Environmental Manager

Essential Functions

• Provide guidance and advice to corporate and manufacturing staff regarding company environmental control policy and programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and operating permits.
• Identify environmental permitting needs and take necessary action to secure the required permits.
• Develop company policies and procedures concerning waste and emissions discharges and regulated material control ensuring safe and efficient quality operations of all facilities.
• Collect data, measurements and samples for technical and environmental monitoring purposes.
• Investigate noncompliance conditions, set up experiments in order to determine solutions and recommend modification to eliminate causes.
• Recognize an event or circumstance that is not in compliance (or is a potential non-compliance) with permit requirements and regulations and takes appropriate corrective action. This includes all media (air, solid and hazardous waste, water) and encompasses both administrative findings and field observations.
• Maintain records, review, analyze, compile reports, and summarize information from mills and outside sources, including spreadsheets and data entry.
• Analyze impact of new regulations and legislation on policy and procedures.
• Incumbent may negotiate with regulatory staff regarding monitoring, reporting and permit-related requirements.
• Incumbent may actively participate as a key player in capital planning, construction of engineered solutions for environmental problems, and extraordinary maintenance budgeting at some facilities.
• Incumbent may develop and oversee the implementation and effectiveness of environmental tracking systems and training materials.

Safety

• Lead efforts to develop and maintain a safety culture to improve the safety & health of all employees.
• Develop the safety skill set of management and safety committee leaders in order to assist with Division and Region safety initiatives.
• Provide interpretation and fosters compliance with regulatory standards ensuring that all employees and management understand their requirements under OSHA law.
• Provide advice on safety and employee protection, and performs audits to ensure that organization and government standards are met.
• Actively works to implement business improvements to reduce workplace accidents and illnesses.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of federal and state safety laws and regulations.
• Provide oversight of the incident investigation process.
• Maintain safety & incident records required by employer as well as state & federal governments.
• Establish and maintain a good working relationship with region and plant management, safety professionals, supervisors and employees.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.

Minimum Education/Experience/Physical Functions

• B.S./B.A. degree in engineering, safety or science is required with a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in job related function.
• Experience with environmental and safety management at a manufacturing facility, consulting firm or regulatory agency is required.
• Prior experience with OSHA standards, accident / incident investigation, and/or compliance inspections in a manufacturing setting is required.
• Candidate must be familiar with Emergency Response, HazCom, Respiratory Protection Standard and other OSHA mandated programs.
• The ability to work independently and possess excellent time management skills is very important.
• Good leadership, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills are required.
• Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, e-mail and internet skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer degree in safety, industrial hygiene, or a related science and more than Five (5) years of experience in related job function.
• A Professional Engineering License (including EIT), or Certification in Soils, Hydrology, Geology or Chemistry is a plus.
• Certification by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, or American Society of Safety Engineers preferred.