Job Responsibilities
- Oversees all aspects of environmental compliance at the Stickney Plant
- Submits reports required by regulations, permits or agency requests in a timely fashion
- Collaborates with production and supports leadership to maintain compliance with all permits and applicable regulations
- Conducts and/or ensures environmental training is completed per DOT/IATA, RCRA, SPCC, HAZWOPER, etc.
- Approves all plant CERs for environmental compliance and potential impacts
- Acts as the regulatory liaison with governmental agencies
- Assists and advises plant personnel in all areas of environmental compliance
- Key participant in environmental incident investigations
- Responsible for maintaining RC14001 management system. Frequently collaborates with plant leadership team and key personnel to maintain RC14001 management system certificate; participates in audits (internal and external), management-of-change events and management review
- Develops and submits accurate reports, such as excess emissions, permit deviations, compliance certifications, raw material throughput and emissions inventories to the Illinois EPA accurately and on time.
- Coordinates the Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction (SSM) Plan for emissions units at the plant.
- Maintains QC Plan for the Continuous Emissions Monitors (CEMS).
- Ensures that required preventive maintenance and testing are performed on the CEMS, including calibrations, cylinder audits, etc.
- Collaborates with the plant leadership team and key personnel to ensure timely reporting of incidents, inspections/audits, agency interaction and sustainability performance indicators in the management information system (FOCUS)
- Closely monitor contractor work for various environmental projects.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or Chemical Engineering from an accredited college or university
- At least three years of environmental compliance experience at industrial or plant facility
- Knowledge of RC14001, ISO14001, ISO9001 and/or other ISO-based management systems preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of Illinois and USEPA laws and regulations (air, wastewater, waste, DOT, and any other applicable regulations) and required reports
- IEPA Class K Wastewater License preferred
- Excellent planning, analytical and communication skills
- Self-starter and problem solver
- Organized and able to maintain good records/files
- Process simulation in ChemCAD
- Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Koppers Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category or characteristic protected by federal law, state or local law.
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What We Do
Koppers, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global wood preservation technology company that creates safe and environmentally responsible solutions to solve our customer’s most important challenges. Our products and services are used in a variety of niche applications in a diverse range of end-markets including railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber and construction industries. With more than 2,100 employees, we maintain a global manufacturing and distribution network, with facilities in North America, South America, Australasia, China and Europe.
Koppers is committed to living a culture of Zero Harm that places the care of our people, our environment and our communities first at all times. The company is also a member of the American Chemistry Council and dedicated to adopting its Responsible Care® initiative at all of our locations worldwide.
