Environmental Engineer - Gypsum (Wheatfield)Start a new career with Georgia-Pacific, one of the world's leading manufacturers of Building Products and Consumer Products. We are hiring now for an Environmental Engineer/Scientist at our Wheatfield, Indiana facility. This role will be reporting to the site Plant Manager and support the development, implementation, and management of the facility's environmental compliance programs and systems. This position will assist in ensuring facility compliance with pertinent governmental regulations, including state and federal air regulations for air emissions, storm water, wastewater, and hazardous waste.
The role will also help ensure that the site conforms to relative company policies and procedures, such as Georgia Pacific's Environmental Performance Standards.What You Will Do In Your RoleEnvironmental Technical Expert and GP Environmental Performance Standard OwnerManage compliance of federal (EPA) and state (IDEM) environmental program requirements, including but not limited to air, wastewater, storm water, solid and hazardous waste, CERCLA/EPCRA, TSCA, and FCCSupport and implementation of GP's Environmental Management System (Risk Management System), as well as integration of the environmental system into the plant's overall operations planBe knowledgeable in environmental regulations (federal, state and local) applicable to the facility and assess compliance, procedural and financial impacts to the facilityAnalyze incident and compliance trend data and work with operating departments to reduce riskLead environmental incident investigations, mitigation, root cause analysis, and corrective actionsManage the environmental compliance calendar, coordinate activities and prepare/submit reports to outside agencies on scheduleManage hazardous materials program and mitigate exposure to safety and environmental hazards and risks in the workplaceIdentify cost effective solutions for technical and regulatory environmental issuesTrain facility personnel with respect to environmental regulationsObtain and maintain Method 9 Opacity certification and Indiana Wastewater Operator licenseRequirementsBachelor's of Science degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Science, or similarWhat Will Put You AheadExperience with an Air Permit programExperience in environmental compliance and management systems