Requisition ID: 124159
Sponsorship Available: No
Relocation Assistance Available: Yes
Goodyear. More Driven.Purpose of the position: The Senior Engineer in the Environmental Department will ensure the facility is always in compliance with all Federal, State, and Local regulations. This role will share their expertise with the Environmental Team and the entire Beaumont Chemical site. Maintain Plantwide Technical Support for the Air Program (NSR and Title V permits). This includes associated reporting, emissions calculations, etc. Manage EPCRA Reporting - Section 312 Tier II Inventory and Section 313 Toxic Release Inventory. Direct plant programs and projects in concert with corporate goals/requirements including auditing. Lead Regulatory Agency audits and inquiries. Manage Plantwide Environmental MOCs, projects, procedures, and recordkeeping. Maintain ISO 14001 certification by implementing improvements in facility management systems, internal environmental audits, corrective action plans and continual improvement activities.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities: - Prepare and submit various reports required under the CAA, CWA, RCRA, SARA, and others. Perform emission calculations and maintain records in order to demonstrate compliance with site Operating Permits. Document spill and emission events, including estimates of quantities released. Coordinate/schedule environmental service vendors with operations personnel.
- Identify and apply applicable Federal, State, and Local regulations. Develop and implement systems and procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations. Conduct compliance evaluations and implement necessary changes to ensure all findings are resolved.
- Keep up to date with regulatory changes. Establish and maintain systems to ensure they are incorporated into plant operations with SOPs, recommendations and/or equipment changes. Support the plant's ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
- Identify permit requirements, calculate emissions, prepare applications, and submit to regulatory authorities for approval. Negotiate with regulators on permit terms and conditions.
- Review and approve facility, process, and material changes that have the potential for environmental impact and/or facility permit changes. Review daily monitoring system data to check for process irregularities, trends, or other indications of potential problems with plant operations, and for compliance with operating permits.
- Direct facility activities required to ensure all permit terms and conditions are being met. Ensure corrective and preventative actions are taken, including timely reporting to regulators, should deviations occur. Periodically review new or amended regulations for applicability. Explain the terms and conditions of environmental permits, and requirements of environmental rules and regulations to operations personnel so everyone understands the requirements. Perform periodic inspections/audits to evaluate compliance with those requirements.
- Direct programs and assign tasks to plant functional areas for reducing waste to landfill and solvent purchased. Evaluate and approve waste vendors through site audits for any vendor used to transport, recycle, or dispose of waste materials generated at the plant. Accurately evaluate and report on all activities associated with Sarbanes-Oxley/FIN-47 reporting and financial requirements.
Education: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (15 years) is required.
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering or Chemical Engineering is desired.
Experience: - Staff position in a mid-size and/or moderately complex manufacturing environment with knowledge of environmental regulations and ISO 14001 environmental management systems.
- Preferably 10 years of industry experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Approximately 5 years managing small to medium projects independently and approximately two years of managing large projects with assistance.
- Track records of managing progressively large / more complex projects and keep a record of developing and implementing environmental programs.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations and the determination of applicability.
- Skills in planning, organizing and successfully completing projects.
- Capable of managing contractors and consultants and the costs associated with their activities.
- Solid experience creating and delivering cause and effect analysis. Knowledge of financials - cost and return on investments.
- Ability to effectively communicate by written and oral presentations.
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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 71,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.
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