EHS Specialist

NOVELIS; Ashville (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

NOVELIS is seeking an EHS Specialist in Ashville, OH to manage environmental compliance and support health, safety, and environmental initiatives. This role involves conducting inspections, preparing reports, and maintaining relationships with regulatory authorities.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and strong communication skills, alongside comprehensive benefits including medical and retirement savings plan. The position works within a dedicated EHS team at operational facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field or Associate Degree with EHS certification.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Ability to learn and understand EHS regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct EHS inspections and maintain compliance with regulations.
• Prepare various EHS reports for regulatory agencies.
• Develop and present EHS training materials to employees.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Team participation

Knowledge of EHS regulations

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Occupational Safety

EHS Professional Certification

Tools

Microsoft 365 Suite

Job description

Position Overview

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 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

The Novelis Rolled Products North America (RPNA) division is seeking a EHS (Health, Safety, and Environmental) Specialist at operational facilities located in Ashville, OH. The position functions within the local EHS Team reporting to the Ashville EHS Manager and provides direct staff support to Novelis; manages environmental compliance programs; articulates regulatory impact on operations to upper management; investigates, recognizes and recommends corrective actions for environmental compliance issues and continuous improvement actions while functioning in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner.

Responsibilities

• Inspections: Perform or assure that all daily, weekly, monthly, or other periodic EHS inspections are completed as required by local, state, and federal enforceable statutes, permits, or company policy as prescribed either by or company policy.
• Reporting: Compile information and prepare various EHS reports to insure accurate and timely submittal to local, state, and/or federal regulatory agencies to maintain necessary operating permits.
• Training: Attend training programs necessary to fulfill the role responsibilities. Also, develop and/or present EHS training materials to plant employees as required by enforceable statutes or company policy.
• Compliance Assurance: Audit and maintain systems to insure compliance with all applicable environmental programs of facilities. Monitor and educate local management of regulatory initiatives and proposed rules. Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of environmental compliance (e.g. waste reduction, data collection, record keeping, reporting)
• Regulatory Authorities: The incumbent shall maintain professional, cordial, and credible relationships with environmental regulatory authorities. Local, State, and Federal environmental agencies conduct routine inspections. This role will be responsible for escorting such inspectors through site operations, responding to the inspection inquires, and communicating inspection results to supervisor and site management.
• Conduct behavior based safety observations.
• Data Review: Make recommendations on corrective or preventative compliance actions based on data acquisition systems.
• Provide guidance for operating procedures as directed by Manager.
• Collect and analyze injury data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Audit Health and Safety Procedures, maintain necessary records and plant SOS records
• Assist in the incident investigation for all HS&E incidents: environmental excursions, NOV's, near misses and injuries.
• Oversee the waste water facility, providing supervision, reporting to Novelis management and Ohio EPA.
• Adhere to and support company quality, environmental, health & safety, and certification standards, including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, IATF 16949:2016, and ASI Certifications, where applicable.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree relevant field (Engineering; Occupational Safety or Environmental related) or an Associate Degree with a relevant EHS Professional Certification (Certifications including GSP, ASP or CSP and Ohio Class I Waste Water Operator are acceptable)
• Certification, if not currently certified, the ability to progress to certification.
• Must actively seek to pursue Ohio Waste Water Class I Operator
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, working knowledge of Microsoft 365 Suite
• Ability to contribute and participate in a team environment.
• Ability to learn, read, understand, and communicate EHS regulatory requirements.
• Ability to accomplish assigned tasks, provide feedback, construct plans, and demonstrates confidence in team leader and member roles.
• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the work in the role.
• Ability to recognize and analyze critical issues, identify and assign resources and follow-up to task completion.
• Ability to apply sampling and analysis protocol to provide accurate data and to explain and train others in sampling protocol.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

What We Offer

Novelis’ benefits reflect our commitment to supporting employees and their households with flexible, high-quality options, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Company-paid life insurance and voluntary coverage options
• Competitive paid time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retirement and post-retirement health coverage options
• Employee assistance programs available 24/7
• Wellness, career development, and work‑life support resources

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Location Profile

Founded in 1971 Ashville is a finishing facility with coating capabilities. Employing around 190 people the facility primarily serves the Building & Construction and Commercial Transportation markets.

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.

Disclaimer

We encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:1. Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers - Novelis2. Verify any communication with us by contacting our talent team at Careers - Novelis