EHS - Health and Safety Specialist

Arconic is currently in search of Health & Safety Specialist to join our Building and Construction Team in Springdale, Arkansas.  

At Arconic, we take pride in our work and our innovative products and technologies that advance sustainable solutions for a better world. We strive to create a safe, inclusive, and collaborative workplace with competitive benefits, development opportunities, and a culture that values and rewards employees on all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the location EHS Manager, the Health & Safety Specialist will support the daily health and safety functions for the Kawneer facility in Springdale, Arkansas. The Health & Safety Specialist is accountable for ensuring that Health and Safety activities reduce risk, eliminate incidents, and are performed within external regulatory requirements and internal management guidelines. 

Job Responsibilities and Duties include but are not limited to: 

• Develop and sustain systems to drive compliance, fatality prevention and injury reduction.
• Act as key health and safety liaison with location manufacturing, maintenance & engineering departments to assistance in the execution of their strategic and tactical health and safety plans.
• Analyze injury and incident data and assist line management in the implementation of focused injury reduction efforts.
• Provide expertise to proactively address injury reduction efforts.
• Provide technical expertise and participate in injury / incident investigations to assist in identifying root cause analysis and provide recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Assume leadership of the location’s industrial hygiene program including execution of IH sampling plans, the administration of IH databases and employee exposure records and hazardous material management.
• Serve as a resource for the location’s industrial ventilation SPA to ensure IH exposure levels are maintained at acceptable levels.
• Select and manage PPE requirements.
• Assist with the completion of designated health and safety ASAT audit protocols and overall process.
• Maintain working knowledge of federal, state and local health and safety regulations and identify all requirements that apply or may apply to the facility.
• Develop, review and facilitate Health & Safety related training.
• Assess, evaluate, eliminate / minimize risks collaboratively with employees using technical knowledge of Health and Safety regulations.
• Assist in investigations of health and safety incidents, root cause analysis, entry into databases and item closure tracking.
• Coordinate the development of systems to ensure metrics are accurate and timely per Arconic guidelines.
• Assist in implementing Human Performance systems.
• Participate in continuing professional education, staying current and competent in the respective Health & Safety profession through seminars, courses, literature review, etc.

Essential Knowledge & Skills/Education

(Ex. Communication skills, project management skills, Computer Skills)

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, problem-solving, presentation and human relations
• Must be highly organized and able to prioritize and meet deadlines in a very fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Basis or Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 1 year of professional experience in Health and Safety 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 

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or Engineering from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in Health and Safety in a manufacturing environment
• Prior Alcoa/Arconic Health & Safety experience
• Previous Occupational Health & Safety experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience implementing and maintaining Health & Safety programs
• Industrial Hygiene experience
• Experience with Behavior Based Safety programs
• Experience with Ergonomic assessments
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Arconic Corporation is a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, that advance the automotive, aerospace, commercial transportation, industrial and building and construction markets. Building on more than a century of innovation, Arconic helps to transform the way we fly, drive, and build. We are proud that 77% of our employees are happy working for Arconic and would recommend it as a great place to work and that 80% of our employees would recommend their managers to others. 

We live our core values and commit to delivering sustainable value to our customers, our employees, our communities and our stakeholders. 

At Arconic, we: 

Act With Integrity. 

We lead with respect, honesty, transparency and accountability. 

Safeguard our Future. 

We protect and improve the health and safety of our employees, communities and environment. 

Grow Stronger Together. 

We cultivate an inclusive and diverse culture that advocates for equity. 

Earn Customer Loyalty. 

We build customer partnerships through best-in-class products and service. 

Drive Operational Excellence. 

We pursue continuous improvement through innovation, agility, people development and collaboration. 

Create Value. 

We achieve success by generating and growing value for our stakeholders. 

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Arconic is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.