EHS Environmental Specialist

We connect science to life for a better future.

With 50000 patents 20000 employees and 58 locations worldwide LG Chem is one of the largest science and chemical companies in the world. With its rapid growth LG Chem endeavors to become a Global Top 5 Chemical Company with a balanced business portfolio that has a competitive advantage across the globe including business divisions in petrochemicals advanced materials life sciences and a subsidiary specializing in batteries.

LG Chem is a leading chemical company in Korea that has continuously achieved growth through relentless challenges and innovation since its establishment in 1947. From the infrangible facial cream lid to the worlds most advanced batteries LG Chem has turned dreams into reality and enriched our lives for 70 years. Building upon a balanced and globally competitive business portfolio LG Chem manufactures a wide range of products from high-value added petrochemicals to renewable plastics specializing in cutting-edge electronic and battery materials such as cathodes as well as drugs and vaccines to deliver differentiated solutions for its customers.

Beyond a chemical company LG Chem will become a leading science-oriented corporation that creates value for our customers and is committed to reaching carbon-neutral growth by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050 by managing the impacts of climate change and making positive contributions to society through renewable energy and responsible supply chains.

Basic Function:

The EHS Environmental Specialist supports environmental compliance and sustainability performance for LG Chems ABS Compounding Facility and Customer Solution Center (CSC) in Ravenna Ohio. The role focuses onair water waste chemical management and regulatory reporting for both fullscale manufacturing and R&D / pilotscale activities.

This role reports to the EHS Manager and is a salaried individual contributor position with no direct supervisory responsibility with defined authority to ensure compliance with permits and applicable environmental regulations. This position also supports alignment with Corporate and Global EHS management system addition to primary role responsibilities this position is expected to support broader EHS functional areasincluding Safety Environmental and Industrial Hygieneas needed to support overall site and department EHS goals and objectives.

Essential Function:

Environmental Compliance & Authority

• Maintain compliance with federal state local and corporate environmental requirements.
• Exercise authority to ensure compliance with site permits regulatory obligations and required corrective actions.
• Support alignment with Corporate and Global EHS Management System requirements.

Air Compliance

• Support air permitting and compliance activities including:
• PTIO and/or Title V requirements
• Operation and monitoring of air control equipment such as Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTOs)
• Track emissions data operating parameters and compliance records.
• Support agency reporting and permit renewals.

Water Stormwater & SPCC

• Support wastewater and stormwater compliance programs including inspections sampling and reporting.
• Maintain and support Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) requirements and inspections.

Waste & Chemical Management

• Manage hazardous nonhazardous and universal waste programs for production maintenance utilities and CSC laboratories.
• Coordinate waste profiling manifests shipments and vendor interactions.
• Maintain chemical inventory and support regulatory reporting (e.g. EPCRA SARA 311/312 TRI).

CSC & R&D Environmental Support

• Support environmental reviews for pilotscale extrusion compounding and testing activities.
• Partner with R&D to evaluate environmental impacts of new materials formulations or processes.
• Ensure environmentally compliant disposal of laboratory and pilotscale waste streams.

Training & Continuous Improvement

• Develop deliver and coordinate environmental training programs for employees.
• Conduct classroomstyle environmental training and awareness sessions.
• Support internal audits regulatory inspections and corporate EHS reviews.
• Identify opportunities for waste minimization and environmental risk reduction.

• Demonstrate ethical leadership and proactive problem-solving in alignment with Jeong-Do Management principles.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Experience / Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelors degree in Environmental Science Environmental Engineering Chemistry or related discipline.
• 3 years of environmental compliance experience in chemical or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Working knowledge of air water waste and chemical regulations.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred

• Experience with PTIO and/or Title V air permitting.
• Experience with SPCC and TRI reporting.
• Experience supporting compounding extrusion or polymer processing operations.
• Experience supporting EHS Management Systems or ISOstyle frameworks.
• Professional certification (CHMM CEP or similar).

Additional Information

• Schedule: Primarily day shift; offshift availability required to support incidents inspections or operational needs.
• Travel: Limited travel may be required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.