Safety Specialist

Full Time
Newburgh, IN 47630
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Job description
About the location
Alcoa’s U.S. portfolio includes Alcoa's corporate headquarters (ACC), Alcoa's Technology Center (ATC), four smelters, hydroelectric power and a calcined coke plant. 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 leaders to guide us into the future.You can be one of them! Join us and get ready to experience endless opportunities!
About the job
This role will lead all aspects of Health and Safety initiatives for the various Smelter areas. This position works closely with location manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, and support staff personnel to develop and deploy a wide-range of comprehensive EHS systems that support Alcoa's dedication to zero non-compliances, eliminating fatality and serious injuries and driving Critical Risk Management (CRM).
Crucial Job Duties:
  • Manages the EHS systems for the assigned area of responsibility. The successful incumbent will play a key leadership role in reducing risk of incident and injury and will drive implementation of Human Performance systems.
  • Own the H&S training coordination and implementation for hourly and salaried employees, performs internal self assessment activities (ASATs), monitors, tracks, and reports key EHS metrics, and ensures compliance with federal, state, local and corporate regulatory programs.
  • Assist with incident investigations to ensure completeness and accuracy, develop and track corrective actions, act as a change agent for the area, and lead multi-disciplinary teams to make process improvements and reduce risk of injury.
  • Apply problem solving methodology, work with data analysis tools to identify trends, identify root causes of problem areas, generate potential action plans and supervise progress in significant and critical areas, as well as track continuous improvement.
Additional Duties:
  • Implementation of Regulatory and Corporate Engineering Standards
  • Lead joint plant safety committee and serve as member of the Plant Safety and Health Steering Committee and Warrick Safety Lead Team
  • Coordinate department health/medical surveillance programs
  • Conduct floor observation, housekeeping, and compliance audits
  • Participate in training of new employees on department specific hazards
  • Lead various projects to promote continuous improvement and safety initiatives
About you:
Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people – are at the foundation of everything we do. To be successful in this role and to play a part in our ongoing success we desire the following background:
  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Safety Management, Safety Engineering or related field
  • Knowledge of OSHA requirements
  • 2 years of professional experience in environmental, health, and safety
  • Able to proactively seek out efficient methods for implementing change to current safety solutions
  • Possess strong customer service and teamwork values, good verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work optimally with others
  • Experience in heavy industrial/manufacturing is preferred
  • Experience in a union environment preferred
To support our teams and their families beyond the workplace, Alcoa provides an outstanding benefits package effective day one of employment! In addition to medical benefits, we offer structured work-from-home programs, employee resource group opportunities, 401K options and a first-rate vacation plan for valuable work-life balance.
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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.
If you have visited our website in search of information on U.S. employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Alcoa Recruiting via email at
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This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us!
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