What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health & Safety Specialist position at Real Alloy?
Overview:
As the new Health & Safety Specialist for REAL ALLOY, you will support the implementation of health and safety programs, processes, and systems. This position is responsible for activities that drive site and company safety performance to higher levels, focusing on improvements that will increase the level of adherence to and compliance with our Health & Safety program objectives. In this role, you will be the primary on-site Health and Safety support for 3 local plants as well as helping to support other REAL ALLOY facilities across the organization.
Responsibilities include:
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REAL ALLOY is the market leader in third-party aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, we have 17 plants strategically located across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. We convert aluminum scrap and by-products into reusable aluminum metal for a growing number of applications across various industries. We are ideally positioned to respond to the needs of an increasingly recycling-conscious world. Advanced technologies enable us to process a large variety of scrap and dross and reduce the amount of residual waste from aluminum manufacturing that would otherwise end up as landfill.
Responsibilities:As the new Health & Safety Specialist for REAL ALLOY, you will support the implementation of health and safety programs, processes, and systems. This position is responsible for activities that drive site and company safety performance to higher levels, focusing on improvements that will increase the level of adherence to and compliance with our Health & Safety program objectives. In this role, you will be the primary on-site Health and Safety support for 3 local plants as well as helping to support other REAL ALLOY facilities across the organization.
Responsibilities include:
- Helping to protect all employees, contractors, and visitors, assure compliance with Real Alloy requirements. Supports locations to always be audit ready.
- Partnering with plant and corporate resources to implement proactive solutions to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses and advance injury control programs.
- Improving and managing the organizational learning management system (LMS) to ensure effectiveness
- Assist plants with development and execution of site-specific training programs and content to ensure effectiveness and compliance.
- Work directly (on-site and remotely) with plant/HSE management to accelerate assigned projects, tasks, initiatives, and incident investigations as needed.
- Interact with and provides visible leadership to all employees, particularly those on the plant floor, to drive safety awareness, engagement, and improvement.
- Complete H&S inspections, audits, observations, and risk assessments to detect and eliminate at-risk behaviors / conditions and non-standard practices.
- Collect and analyze incident data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge for all Federal, State and Local regulations.
- Lead EHS compliance reviews, general risk assessments, and other safety assessments.
This hybrid role is based out of our Corporate Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. While our ideal candidate will reside within reasonable driving distance, preference may be given to candidates who show an interest in relocation beyond our corporate office for future promotion opportunities.
Qualifications:
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- Bachelor’s degree in safety or equivalent major.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a health and safety role with demonstrated understanding of H&S principles and regulations.
- Certified Safety Professional, Certified Ergonomist, Certified Industrial Hygienist, or other safety related certification, or in the process of such a certification(s) preferred.
- Thorough understanding and proven success with ergonomic specific risk assessment and reduction methodologies.
- Strong persuasion and motivation skills as well as the ability to work across all disciplines and employee levels.
- Strong communication skills – written and verbal. Ability to accurately draft reports, communicate verbally with employees, provide constructive feedback, and maintain positive employee relations.
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REAL ALLOY is an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity in the workplace. Qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Our HR teams will reach out to the applicants who met the qualifications and most closely aligned with requirements of the positions.
