EHS Coordinator

Overview

The primary purpose of this position is to integrate safety into the every-day lives of each of our manufacturing unit employees and to assist, coach and lead in making their manufacturing unit a safe, healthy, and hazard-free place in which to work.

The EHS Coordinator will be responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of safety / occupational health controls, policies, and procedures to achieve and maintain full compliance with regulatory, permit or license requirements in the specific areas of Occupational Health & Safety within their manufacturing unit.

The successful candidate must be able to work in a team-oriented organization and can manage multiple duties and projects simultaneously.

This requires the individual to be adaptive, self-motivated, and able to work across all boundaries, which include all internal functional areas, as well as networking with EHS professionals within the North American Region.

Responsibilities

Review all accidents and near misses and coordinate significant occupational accidents and illnesses thoroughly and punctually to assist in prevention of recurrences and ensure that documentation is accurate and complete.

Ensure open safety work orders are kept to a minimal level.

• Ensure all Job instructions, Pre-Task Plans and Risk assessments / Hazard Analysis documents are written, consistent, current, accurate and available as required.
• Participate in and monitor safety observations / inspections in an effort to reduce accidents and avoid OSHA violations while establishing a behavior-based approach toward safety.
• Develop and present effective safety meetings that are geared toward the manufacturing unit specific concerns. Ensure safety meetings are attended and that all department employees are trained in proper safety procedures.
• Supervise the Safety Control Plan and work to improve the ratings and safety focus.
• Develop the team EHS representatives to provide an around the clock attention toward safety, environment, and physical conditions.
• Represent the manufacturing unit as a member of the Uhrichsville Works Safety / Environmental Committee. Ensure action items are followed up and all applicable information is shared with area coordinators, safety representatives and unit leaders.
• Develop and ensure delivery of an effective safety orientation package to all new employees entering the manufacturing unit.
• Actively support EHS policy, align decisions and actions with the EHS management system and integrate EHS performance in day-to-day operations.
• Support, coach and participate with the manufacturing unit Safety ACTION team and sub committees.
• Audits compliance of major EHS programs to legal and corporate requirements
• Develop, implement, and maintain procedures and documents required in the organization’s Business Management System.
• Coordinate internal and external audits of the management system and required follow-up actions.
• Recognize, evaluate, and control employee exposures to industrial risks through the active facilitation of the sites Safety Programs and Policies
• Make daily decisions that have a direct impact on the organization’s ability to maintain governmental compliance and the prevention of employee injuries and illnesses.
• Hold the responsibility of maintaining site safety and health programs, providing technical mentorship on the programs, and providing recommendations on implementation and improvements for the overall efficiency of those programs.
• Embrace and promote the Novelis cultural beliefs of Do It Right, Say Anything, Own It! Get Focused and Win Together

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences / Engineering / Operations / Safety (or equivalent experience)
• Excellent communication (oral and written) skills; ability to connect with all levels within the organization.
• Meaningful experience with health and safety programs and associated regulations is required.
• Possess skills to lead and develop other personnel to accomplish personal, plant and corporate objectives.
• Must be flexible and able to operate in a fast-paced environment, with ability to balance multiple tasks and prioritize work.
• Proficiency at software applications, including Microsoft Office, and quick learning of new technology.

What We Offer :

Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs.

As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven by the marketplace, and affordable.

In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits :

• Family Growth Programs : Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
• Employee Assistance Programs : free resources available 24 / 7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
• Wellness Programs : incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, programs for building healthy habits, virtual physical therapy for joint, back, and pelvic health, health management programs and more.
• Diabetes Management Program
• Pet insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• PerkSpot Discount Program
• Tuition assistance and career development programs

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Location Profile

Opened in 1985 the Uhrichsville facility produces flat rolled aluminum sheet. The rolling mill cold rolls aluminum sheet to a desired gauge anneals to temper levels and slits the rolled sheet to size.

Employing more than 350 people the facility produces aluminum sheet for building and construction automotive distribution transportation and consumer durable s recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage.

Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

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