Environmental Manager

~ We’re more than a supplier: we’re a partner that provides a competitive advantage, a partner that can deliver consistent quality and superior service, a partner that fuels innovation to foster real, sustainable growth. ~

WestRock has a long history of entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation. That history includes game-changing developments in papermaking, packaging design and retail solutions, as well as strategically building and strengthening our company's capabilities over time. 

With operations around the world and expertise in every shopping category, we focus on working with brands to help them win across the board by providing an unbeatable portfolio of paper and packaging products. We’re building unbeatable packaging solutions together.

Sustainability is good business.

The best business practices are sustainable ones. Working safely, attracting high-potential talent, improving our environmental footprint, and giving back to our communities aren't just the right things to do—they are also good for our company’s bottom line.

We believe sustainability helps drive innovation and spurs fresh thinking that can lead to profitable growth. Sustainability is one of our motivations for practicing lean manufacturing to reduce waste. It also inspires us to adapt our renewable and recyclable paperboard and other packaging substrates to create products that are eco-friendly and profitable market leaders too.

By looking at sustainability opportunities and applying our unique insights on emerging packaging trends, we are able to deliver unparalleled sustainable packaging solutions to customers around the world.

Position Overview

Environmental Manager will maintain an effective environmental management program to comply with regulations for air, water, solid waste, hazardous waste, and right-to-know.  Work with all departments to develop methods for cost effective, long term improvement of the environment.  Implement compliance strategies for new regulatory requirements as appropriate. 

Responsibilities

• Establish compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding air, water, solid waste and hazardous waste.
• Evaluate and establish controls for facility.
• Supervise operation of effluent system.   
• Effective communication with state and federal environmental agencies (workshops, seminars, etc.).
• Perform technical research and special projects.   
• Review and confirm compliance with right-to-know.
• Supervise salary environmental engineers.
• Supervise hourly lab personnel.

Qualifications

What you need to succeed:

• Knowledge of computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and data base applications and graphics to store, organize and analyze data.
• Proficient written and verbal communications.

Ability to:

• Plan, schedule, and organize tasks in order to meet deadlines.
• Analyze and resolve problems.
• Interact effectively with all levels of personnel, both hourly and management as well as outside agencies.
• Work well in a team environment.
• Exercise independent and discretionary judgment.

Competencies:

• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Functional/Technical Skills - Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Organizing - Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently; arranges information and files in a useful manner.
• Planning - Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results. 
• Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.
• Drive for Results - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. 
• Strategic Agility - Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans. 
• Written Communications - Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can bet messages across that have the desired effect.

Experience/Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Science or Engineering, with at least 10+ years of related professional experience.

Compensation

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential.
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work. 

~ WestRock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans. ~