Health & Safety Leader

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university
• Minimum of 5 years of EHS progressive experience 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

• BS degree in environmental, health or safety related discipline
• Professional certification preferred
• Demonstrated professional with passion for change and relentless focus on execution
• Knowledge of applicable Federal and State related regulations
• Strong communication skills, analytical skills, problem solving and human relations skills
• Ability to make difficult decisions with sometimes and incomplete set of data
• Critical skills include execution, attention to detail, initiative, conflict resolution, customer focus, collaboration, building ownership and commitment, developing others, establishing and direction, drive for change, tenacity, and getting organization support

Howmet Aerospace has an immediate opening for a Health and Safety (H&S) Leader at our Whitehall, Michigan location. Our passionate commitment to EHS provides the successful candidate with an excellent environment in which to work and the leadership commitment and support to deliver results.  This position is a key member of the EHS team and is a highly visible position in the operations and in the Engines Business Unit. 

In close cooperation with the location’s leadership team, this position will be accountable for driving environmental, health and safety efforts across the locations. Significant interface will be required with local management, Business Unit management and other internal and external stakeholders. 

Key Responsibilities of this position include:

• Coach and counsel location leaders to assist them in the execution of their EHS accountabilities.
• Partner with location leadership to deliver EHS objectives.
• Develop and execute strategic and tactical EHS plans to drive fatality prevention, increase risk recognition and reduce injuries/incidents, improve employee health and environmental compliance and protection.
• Act as location representative to key internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead, mentor, develop and support the location’s professional EHS staff.

Job Responsibilities

Responsible for determining the strategic direction of all Environmental, Health and Safety programs for location. Sets EHS goals and helps set EHS priorities.  Provides direction on managing programs/policies and providing technical expertise for management of all EHS issues. 

• Is jointly responsible with the Plant Manager for strategic direction in the deployment of environmental, safety, and health at the plant. 
• Is responsible for tactical direction in the deployment of environmental, safety, and health at the plant. 
• Is the environmental, safety, and health "eyes and ears" of the Plant Manager within the plant. 
• Develops and is a resource for development of programs designed to prevent injuries, illnesses and property loss. 
• Manages the administrative activities and management systems to ensure compliance with applicable corporate policies and state and federal regulations. 
• Is the environmental, safety, and health expertise for the plant and is responsible for keeping the Plant Manager informed of current and emerging issues in environmental, safety, and health. 
• Is responsible for allowing and encouraging resolution of environmental, safety, and health issues at the lowest level possible. 
• Is responsible for maintaining the statistics required to closely monitor the environmental, safety, and health of the plant employees. 
• Is responsible for an overall understanding of all Howmet environmental, safety, and health protocols and procedures. 
• Is expected to spend daily "floor time" in the plant to truly know the processes, employees and EHS hazards associated with the plant. 
• Under the sponsorship of the Plant Manager, will be accountable for coordination of an audit program to achieve good or better in all 4 critical protocols. 
• Provides critique and should be plant conscience at all levels, i.e. Plant Manager, Department Managers/Superintendents, Supervisors, crews and environmental, health, and safety committees. Although he/she will attempt to communicate at the appropriate level, he/she will elevate concerns to whatever level of the organization is required to ensure performance and compliance. This is a key success factor. 
• Shall be actively involved in ABS/standardized work design as a means to eliminate exposure to hazards. 
• Manages the Howmet Incident Management System: after consultation with medical and line management, makes the final decision about OSHA recordability of incidents. 
• Provides overall strategic direction of health and safety programs and practices for Howmet Whitehall. Ensures practices are aligned with Howmet’s health and safety standards.
• Manages expenses and develops budget to control costs while improving health and safety performance and determining risk analysis.
• Manages the Howmet Health and Safety Self-Assessment process to ensure compliance with all Howmet and applicable government regulations including documentation, reporting, permits, and training.  Provides technical support and direction for Howmet health, safety, and medical WWHP compliance practices.
• Interface with local, state, and federal agencies such as Mi-EGLE, EPA, and OSHA/MIOSHA,.
• Maintains permits and issue site reports as required by those agencies 
• Keeps current on OSHA, MIOSHA, and USEPA, DOT regulations through literature, seminars and training.
• Responsible for health and safety program communication.

Job Roles 

• Integrity and conscience--prioritizes safety for people and the environment; monitors activities against regulations and standards; functions as integrated part of the enterprise, not merely outside it as a check and balance
• Scope and scale--recognizes that responsibilities extend beyond the boundaries of Howmet footprint to community and reputation; considers every individual in every location, every day, every shift; approaches role with the sobriety of potentially life or death
• Business focus--understands the goal of the business and seeks to enable its functioning; provides alternatives and ideas to maintain compliance without compromise; employs an engineering mindset to reduce human error; anticipates future innovation and opportunities to lead industry or adjust ahead of changes 
• Education hub--creates awareness and shares information proactively; actively monitors changes to governance; invites change through increased understanding throughout the organization; empowers others to self-regulate and care for one another and the organization
• Manage complexity--understands laws and regulations based on location, process and risk factors; functions as a generalist and SME 
• Formal and informal authority--wields formal authority well, seeks to inform, engage and advocate versus punish; functions as a resource and technical partner
• Advocate--champions safety culture; protects the organization from liability; identifies blind spots; minimizes individual and organizational risk; creates clear lines of responsibility and comfort in reporting; celebrates culture over mere compliance
• Clarity and directness--creates and interprets expectations with exactness; disseminates information clearly and concisely; enforces with consistency; holds to principles and speaks the truth to power; not swayed by emotional appeals
• Consultative--listens well; understands concerns and supplies guidance based on need, not merely requirements; takes a broad perspective to include other areas of the enterprise and individual contributor health
• Organized--maintains rigor within significant reporting expectations; meets deadlines and communicates needs from others with advance notice
• Influence without direct authority--provides justification for decisions and direction; presents a compelling case for needed efforts or change to parties with varying interests and priorities; aligns peers and stakeholders to achieve both tangible and anticipated objectives