EHS Leader

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace automotive beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta Georgia Novelis has approximately 13000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

The Novelis Rolled Products North America (RPNA) division is seeking a EHS (Health Safety and Environmental) Leader at our Casting facility located in Davenport IA. The position reports to the Davenport EHS Manager. This person manages health and safety programs; articulates regulatory impact on operations to upper management; investigates recognizes and recommends corrective actions for environmental health and safety compliance issues and continuous improvement actions while functioning in a safe efficient and cost-effective manner.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and maintain up-to-date knowledge in aspects of Safety and Environmental regulations and compliance reporting.
• Actively drive the plants efforts in continually improving the safety performance of the plant lead monthly plant safety meetings conducting plant safety walk-arounds. Work with the plant supervisors in preparing and conducting monthly crew safety meetings.
• Monitor overall health safety and environmental compliance with federal state and/or corporate requirements. Communicate issues with site leadership and corporate team as necessary.
• Develop implement and manage the necessary training programs and systems to ensure compliance with regulations of State and Federal agencies and company requirements.
• Take a leadership role in the implementation of activities and best practices that focus on the prevention of incidents creating safe working environment for all employees contractors and visitors to the plant sites.
• Serve as a coach and facilitator to the team for the risk assessment and behavioral observations processes.
• Take a proactive leadership role in identifying and resolving safety and environmental issues that may arise.
• Request quotes seek purchase approval and lead plant projects as they relate to any required safety equipment and training activities.
• Provide EHS assistance to the capital project managers and sponsors in the preparation of capital requests (RFAs) and complete reviews to assure that all capital projects are aligned with all regulatory and company requirements.
• Assist with maintaining a positive relationship with the local community

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Occupational Safety Environmental Science Environmental Engineering or similar field and minimum of five (5) years related experience in a manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
• Excellent interpersonal planning organizational time management and communication skills are required.
• Ability to influence others through coaching and behavior modeling by being clear open fair honest involving others in decisions that affect them supplying resources as needed and listening effectively.
• Possess general knowledge and proficiency in general business and the ability to use computer applications such as spreadsheets word processing documents databases and email programs.
• Possess the ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Creativity and innovation for implementation of new programs and employee involvement.
• Capability of managing multiple projects and deadlines.
• Ability to work varied hours and be on call.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hold a BCSP certification (ASP CSP etc.)

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 competitive in the marketplace and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your familys well-being:

• Medical dental and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retiree Medical Plans medical and prescription drug coverage through Novelis sponsored Retiree Health Access
• Retirement Savings Account
• Employee assistance programs available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance

Davenport IA has been a key player in the aluminum industry for over 11 decades. Novelis employs more than 300 people in the Davenport community across two facilities: a finishing mill and a casting facility. Novelis is an active and engaged community partner in Davenport teaming up with organizations such as Toys for Tots and Hope at the BRICK House. Novelis is also a member of the Good Neighbor Project in Davenport.

Novelis 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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