EHS Specialist

At Ball, integrity and trust are the foundation of who we are. Guided by our core values—"We Care. We Work. We Win."—we create a culture where every voice matters, and every idea drives progress. Together with our global employees, customers, and partners, we’re turning bold sustainability goals into reality and shaping a future we can all be proud of. Create a new future. Apply Today. 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, ensuring that the plant EHS meets Ball’s overall environmental health and safety plans and objectives, and driving the organization toward 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; Winterhaven, FL; or Rome, GA. Key Areas Of Responsibility Support plants within assigned region to maintain a safe and secure work environment; including facilitating monthly safety meetings, performing monthly safety inspections and audits, investigating accidents and managing corrective actions, and correcting unsafe acts or 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 entries, safety audits, and more. Facilitate environmental programs and activities associated with regulatory compliance in accordance with Ball policies. Support EHS procedures and drive awareness regarding labeling, 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. Maintain plant environmental, health and safety activities including 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 or not limited to high noise levels, physical obstacles, exposure to chemicals, and temperature extremes. 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 six 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 safety and environmental regulations, OSHA requirements, environmental principles, procedures, terminology, and generally accepted managerial practices. 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% within the region and to relocate in 1–2 years. Preferred Experience, Competencies, and Skills Experience with OSHA regulations and principles and past experience 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% and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non‑Ball locations will be required. When not traveling, this role will be expected to be onsite at a plant 5 days a week. Locations: Rome, Georgia; Saratoga Springs, New York; Pittston, Pennsylvania; Tampa or Winterhaven, Florida. Equal Opportunity Employer Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non‑merit characteristic. Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age‑related details—such as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation dates—from your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents (e.g., transcripts, certificates). Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visa, now or in the future, for this job opening. This position will be posted internally for a minimum of 5 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants. No agencies please. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ball Corporation