Health & Safety Engineer
Howmet Aerospace
Whitehall, MIFresher1h agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- OperationsAuditingExcelMicrosoft Office
- Work
- On-site in Whitehall
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Auditing58%Operations55%Microsoft Office51%Excel32%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 11, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Howmet Aerospace has an immediate opening for an EHS Engineer in our Whitehall Operations, located in Whitehall, Michigan. This position is a key member of the location’s EHS team and is highly visible in the plant and Business Unit, providing an excellent platform for potential future growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Work in conjunction with other members of the EHS Department to coordinate safety-related activities, detecting and monitoring plant conditions that may adversely affect the safety and health of employees and/or violate applicable laws.
- Complete plant audits and program assessments, recommend corrective measures, and prepare written reports on findings.
- Participate in incident investigations to determine the "root cause", provide recommendations to address identified gaps, and ensure the implementation of appropriate changes to prevent future occurrences.
- Conduct employee training programs.
- Assess and monitor site compliance with all applicable local, State, and Federal environmental regulations and work with plant personnel to ensure compliance.
- Assist with location fatality prevention efforts, including helping to lead deployment and execution of key fatality prevention elements and coaching location leaders.
- Partner with location leadership to deliver EHS objectives.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor’s Degree in safety or occupational health, industrial hygiene, or a related field from an accredited institution.
- Previous internship, co-op experience, or previous work experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Good working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations regarding workplace safety, health, and industrial hygiene.
- Strong communication skills (written and oral).
- Good PC skills with a good working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
- Good program management skills.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional certification preferred (CIH, GSP Graduate, or ASP).
- Prior industrial hygiene experience – recognizing, evaluating, and controlling physical, chemical, biological, and ergonomic workplace hazards.