EHS Specialist

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Position Overview:

As an EHS Specialist, you are a key member of the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) team, reporting to a Regional EHS Manager. You will contribute to Ball's success by supporting plant EHS function, and ensuring that the plant EHS meets Ball's overall environmental health and safety plans and objectives; driving the organization towards outstanding safety performance. In this role, you will work in both an office and manufacturing environments.

This position will support plants located in our Eastern Region of the United States. Preferred home base location would be at one of the following Ball locations:
Pittston, PA;
Saratoga Springs, NY;
Tampa, FL or Winterhaven, FL, or Rome, GA.

Your Key Areas of Responsibility Include:

* Support plants within assigned region to maintain a safe and secure work environment; including: facilitating monthly safety teams/meetings, perform monthly safety inspections/audits, investigate accidents/manage corrective actions, and correct unsafe acts/conditions as required.

* Partner with Plant EHS, Engineering and Production to administer plant environmental, health and safety processes, such as accident investigation, lockout/tagout, confined space, safety audits, etc.

* Facilitate environmental programs and activities associated with regulatory compliance in accordance with Ball policies.

* Support EHS procedures and drive awareness regarding labelling, storage, spills, or disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous materials.

* Understand and remain current on safety and environmental requirements.

* Compile and prepare data to support regulatory reports preparation.

* Provide support and assist in maintaining plant environmental, health and safety activities including, but not limited to the following: MSDS files, hazard communication program, environmental educational programs, hazardous waste program, hazardous materials program, air program, storm water program, wastewater discharge program, etc.

* Support the Regional/Plant EHS Manager for agency and company environmental, health and safety inquiries, inspections, audits, construction projects and community concern communications.

* Maintain thorough familiarity with all aspects of the emergency contingency plan for each facility.

* Wear appropriate safety glasses, hearing protection, clothing, and footwear in appropriate areas and follow safety practices; this position is exposed to occupational hazards, including but not limited to, high noise levels, physical obstacles, exposure to chemicals, temperature extremes, etc.

Required Experience, Competencies and

Skills:

* Bachelor's Degree in Industrial/Environmental Engineering or Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety or other relevant discipline or at least 2 years of work-related experience in an EHS role.

* Minimum 6 months of Environmental, Health and Safety experience through internships or professional experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

* Strong facilitation, communication, and change management skills.

* Familiarity with some or all the following areas: safety and environmental regulations, OSHA requirements, environmental principles, procedures terminology and generally accepted managerial practices and procedures.

* Ability to understand, interpret and administer OSHA Regulations, company policies, procedures, practices, and standards of conduct.

* Demonstrated ability to manage workload with a high degree of mental effort due to considerable interruptions and/or frequent changes of activity or workloads during a typical working day.

* Ability to handle sensitive related and proprietary information in a confidential manner.

* Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% travel within the region and to relocate in 1-2 years.

Preferred Experience , Competencies and

Skills:

* Experience with OSHA regulations and principles and past experience (i.e. EHS internship) as an EHS professional.

* Associate Safety Professional (ASP) certification.

Compensation & Benefits:

* Expected Hiring Salary Range: $66,700 - $93,160 (Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)

* This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.

* Please visit our "Total Rewards" page to learn more about Ball's comprehensive benefits structure.

* Onsite Work Environment: This position will be based at one of the following plant locations, travel up to 50% Travel and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non-Ball locations will be…