Environmental Systems Control Operator

General Position Summary & Responsibilities:

The Environmental Control Systems Operator (ECSO) reports directly to the Regional Environmental Manager (REM), and indirectly to the Regional Directors for SSI’s Auto and Metals Recycling Business (AMR) division. The ECSO’s work activities may be supervised by local and/or national employees within the Environmental Department. The ECSO is responsible for implementation of, and compliance with, company policies and procedural plans related to all environmental media, including air, stormwater, groundwater, solid, and/or hazardous waste. The ECSO assists the Regional Environmental Managers (REMs) by operating and maintaining environmental control systems (ECSs) (stormwater treatment systems and air discharge emission control systems) in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws, standards, and permits; and has responsibility for maintaining facility compliance with all applicable ECS permit conditions.

This position has direct responsibility for operating ECSs, conducting on-site fieldwork associated with sampling, monitoring, observing, and recording environmental data; and providing accurate and useful information to the REM and facility managers (upon request). The ECSO assists in the overall planning, design, installation, and has direct first line responsibility for effective operation of ECSs and associated metering and/or measuring devices. The ECSO may also assist the REM in providing immediate environmental emergency responses to ECS upset conditions, environmental incidents, spills, releases, and accidents. The ECSO provides appropriate notifications to management and appropriate regulatory agencies in consultation with the REM and/or national environmental staff.

This position operates within flexible parameters. The primary goal of this position is to maintain and operate ECSs at multiple facilities to ensure compliance with State and Federal regulations, including conditions of applicable permits, regulatory orders, or other agreements, in a safe, effective, and efficient manner.

Essential Functions:

1) Environmental and Health & Safety (H&S)

a) Provides recommendations for improving environmental controls systems to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, increase system efficacy efficiency, and reduce capital and operating costs.

b) Front line responsibility for implementing necessary maintenance of improvements to ECSs, including retaining and managing various contractors when necessary.

c) Assists in development and implementation of environmental procedures applicable to ECS.

d) Ensures adherence to all company and divisional health, safety, and environmental standards.

e) Provides a safe environment for employees, customers, and visitors.

2) Operational Performance & Best Management Practices

a) Spends approximately 80% of time in the field to ensure effective and efficient operation of ECS’s. Stormwater system includes the following technologies: oil-water separation, gravity settling (detention/retention), polymer and enhanced settling, electrocoagulation, pressurized sand filtration, and carbon filtration. Air discharge emission control systems may include high velocity extraction systems (up to 300,000 cfm), large particulate material drop out boxes, cyclones, z-boxes, wet and dry venturi scrubbers, thermal oxidizers, acid gas scrubbers, baghouses, and associated water treatment systems for wet venturi scrubbers and acid gas scrubbers. Experience with similar ECSs or manufacturing control systems and associated programmable logic controller (PLC) based system operation, maintenance and troubleshooting is preferred.

b) Prepares and maintains permit-required environmental records and reports related to the ECSs.

c) Collects, evaluates, and disseminates pertinent information relating to ECS compliance requirements and maintains appropriate reference files.

d) Recommends changes in procedures, design, or equipment when necessary.

e) May perform other related duties (including site inspections, spill response preparedness, etc.) as assigned by SSI environmental staff.

 

3) Equipment Design, Installation & Maintenance

a) Reviews construction plans to ensure that pollution control considerations are adequate and provides technical guidance as needed for construction and installation of effective pollution control equipment.

b) Collaborates with SSI Project Management team to manage contractors and equipment suppliers during installation of ECSs.

c) Works closely with various operational department personnel to ensure proper management of all waste materials generated through operation and maintenance of environmental controls systems.

d) Assists the REM as appropriate with permitting