position in the plant and Business Unit. The position provides an excellent platform for potential future growth to the successful candidate.

Key Responsibilities of this position include:

• Work in conjunction with other members of the EHS Department to coordinate safety-related activities, detecting and monitoring plant conditions that may adversely affect the safety and health of employees and/or violate applicable laws.
• Completes plant audits and program assessments, recommends corrective measures and prepares written reports on findings.
• Participates in incident investigations to determine the "root cause", provides recommendations to address identified gaps and ensure the implementation of appropriate changes to prevent future occurrences
• Conduct employee training programs.
• Assess and monitor site compliance with all applicable local, State and Federal environmental regulations and work with plant personnel to ensure compliance.
• Assist with location fatality prevention efforts including helping to lead deployment and execution of key fatality prevention elements and coaching location leaders.
• Partner with location leadership to deliver EHS objectives.
  
  

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in safety or occupational health, industrial hygiene or related field discipline from an accredited institution.
• Previous internship, co-op experience, or previous work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification preferred (GSP Graduate or ASP).
• Must have a good working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations regarding workplace safety, health and industrial hygiene.
• Strong communication skills (written and oral).
• Good PC skills with a good working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and etc.
• Good program management skills.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.