Air Quality Compliance Manager

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Position Title: Air Quality Compliance Manager 

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace 

Requisition ID: 25649 

 

 

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Job Summary

Manage the development, execution, and on-going regulatory support of air emissions and permitting efforts related to North America engineering and manufacturing operations. Ability to travel though out North America, with expected travel up to 50%.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

 

Permitting

• Manage and deliver the development of Title V and Synthetic Minor air permits for manufacturing facilities
• Manage and provide support to manufacturing teams on air permit renewals
• Attend regulatory agency meetings for new projects and or compliance related issues

 

Capital Planning & Strategic

• Subject matter expert on air emissions regulatory requirements for capital projects involving air emissions (fryer, dryers, boilers, HVAC, etc.)
• Provide internal air regulatory ‘assessment’ for modelling support and compliance requirements for new expansion projects. 
• Manage consultants on permit application, modelling, and reporting on emission control technologies for capital investments
• Work with cross functional teams on understanding, communicating, and incorporating regulatory requirements for air emissions related to “de-bottlenecking” and “expansion/increased production line rates” at manufacturing facilities.
• Develop and coordinate air permit applications for capital projects.
• Oversee the design and review of equipment and systems using corporate standards.
• Prepare project specifications and/or tender documents.
• Manage release of design input to suppliers (contractors, component suppliers, etc.).
• Assist in the development of new installation techniques and standards.
• Manage the resolution of technical issues identified by suppliers.
• Manage technical documents provided by suppliers.

 

 

 

Emissions Controls & Stack Testing

• Maintain understanding of manufacturing processes (parameters of operations) and impacts to facility emissions because of process control changes
• Develop best practices with manufacturing teams for stack testing (fryer, dryers, boilers, etc.)
• Plan, organize, and attend regulatory stack testing at manufacturing facilities.
• Interpret results of stack tests
• Develop best management practices for emissions control devices within the North American Network – integrate into plants business routines, regulatory compliance, and environmental management systems.
• Develop best management practices for continuous emissions monitoring systems within the North American Network – integrate into plants business routines, regulatory compliance, and environmental management systems.

 

Air Quality Program Compliance Management

• Maintain full and comprehensive understanding of air quality rules and regulations in the jurisdictions we operate (Federal, State, Provincial Local, Title V, Syn Minor, NSPS, NESHAP, RICE, etc.)
• Interface with external consultants on air permit compliance requirements
• Manage annual NPRI and TRI reporting programs
• Manage annual GHG reporting programs in US / Canada

 

• Manage and develop in-depth McCain air emissions database – stack testing, historical records, emission factors, etc.
• Support manufacturing facilities on annual air emissions inventory reporting
• Support manufacturing facilities on daily air emissions spreadsheets
• Support manufacturing facilities on air emissions regulatory compliance and provide strategic direction on reporting requirements
• Attend routine training classes, seminars, on relevant air emissions courses.

• Interface with manufacturing facilities related to ISO14001 environmental management systems (EMS) and McCain MDI programs where applicable.

 

Education and/or Experience                                               

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (ME/EE/IE/ChE) or related field, or equivalent related experience.  Additionally, the incumbent must have eight plus (8+) years of air permitting and air quality management in a manufacturing setting.

Familiarity with processing techniques.  Experienced in the development and maintenance of plant system documents, process flow sheets, block diagrams, schedules and spend tracking. Experience using AutoCAD

 

Key Competencies                                                    

• Design - Generates creative solutions; Translates concept