Director, Environmental Health and Safety; EHS

Director, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

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The Director of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) reports directly to the Executive Vice President and President of Arconic Rolled Products North America. This position develops, implements and oversees strategies and programs that ensure workplace safety, environmental compliance and regulatory adherence for the organization. It requires strategic vision and hands‑on implementation to build world‑class EHS performance based on a strong safety culture.

The Director works closely with various functions and facilities to develop, implement and sustain EHS programs, policies and procedures that deliver the required performance.

• EHS Functional Leadership:
  • Partners with senior leadership to ensure EHS strategies are aligned with business and corporate needs.
  • Delivers strong leadership within the EHS function and with key stakeholders establishing a common purpose with a focus on performance.
  • Partners to build and develop an EHS team that has the skills, competencies and abilities to meet the current and future needs of the business.
  • Partners, coaches and develops senior leaders to own, drive and deliver fatality prevention actions and improved EHS results year‑over‑year.
  • Demonstrates the leadership qualities of trust, integrity, courage, clear communication and a bias for action.
• Strategy Development and Execution:
  • Develops an EHS strategy that delivers the required EHS performance while supporting business needs and corporate initiatives.
  • Ensures RPNA EHS strategy is cascaded into all levels of the organization, is embedded in local strategies and monitored to ensure effective delivery.
• EHS Operational Excellence:
  • Ensures compliance to the Arconic EHS policies and provides expert guidance to all locations.
  • Identifies and ensures the development of RPNA Standards for key EHS programs, oversees their deployment and ensures verification of effectiveness.
  • Delivers impactful risk control and risk mitigation through structured risk analysis and problem‑solving techniques.
  • Continues to lead and enhance our Human Performance strategy and integration process – driving cultural error‑proofing/reduction techniques across all business functions and disciplines.
  • Drives strategic EHS capital funding management – including best practice sharing and standardization of risk reduction projects and actions to drive the elimination of top EHS hazards and liabilities.
  • Establishes key EHS performance targets for Environment, Health and Safety across the entire organization that drive meaningful continuous improvement while aligned to the needs and abilities of the business and broader Arconic.
  • Maintains a tracking and reporting process for delivery of the agreed EHS performance targets with escalation and reaction mechanisms where needed.
  • Ensures positive performances are recognized and celebrated.
  • Establishes a positive EHS performance culture where delivery of EHS goals, both within the function and across other functions, is the norm.
• Compliance Assurance:
  • Ensures RPNA is aware of and compliant to all applicable EHS regulatory requirements.
  • Maintains surveillance of pending EHS regulations helping to enable an early response.
  • Helps focus on environmental and sustainability needs – improved recycling efforts, landfill and water reduction.
  • Negotiates with EHS governmental agencies (local, state & country specific) – establishing acceptable permitting and regulatory requirements for the business/locations.
• Occupational Health:
  • Oversees business unit wide Occupational Health services that focus on employee health, medical accommodations, return to work and employee wellness; supporting both the employee and the business.
  • Develops a strategic workers compensation and medical management process and implements best practices and drives toward year‑over‑year WC case and cost reduction.

• Bachelor’s degree required preferably within Environmental Sciences or in an engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of EHS experience to include standard concepts, practices and…