Environmental Specialist

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Designs, implements, and leads environmental compliance requirements in ESAB’s Hanover, PA locations. 
• Brings expertise in environmental policies that contributes and focus on minimizing the risks of spills and leaks, especially hazardous materials in protecting employees and the environment. 
• Drives desired environmental awareness, behavior, and culture. 
• Maintains the ESAB EHS management system certifications. 

SPECIFIC DUTIES, ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 

• Provides knowledge of environmental compliance requirements as they apply to the operations and facility. 
• Organizes compliance into a management system that meets and maintains certification criteria. 
• Participates in the fulfillment of compliance requirements and ESAB business standards. 

Apprises facility management of environmental issues and performance as needed. 

• Nurtures and empowers a proactive EHS culture. Provides leadership, guidance, and instruction to drive organization towards articulated goals and continuous improvement. 
• Communicates environmental performance metrics to ESAB Corporate EHS. 
• Performs and oversees investigation and corrective action for upset conditions, missed targets, accidents, or other EHS non-conformances. 
• Works with Sr EHS manager to develop and manage EHS budget ➢ Serves as local incident commander in crisis events. 
• Supports Sr EHS manager with safety related programs and projects 
• Performs other duties assigned by the Plant Manager, Sn EHS Manager, and/or the Corporate EHS Office. 
• Provides training on spill prevention procedures, handling hazardous materials, and the use emergency spill kits. 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: 

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences, environmental engineering or a related field of study.
• Have or be willing to acquire EPA Method 9 certification and has completed 40 Hr. HAZWOPER course.
• A strong understanding of environmental laws and regulations (e.g., Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and the Toxic Substance Control Act) is crucial. 

Knowledge/Skills: Detailed understanding & previous involvement in formal EHS Management Systems 

• Experience with multiple environmental modalities; including waste management and air permitting in Pennsylvania, wastewater pretreatment, EPCRA, and NPDES. 
• Experience communicating with regulatory agencies (local, PADEP and EPA) Experienced in development of education & training programs 
• Familiarity with ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 
• Excellent communication & motivational skills at all levels 
• Skilled user of Microsoft Office programs 

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: 

• Experience in waste management, waste disposition, waste minimization, and waste stream optimization 
• Experience auditing environmental and/or safety programs 
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering written and verbal communications to multiple stakeholder groups 
• Certification(s) such as: CHMM, QEP, CWMP, or related EHS credentials