Area Environmental Administrator, North America

Company Description

To be the leading producer of glass bottles and jars worldwide you need passion, commitment and innovation baked into the very fabric of a business and its people. For more than 120 years, our glass makers have honed their craft—channeling their creativity into more than 1,800 patents held today. When you join O-I you become part of that story.

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. We are dedicated to make what matters to shape a healthier, more sustainable and more exciting world. We transform the industry to make glass more relevant and more accessible to more people.

Job Description

The North America Area Environmental Administrator provides environmental technical leadership specific to Clean Air Title V permitted sites, Water, Soil & Waste Management. This position is responsible for continuous improvement and technical leadership for common environmental activities at the manufacturing sites in the NA region working with the NA Plant EHS Managers to develop and implement initiatives to reduce risk and minimize exposure to the environment. This role, along with the NA Plant EHS Managers, are accountable for required regulatory reports, training, program implementation, etc.

Also, you will:

• Lead the NA Plant EHS Managers and conduct related administrative duties such as: performance reviews, personnel actions, and allocation of responsibilities and resources in collaboration with Plant Manager.
• Interprets, implements, applies and enforces codes and regulatory requirements set by local, state/provincial, federal and corporate policy to all applicable environmental regulations/laws for all regional operations/locations.
• Ensures completion of reports for permits, licensing and notifications in accordance with local, state and federal standards.
• Develops, implements, enhances and audits new and existing policies and procedures pertaining to environmental compliance.
• Prepares required environmental documentation, including Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, fact sheets, etc., for company capital projects.
• Directs work of specialty consultants – participates in selection process, develops scopes of work, schedules and budgets; reviews and monitors technical reports and billing statements.
• Evaluates, develops and leads required environmental training.
• Coordinates resources and provides technical leadership for the investigation and reporting of environmental deviations.
• Generates performance metrics for environmental activities to provide process control.
• Monitors progress on audit corrective actions and provides status reports to NA Operations Leadership Team.
• Leads the development of strategic plans for environmental compliance and works to implement those at all locations.
• Interprets legal documents and provides direction to meet legal requirements, interfacing with legal as appropriate.
• Administrates the response to environmental regulatory authorities when the company is required to provide such communication. Seeks and integrates direction from legal in such matters.
• Oversight and responsibility for the Environmental Collaboration space content.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Environmental Engineering (or similar).
• Environmental professional certification preferred: Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or Certified Environmental Professional (CEP) or equivalent.
• Minimum of 7 years in positions with direct responsibility for regulatory compliance at manufacturing facilities. Emphasis on experience with Title V, Air, Soil & Waste.
• Demonstrated knowledge of environmental regulations and successful implementation through hands on activities.
• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with site/regional leadership and site environmental professionals as a business partner.
• Ability to creatively resolve problems and identify solutions through collaboration when required.
• Interface and negotiate with outside agencies as required.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, plan and work independently.
• Computer skills, particularly Microsoft Office software.
• Prior experience supervising a team of professional employees.

Travel Requirements:

Up to 50% travel, typically to the manufacturing facilities in Canada and the United States.

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