About Arcadium Lithium: We are change-makers, joining forces to drive progress. A world enabled by the critical mineral, Lithium - the elemental source powering modern life and our global transition to clean energy.
For decades, we’ve grown alongside and collaborated with our people, our customers, and communities. Pioneering, collaborating, and evolving Together.
From the birth of the first lithium-ion battery to the breakthrough lithium advancements that have followed. We've helped lead the change, powering the future of lithium innovation.
Our growth continues to be strategic, expansive, and sustainable. With a wealth of premier lithium resources spread across the world in key locations. We can reliably, safely, and responsibly provide the resources to meet the diverse needs of our customers.
No matter where they are. No matter the challenge. It's all about delivering on the high expectation for quality, performance, and sustainability.
And our duty goes even further. It includes everyone on the planet using a lithium-powered device or vehicle.
Every battery charged. Every device powered. Every lithium application utilized. Underscoring our commitment to quality, collaboration, and our shared vision of powering a more sustainable future for everyone.
Arcadium Lithium is more than just a company. It's a promise, and a commitment by our people.
To act ethically and responsibly, ensuring that our legacy is one of positive impact and lasting change.
Position Summary: This position serves as the Subject Matter Expert in Occupational Health, Safety, and Security within the EHS Team for the Project Management Office. Works within the Arcadium Lithium Capital Projects System (ALCAPS) and Global EHS Management Systems to support continual improvement and create an incident and injury free work environment. Ensures all project locations effectively implement the Health, Safety and Security provisions of Arcadium Lithium Capital Projects Standards (ALCAPS). Responsible for ensuring all regulatory and corporate reporting requirements in the areas of Health, Safety, and Security for global expansion work are completed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides, sustains, and improves ALCAPS Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Procedures, Templates and Tools used by project teams to provide a safe work environment and ensure compliance to regulatory requirements around the globe.
- Supports project management teams to ensure local policies, procedures, and programs effectively meet ALCAPS EHS and Corporate requirements.
- Provide Subject Matter Expertise to support regional project personnel as needed to achieve an injury/incident free work environment.
- Leads implementation of Portfolio-level or Corporate EHS initiatives as required.
- Lead and manage Contract Service Resources as necessary to support global EHS activities.
- Provides investigation leadership, expertise, and coordination as required for regional project teams.
- Participates in onsite field audits of project locations and ensures adequate follow-up and remedy for issues identified.
- Assures timely and accurate reporting of EHS metrics for projects
- Provides advice regarding the development and implementation of formal and informal audit and assurance processes.
- Stays current on developing trends and state-of-the-art solutions for EHS matters.
- Supports the project management teams and Project Management Office leadership in development of EHS improvement plans.
- Provides expertise and support for the development of project-level and portfolio-level leading and lagging Key Performance Indicators to enable measurement, analysis, planning, and improvement.
- Support training as required for EHS for personnel at all levels of the organization.
- Supports consultation and engagement with regional project teams for the continuous improvement of the ALCAPS EHS work process.
- Other job duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Education and Experience:
- BS in engineering, industrial health and safety, operations or similar degree
- 10+ year experience in Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, and Security leadership for capital projects, chemical manufacturing and / or mining operations
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- Professional certification in Occupational Safety preferred
- Experience with Hazard and Risk assessment, OSHA Requirements, Emergency Response, Contractor Management, EHS Management Systems, Incident Investigation and Process Safety
- Experience in conducting onsite occupational health and safety performance assessments.
- Experience in managing safety in construction
- Ability to influence direction at remote project locations and across a complex global organization
- Demonstrated success in developing strategies and implementing processes to ensure the company is compliant with both internal and external requirements.
- Must be able to work at all levels of the organization and must have excellent communication skills.
- Strong project management skills along with strong program development and proven training experience.
- Strong preference will be given to candidates who are able to read, write and speak in Spanish
Safety Requirements: (position and location specific) All employees are expected to carry out their work functions in a healthy and safe manner, to encourage and support safe work practices at all times, and to report and/or rectify any unsafe conditions that may come to their attention immediately.
Physical Demands: (position and location specific) The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.
Work Environment: (position and location specific) The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Personal Protective Equipment – (position specific) Must wear PPE as required based on job duties or when traveling to locations where PPE is essential.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ARCADIUM LITHIUM employs people across a broad range of occupations in locations across the world. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. Employees enjoy competitive compensation, a menu of work/life benefits and opportunities to continue developing their skills and building their career.
ARCADIUM LITHIUM is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EEO, AAE, MFDV and supports a drug free workplace.