Come join the Tillamook Team, one of the fastest-growing dairy brands in the US, where we Play to Win to create over 200 dairy products in 7 different categories: cheese, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, butter, cream cheese and frozen meals. Our Uncompromising Quality has led us to become the #1 Cheddar, #2 Cream Cheese and #3 Family Size Ice Cream brand, but we're not stopping there. We're loading up for our best years to come and want you to join us.

As a farmer-owned cooperative since 1909, we know that being Good Stewards for our stakeholders and doing a little extra always pays off. We're looking for team members with a One Team and Genuine Care mindset who are inspired to share the delight of the Tillamook brand with each other and others every day.

What you will do:

The Corporate Environmental Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining TCCA's environmental regulatory compliance program and providing corporate oversight of the ammonia process safety management program. This role will take a detail-oriented approach to regulatory compliance, technical skills to develop solutions to complex problems, and interpersonal skills to facilitate change in a cooperative environment. This position is a hybrid role with at least one day a week at the Tillamook plant offices.

Here's a day in the life:

Regulatory Compliance: Monitor and enforce compliance with environmental laws and regulations. This includes understanding and interpreting relevant policies and ensuring the company's activities align. Monitor and interpret environmental regulations, including federal, state, and local laws. Stay updated on regulation changes and communicate them to relevant stakeholders to ensure the continued compliance of existing and future operations.
Leadership: Supervises the wastewater treatment plant manager at the Tillamook facility. Assures compliance with TCCA's National Pollution Discharges Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
Reporting and Documentation: Prepare and submit required reports to regulatory agencies. This includes documenting emissions, waste management, and other environmental data. Develop new permits as required.
Investigative Duties: Investigate items related to the environmental compliance program, collect evidence, analyze samples, and report findings as required
Program Development: Create and implement environmental programs within the organization.
Audits: Conduct regular audits and assessments to evaluate the company's environmental practices. This involves examining processes, procedures, and facilities to identify areas for improvement.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation: analyze potential environmental risks associated with the company's operations. Develop strategies to minimize these risks and ensure safe practices.
Process Safety Management (PSM): Manage the Process Safety Management (PSM) programs at all TCCA facilities to standardize best practices across the organization. Ensure compliance with safety protocols, risk assessments, and emergency response plans. Training and Awareness: Raise awareness about environmental policies among employees and stakeholders. Provide training sessions to ensure everyone understands their roles in maintaining compliance.
Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and legal departments, to integrate environmental compliance into business processes.
Communication & Transparency: Tracks successes and communicates them to management and corporate communications for transmission to customer and consumer audiences.
Establish and maintain effective relationships with employees, supervisors, regulators, and the general public.
Communicate effectively.
Utilize a computer with intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
Act as a team player and be able to interact with staff at all levels of the company.
Work under pressure, meet deadlines, and be flexible in working on multiple projects simultaneously.
Up to 10% travel between locations
Demonstrate excellent time-management skills with the ability to work independently with little supervision

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Bachelor of Science degree in engineering (mechanical, chemical, or environmental preferred) or environmental sciences.
6 years experience in environmental compliance is required, dairy experience desired.
5 years people leadership experience.

Physical requirements:

Sitting
Standing and/or walking
Lifting 25 lbs.
Vision for machine or computer operations
Hearing

Industry leading benefit and reward programs:

We offer outstanding benefits to our employees. For more information, please visit the careers page: www.tillamook.com/careers.

We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion where all employees are heard, valued and feel a sense of belonging. We rely on different perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures to inform our work, to help us be better as a brand and as an employer and to fuel our success. We are seeking talent from a wide range of diversity, perspectives, and backgrounds to join our exceptional organization and help us build our future.

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a Drug-Free Workplace. EEO

TCCA prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability status (including those related to pregnancy and childbirth), protected veteran status, membership/non-membership in a labor organization, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Corporate Environmental Manager