Health and Safety Technician
Alcoa of Australia Ltd
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Job summary
Alcoa is seeking an entry-level Industrial Hygiene professional to support health and safety programs at Warrick Operations in Indiana. You will conduct field sampling, manage equipment, and help maintain data records while coordinating with Safety, Medical, and lab teams.
This role offers hands-on training, growth opportunities, and exposure to regulatory compliance and continuous improvement projects within a large industrial setting.
Qualifications
- Foundation in IH/OHS/Env Health or related field.
- Entry-level experience acceptable; internships/co-ops count.
- Proficiency with data and Microsoft Office required.
Responsibilities
- Support exposure monitoring and hazard evaluation.
- Conduct or assist with IH surveys, health hazard assessments, inspections and program evaluations.
- Prepare and manage sampling resources and equipment.
- Set up, maintain and calibrate IH equipment; coordinate lab analysis and shipping of samples.
- Enter, organize and interpret monitoring data; maintain records and reports.
- Support site safety, contractor safety activities and regulatory compliance.
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Job description
Shape Your World At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper. Shape your career through a hands-on entry point into Industrial Hygiene and occupational Health & Safety. Alcoa is seeking an early-career technical professional who is curious, organized, and motivated to build practical experience in field sampling, equipment management, data, compliance, and cross-functional coordination.
In this role, you will support occupational health and safety programs with a primary focus on Industrial Hygiene. Reporting directly to the Senior Industrial Hygienist, you will partner with Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Medical, supervisors, employees, laboratories, and other site stakeholders to identify, evaluate, document, and help control workplace hazards. Your work will combine field sampling, equipment preparation and calibration, data and records management, compliance support, project coordination, and local driving to ship samples. You will begin with structured training and progress toward independently managing assigned work with appropriate escalation.
Entry level, 0 to 2 years
Industrial Hygiene
Health & Safety team
On-site plant and field work
Senior Industrial Hygienist
Warrick Operations
- Support exposure monitoring and hazard evaluation.
- Conduct or assist with workplace exposure monitoring, industrial hygiene surveys, health hazard assessments, inspections, audits, and program evaluations to support employee health protection and exposure-reduction efforts.
- Prepare and manage sampling resources.
- Set up, maintain, calibrate, and track industrial hygiene equipment and supplies so field activities are completed accurately and reliably.
- Collect and coordinate samples.
- Gather and document samples, maintain appropriate records, coordinate laboratory analysis, and drive samples to local shipping or laboratory locations as needed.
- Maintain accurate data and documentation.
- Enter, organize, check, and interpret monitoring data; maintain databases, metrics, training records, reports, and other program documents with attention to data integrity and follow-through.
- Support safety and compliance programs.
- Assist with site safety programs, contractor safety activities, regulatory compliance work, corrective-action tracking, and continuous-improvement projects.
- Coordinate across the site.
- Plan and communicate field activities with Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Medical, supervisors, employees, laboratories, and other partners while taking accountability for assigned work and escalating concerns appropriately.
- Relevant technical education.
- An associate's or bachelor's degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, or a related technical field provides the foundation for this work.
- Entry-level experience and intentional interest.
- Up to two years of experience in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, EHS, Environmental Health, laboratory, safety, or a closely related setting.
- Relevant internships, co-ops, coursework, and projects may count.
- Safety-minded readiness for field work.
- Willingness and ability to work in a large industrial plant environment and participate in field sampling, inspections, equipment handling, and detailed documentation.
- Data and Microsoft Office skills.
- Working proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, including basic comfort organizing, checking, and interpreting numeric information and records.
- Excel is especially important for Industrial Hygiene data.
- Organized and collaborative work style.
- Dependability, careful follow-through, clear communication, and the ability to prioritize multiple assignments, learn technical concepts quickly, and work effectively across functions.
- Valid driver's license.
- Ability to perform local driving associated with shipping samples or transporting equipment.
- Learn and apply safe work practices.
- Build knowledge of site procedures, sampling methods, equipment handling, documentation standards, and key stakeholders.
- Deliver accurate, reliable work.
- Prepare equipment and records correctly, complete routine assignments and data entry on time, and ask for help at the right time.
- Grow in independence and impact.
- Identify inconsistencies or hazards, contribute to compliance and continuous improvement, and demonstrate readiness for broader responsibility.
This role provides practical exposure to Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Medical, laboratory coordination, compliance activities, and continuous improvement. Long-term development may follow a Safety or Industrial Hygiene track based on performance, qualifications, interests, company needs, and role availability.
- Competitive compensation packages, including pay-for-performance variable pay, recognition and rewards programs.
- 401(k), employer match up to 6%, additional employer retirement income contribution (no vesting period).
- Healthcare benefits: medical, Rx, dental, vision, flexible spending account, health savings account (generous employer contribution), life and accident insurance.
- Work-life balance programs: flexible work scheduling, hybrid/remote working.
- Paid time off: 15 vacation days prorated in the 1st year based on hire date, 10 holidays including 1 flexible holiday of your choice, 7 illness days, Care for Family leave up to 40 days, up to 5 bereavement days, maximum of 30 jury duty days, and up to 10 days annual training for military leave *This benefit information applies to US based applicants only.
- Alcoa reserves the right to change plans at its discretion.
Alcoa “Warrick” based in Newburgh, Indiana just outside of Evansville, IN has been present in the lives of many families in our community for over 60 years. We’ve grown and we’ve matured together. Now we are looking for our next generation of Alcoans to bring us into the future. You can be one of them! Join us and get ready to experience endless opportunities! We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.
Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.
As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person’s gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate.
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We treat all people with dignity and we believe in inclusion, diversity and enabling all employees to grow and develop their careers with us, where they can pursue their passions. Discover the possibilities a career with Alcoa can have for you. Come shape your career with us!
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