EHS Engineer: Lead Environmental Compliance & Optimization

Howmet Aerospace Inc.; Whitehall Township (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in Whitehall, Michigan, seeks an Environmental Health and Safety Engineer to join its EHS team. This role focuses on building a culture of continuous improvement in environmental, health, and safety performance at the Whitehall facility.

The position emphasizes systems thinking, optimization, proactive anticipation, and cross-functional collaboration to safeguard workers and the environment while supporting growth in the aerospace industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Employee must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Environmental experience in manufacturing or similar environment preferred.
• Experience with computer systems such as spreadsheets and technical applications.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret EHS regulations and standards and other technical reports and data.
• TRI and Tier 2 reporting experience.
• Ability to write reports, correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and employees.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete requirements in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret and apply Federal, State of Michigan and local regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a culture that is aligned with Howmet's EHS goals and objectives, with continuous EHS improvements.
• Manage, direct, coach, lead and motivate plant personnel to achieve EHS goals and objectives in a timely and safe manner.
• Assist in the development and implementation of Environmental, Health and Safety programs and activities to achieve, maintain, and exceed compliance with relevant regulatory laws and regulations as well as comply with Howmet policies, standards, and procedures.
• Manage environmental issues, regulatory reports and permits as related to following disciplines: Air, Wastewater, Storm Water, Chemical, and Waste Disposal/Recycling. This includes responsibility for the timely and accurate filing of necessary records to demonstrate compliance with applicable federal, state, and Howmet programs such as sustainability, as assigned.
• Drive environmental stewardship through the development and execution of management systems designed to ensure compliance with all Howmet and governmental regulations.
• Lead environmental permit review requirements to maintain compliance and interface with regulatory agencies.
• Maintain all records and documents as necessary.
• Evaluate production and equipment changes to ensure environmental requirements are sustained or improved upon.
• Develop and deliver EHS compliance training.
• Manage and/or perform hands-on monitoring and measurement.
• While supporting rapid growth the aerospace industry, lead cross functional teams to implement environmental improvement projects, while ensuring no adverse risk to health and safety.
• Evaluate processes to optimize, minimize, or eliminate waste and reduce water usage, thereby driving corporate and business-unit sustainability goals while developing best practices.
• Lead contractor management of the wastewater treatment and discharge program.

Skills

Environmental experience

Computer systems literacy

Regulatory interpretation

TRI reporting

Report writing

Public speaking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Spreadsheets

Technical applications

Job description

Howmet Aerospace Inc. in Whitehall, Michigan, seeks an Environmental Health and Safety Engineer to join its EHS team. This role focuses on building a culture of continuous improvement in environmental, health, and safety performance at the Whitehall facility.

The position emphasizes systems thinking, optimization, proactive anticipation, and cross-functional collaboration to safeguard workers and the environment while supporting growth in the aerospace industry.