Sr Environmental Lead Job at Owens Corning (Newark)

Job Description

The Environmental Leader is responsible for ensuring the existence of an environmentally conscientious culture and sustaining an effective, efficient world class environmental stewardship program. As a key member of the Plant’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Team this individual provides guidance and coaching to drive ownership and accountability in the areas of environmental compliance and stewardship related to all plant activities. This individual is responsible to provide Environmental leadership in the development, implementation and evaluation of critical processes, programs, training and procedures to achieve Plant and Corporate goals, objectives and continuous improvement.

Job Responsibility

Guide the Plant in developing risk-ranked strategic plans, prioritize and advocate capital/resource requests, and advise the leadership team on all aspects of environmental requirements and responsibilities
Drive and maintain compliance with Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECA), plans and deviation reporting
Develop, implement, track and test environmental programs such as air and water compliance, above-ground and underground storage tanks, spill prevention and control, hazardous waste and materials management, solid waste recycling and employee training
Safely and cost effectively leads the ongoing internal captive landfill operations by providing daily direction to the contractor(s), ensuring all permitting and monitoring requirements are in compliance
Provides ongoing technical support to the Plant’s wastewater processing systems, ensuring all permit, reporting and monitoring requirements are in full compliance
Develop and maintain environmental monitoring and recordkeeping to satisfy requirements of the plant’s ECAs/plans
Knowledge of key required Environmental recordkeeping or reporting tools like
OEPA’s EBIZ system, CDX, SharePoint sites, Dakota Profiler, Resource Advisor, etc
Lead and support Environmental initiatives and processes to drive towards zero non-conformities and/or NOV’s
Leads Plant’s efforts to meet Corporate Sustainability goals, with emphasis on Energy, Water and Waste-to-Landfill reduction aspects
Manage all aspects of the plant’s Hazardous waste, Solid waste, and Universal waste within Federal, Provincial, and Municipal guidelines
Assess product, process and operational changes to determine environmental impact
Implement, facilitate and drive a robust Environmental Management System
Provide regulatory guidance to facility leadership team and operating personnel
Review or change policies and procedures to comply with changes to Environmental regulations and standards
Work with Division resources to facilitate Corporate Sustainability reporting, GHG reporting, and other current or pending regulatory requirements
Interact with outside consultants on regulatory and permitting changes, ensuring ability to comply with agreed upon requirements
Enroll as the plant liaison on environmental issues affecting community and industrial neighbors
Maintain a leadership presence on the plant floor, influence employee behaviors, and fully engage employees in the sound environmental process management process
Provide leadership required ensuring operations and, maintenance personnel are aware of and held accountable for environmental compliance
Enroll and engage the entire workforce to build a powerful safety culture
Develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of all critical Environmental processes, programs and procedures
Sets and accomplishes critical environmental metrics regularly to ensure continuous improvement in the processes that lead to a 100% engaged culture on the floor
Live the Safety Stand, adhere to the safety responsibilities

Requirements

5 years of experience working in an industrial or manufacturing environment preferred
Bachelor’s degree required
Degree in Environmental discipline is strongly preferred, engineering, business management or related discipline
Management Systems experience is a plus
Understanding of manufacturing process is a plus
Leading change management efforts
Forward thinking leadership abilities including the ability to motivate, lead by example and encourage teamwork and effective communication
Past work with Government Regulatory agencies is beneficial
Experience with computer programs like Excel, Word, Aspentech, Ignition, Access, is beneficial
Experience with management systems is beneficial
Facilitate onsite inspections and compliance testing in association with regulatory agencies
Knowledge of wastewater treatment system operations is beneficial
Act on Analysis
Collaborate and Foster Teamwork
Follow Through on Commitments
Generate Ideas
Think Strategically
Inspire and Energize Others
Leadership Presence
Strong organizational skills to ensure on time reporting
Task Prioritization
Self-directed

Nice to have

Management Systems experience
Understanding of manufacturing process
Past work with Government Regulatory agencies
Experience with computer programs like Excel, Word, Aspentech, Ignition, Access
Experience with management systems
Knowledge of wastewater treatment system operations

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