Job Title: Environmental Specialist

Classification: Exempt

Build your career with Alto Ingredients! Earn a competitive salary, eligibility for annual cash incentive and stock-based incentive, benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and 401k with a company dollar-for-dollar match up to 6%, a stipend for fitness center expenses, a generous paid time off (PTO) program, and service awards for career longevity. Alto Ingredients values the communities where we work and live and offers an extra 8 hours of paid leave for employees who volunteer their time and talents in their community.

Environment:Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTO) is a leading producer and distributor of specialty alcohols, renewable fuels and essential ingredients. Leveraging the unique qualities of its facilities, the company serves customers in a wide range of consumer and commercial products in the Health, Home & Beauty; Food & Beverage; Industry & Agriculture; Essential Ingredients; and Renewable Fuels markets. For more information, please visit www.altoingredients.com.

Our Pekin campus produces products destined for Health, Home& Beauty; Food and Beverage; Industry & Agriculture; Essential Ingredients; and Renewable Fuels markets. All personnel are responsible for the safety of these products, which includes participation in training, following cGMP and feed/food safety requirements in the facility, and following procedures per instruction of management.

Job Purpose: The Environmental Specialist role is to manage the fundamental regulatory programs that serve as the backbone of Alto Ingredient’s environmental compliance system. This is accomplished by utilizing a teamwork approach incorporating strong values of integrity, respect, trust, and excellence.

The following is a list of major duties and responsibilities for this position along with certain supportive duties. It is not all-inclusive. Other duties and responsibilities may be added as needed and in addition, management may modify this job description as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Air Permit activities including:

• Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems

• Leak Detection and Repair Program

• Monthly Emission Inventory

• Method 9 and 22 observations

Water permit activities including:

• Data collection

• Report generation

Land activities including:

• Universal and hazardous waste tracking

Write routine and non-routine documentation required by State and Federal Agencies including:

• TRI,

• eGRRT,

• AER,

• Annual, semi-annual and quarterly reports.

Inspections and updates to environmental compliance plans including:

• Storm water pollution prevention plans

• Spill Control and Countermeasure plans

• Facility Response plan

• Dust Control plans

• Play an active role in day-to-day communication to the operations team on environmental compliance.

• Support Environmental Manager in the progression of campus environmental compliance metrics system

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental related field

• 1 to 3 years environmental experience preferred

• Good understanding of air, water, and land regulations

• Proficient in technical writing

• Very proficient in Microsoft office programs including Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Excellent organizational and communication skills

• Self-starter

• Must be able to foster team approach in achieving goals

• Good troubleshooting skills

• Demonstrated belief in our core values, lead by example

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to work in cold to hot temperatures; work around dust, fumes, and/or moderate to loud noises; works inside and/or outside;

• Able to climb stairs and ladders; walk on paved and unpaved surfaces; sit at a desk and operate a computer and keyboard; visual acuity to review written documentation; ability to hear, speak, and understand speech at normal room levels and on the telephone; manual dexterity to operate a telephone; lift horizontally and vertically, bend, stoop, stand, and reach;

• Ability to work at elevated heights

• Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions.

Criminal background check and drug screen required.

Alto Ingredients, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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