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Company Description
Tyler Union is seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Environmental Specialist for the 2nd shift operations to join the team. The ideal candidate will utilize their expertise and knowledge in environmental science and engineering to develop solutions, implement programs, and maintain procedures and programs to minimize environmental risks and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Proactively promotes The McWane Way principles, values, and behaviors and lives the Compass Culture.
This is a salaried exempt position, with an excellent benefits package with health, life, dental, and vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, vacation, holiday pay and 401(k).
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All candidates offered employment must submit to a drug screen, physical, and background check.
Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• 1st Responsibility - Ensuring personal safety and the safety of team members.
• Wears appropriate PPE, which may include fall protection, respiratory protection, hearing protection, foot, hand, head, and eye protection.
• Proactively promotes The McWane Way principles.
• Assists in the development of a compliance strategy(s) to meet regulatory requirements.
• Manages environmental project activities including operation and maintenance of air pollution control equipment, stormwater monitoring equipment, process water, feasibility studies, and other plans.
• Assists in the operation of an effective environmental management system.
• Assesses the environmental risk of activities and advises team members of environmental impact.
• Able to calculate potential-to-emit calculations for air permit applications/modifications.
• Develops and implements sampling and monitoring plans, which may include installing, operating, and maintaining equipment.
• Familiar with Method 9 visible emission observations.
• Conducts storm water sampling protocol in accordance with EPA standards.
• Uses knowledge of RCRA and DOT Rules.
• Interprets data and observations to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry guidelines and advises management accordingly.
• Prepares technical documentation for management's use when dealing with regulatory agencies and other internal/external needs.
• Prepares reports such as environmental monitoring reports and shipping reports for review and submission to regulatory agency.
• Able to calculate material composition calculations for EPCRA reporting.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to address environmental issues.
• Reports any unsafe conditions or incidents in a timely manner to their supervisor or any member of management.
• Looks for opportunities to get employees involved in environmental process changes and overall improvement efforts.

Supervisory Responsibilities
Works with plant supervisors to direct hourly employees in completing environmental-related job duties properly.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, chemistry, or related field.
• Minimum of one-year experience and/or training; environmental experience required.
• Experience with conducting environmental audits, assessing potential exposure, determining corrective action, and maintaining environmental files and records.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local safety standards and regulations.
• Knowledge of RCRA and DOT rules and regulations, preferred.
• Solid computer experience including proficiency with Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Must demonstrate problem-solving mathematical skills to find the right solutions to environmental issues.
• Ability to maintain effective relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Air permitting experience preferred.

Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Project Management software, spreadsheet software, and word processing software.
Additional Information
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.