EHS Specialist - Environmental

Job Title: EHS Specialist Environmental

Job Location: Highland IL

Job Type: Full Time (onsite)

Description:

• Responsible for implementing and supervising EHS activities while raising employee awareness. Responsible for a specific function or specialized field within EHS.

Responsibilities

• Manage waste management/water program and sustainability (primarily) and support air and EHS to assure compliance with environmental and safety regulations and to control compliance costs.
• Ensure environmental programs comply with state federal and local regulations and provide technical expertise in these fields.
• Responsible for identifying and driving sustainability improvements (air water waste energy)
• Responsible for the timely preparation submittal and maintenance of required records permits and reports in accordance with established guidelines by local state and federal agencies and corporate guidelines.
• Support conformance with PSM (Process Safety Management) and RC (Responsible Care) standards.
• Assist plant operations and technical services in process troubleshooting project reviews change management and other areas.

Education

• B.S. Degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering
• M.S. degree and/or Certified Safety Professional is a plus.

Experience

• Industrial or Chemical Industry Environment Experience minimum 4 years
• Environmental/ Regulatory Experience minimum 4 years

Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrate a knowledge of plant Engineering process engineering and process safety management.
• Demonstrate familiarity with OSHA PSM and EPA RMP requirements.
• Demonstrate understanding of state and federal regulatory laws.
• Demonstrate strong computer skills (Aftons routine EHS applications like Gensuite)
• Demonstrate oral and written communication skills which are clear concise and effective.
• Able to handle several projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Demonstrate effective organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
• Detail Oriented Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite SAP Gensuite.

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