McWane Ductile Ohio - Assistant Environmental Manager - MDO

McWane, Inc.•Coshocton, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Environmental Manager ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, policies, and guidelines, as well as McWane’s Environmental Management System (EMS). The role is directly responsible for McWane Ductile Ohio’s air, water, and waste compliance, including inspections, recordkeeping, reporting, sampling, waste disposal, and stormwater management. It also oversees waste sampling, analysis, disposal, reporting, and related records; supervises hourly and salaried employees as needed; and manages environmental responsibilities at McWane Ductile in the Environmental Manager’s absence. This is a full-time, on-site position requiring a minimum of 40 hours per week, with availability at all times to respond to environmental emergencies at McWane Ductile or McWane Poles facilities. The position includes environmental permitting, monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping; implementation and maintenance of environmental plans and the EMS; employee training; and support for environmental responsibilities at McWane Poles. The Assistant Environmental Manager also performs supervisory duties, including assigning and directing work, training employees, evaluating performance, addressing complaints, and resolving issues. The role promotes teamwork and continuous improvement, enforces company and plant policies, and keeps the department head informed of important matters.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an environmental or engineering field, plus 5–10 years of industry-related experience and at least 1 year of leadership or supervisory experience in an industrial manufacturing setting; or an equivalent combination of related postgraduate education and/or experience.
Computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications for word processing, email, database management, and spreadsheets.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents and respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.
Strong written, oral, communication, and facilitation skills.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Availability 24/7 to respond to environmental emergencies at McWane Ductile or McWane Poles facilities.

Nice To Haves

Willingness to obtain Method 9 certification and RCRA and DOT training.

Responsibilities

Supervise hourly and salaried employees, including training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and addressing complaints and issues.
Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly inspections to ensure compliance with permits and environmental requirements.
Collect and verify usage logs and update the air emissions recordkeeping spreadsheet monthly.
Enter air, water, and waste data into Cority monthly and ensure analytical data is entered into Cority and other internal spreadsheets.
Prepare and submit quarterly and semi-annual air reports to Ohio EPA and prepare the Annual Emissions Inventory.
Conduct Method 22 and Method 9 readings semi-annually at MDO.
Record daily rainfall meter readings.
Assist with oversight of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
Ensure samples are collected and prepare and enter NPDES permit eDMR reports.
Collect stormwater samples, submit eDMR reports, and conduct quarterly stormwater visual assessments.
Implement and update SWPP and SPCC plans; conduct monthly inspections to identify deficiencies and ensure compliance.
Collect monthly leachate pump readings and maintain the leachate spreadsheet; collect annual leachate samples and prepare and submit the annual MDO landfill leachate report.
Perform quarterly landfill inspections and facilitate corrective actions for identified issues.
Create, review, and maintain waste profiles; collect and prepare waste samples and ensure delivery to the laboratory as needed.
Conduct weekly and monthly non-hazardous, universal, and hazardous waste inspections for RCRA compliance.
Ship hazardous waste in compliance with RCRA and DOT regulations and maintain monthly waste-disposal records.
Oversee operation and maintenance of the permit-required vacuum sweeper; maintain its and the vacuum trailer’s Operator Work Instructions and Job Safety Analysis; review the sweeper/vacuum trailer lock-out tag-out program annually.
Perform monthly supervisor safety inspections.
Attend daily production meetings when the Environmental Manager is absent.
Document environmental incidents at McWane Ductile and McWane Poles in Cority, including spills, regulatory inspections, deviations, and complaints.
Conduct or assist with new-hire and annual environmental training for employees.
Respond to environmental emergencies at McWane Ductile or McWane Poles facilities, with availability 24/7.
Prepare facility EPCRA reports, including TRI and Tier II, as necessary.
Assist with air, waste, and water permitting, monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping.
Assist in developing and implementing plans, including SPCC, SWPPP, Contingency, SRWM, and DOT plans, as necessary.
Update the Environmental Management System as necessary and assist with environmental responsibilities at McWane Poles.
Foster positive work relationships, enforce company, housekeeping, safety, and plant policies, train and mentor subordinates, encourage teamwork, and support continuous improvement.
Address errors, problems, and complaints within the scope of authority; recommend personnel-management actions to the department head and keep the department head informed of important matters.
Perform environmental leadership duties in the absence of other Environmental Leadership.