DescriptionEssential Responsibility:
Environmental Management Supervisor's focus is on reducing Nisshinbo's impact on the local public and community health by finding innovative ways to improve air and water pollution, waste disposal, and recycling through management or biology, chemistry, and other sciences. They help to improve public health and communities by strengthening processes for things like climate change and clean water, improving environmental conditions through remediation and finding unique solutions to control current pollution and clean up of hazards that occur. They are usually responsible for obtaining, analyzing, updating and maintaining operating procedures and data for projects that affect the environment. The Environmental Management Supervisor works with municipalities and regulatory agencies as a liason between the agencies and Nisshinbo for periodical reports, submittals, and projects.
List of Key Tasks / Primary Responsibilities:
"The Environmental Management Supervisor oversees the Nisshinbo Environmental systems and operations. This is accomplished by actively observing appropriate plant environmental day-to-day operations and working with maintenance, manufacturing, contractors, and wastewater operators checking their recordkeeping processes.
The below are some of the tasks and responsibilities.
• Supervise environmental team staff members.
• Use of specialized equipment to test water and air or environmental control equipment performance.
• Monitoring and improvements to waste management system design, processes, and record keeping.
• Manage universal and hazardous waste accumulation, pick-ups, tracking, and maintain small quantity generator status for haz waste.
• Reducing waste cost and impact by increasing recycle percentages with a targeted goal of zero emissions and zero landfill.
• Report, track, and put in place measurable Kaizen improvements so Nisshinbo effectively models social accountability to protect the environment and providing timely Corporate Social Responsibility reporting to customers, stackholders, and corporate members.
• Reclamation and disposal of high strength wastewater, hazardous waste, and landfill waste meeting all RCRA requirements or other requirements.
• Adherance to Georgia Industrial Stormwater Permit through recordkeeping, submittals in GEOS, field observations or sample collections, site cleanup & audits.
• Evaluate current systems and design innovative ways to improve or replace the existing systems or processes driving Kaizen.
• Investigate, record, and compile reports for environmental-related complaints, violations, and corrective actions.
• Support and drive ISO14001 goals, objectives, audits, and record keeping actively with QA.
• Compile, file, and submit reports related to EPA or EPD requirements such as HAPs tracking, permit applications, TSCA submittals, TRI, EPCRA SARA reporting. Inform Nisshinbo team of SNUR that apply to chemicals of use in the factory operations.
• Observe wastewater operations and correspond with City of Covington regarding wastewater processes.
• Material or chemical SDS review with complaince to regulations.
• Participate on HAZWOPER team.
• Train, educate, and enforce the company's compliance with other departments and employees.
• Develop policies and instructions implementing environmental best practices among other duties.
QualificationsEducation / Certifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Environmental Science
Required Skills and Knowledge:
• Problem-solving skills in order to find the right solutions to environmental issues like waste disposal and hazardous water
• Interpersonal skills, as you will be working with different entities for the common good of the community
• Strong engineering background
• Planning and organization skills
• A general interest in the environment and the desire to help make it better
Physical Demands / Work Environment:
• Ability to sit at a desk for long periods of time.
• Comfortable in an industrial factory setting or around hazardous chemicals.
Disclaimer:
• This job description is not intended to be an all inclusive list of job responsibilities, but merely highlights the job main duties.
• This job description is subject to change at any time.
• This information does not imply a contract or alter my ""At Will"" employment status"
