Environmental Engineer

Reynolds Consumer Products LLC•Louisville, KY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Reynolds Consumer Products is seeking an Environmental Engineer for its Louisville, Kentucky manufacturing facility. The role leads the site’s environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives and serves as the environmental subject matter expert. The engineer maintains regulatory compliance, identifies and manages environmental risk, and partners with site leadership to support responsible and efficient manufacturing operations. The position oversees compliance programs covering air emissions and permits, wastewater, stormwater, hazardous and universal waste, spill prevention, and chemical management. It maintains the environmental compliance calendar and ensures inspections, monitoring, sampling, reporting, and recordkeeping are completed accurately and on time. The role also manages waste activities, prepares environmental reports and permit filings, and serves as the primary site contact for environmental regulatory agencies. The Environmental Engineer investigates environmental incidents and compliance concerns, conducts audits and risk assessments, and tracks corrective actions through completion. In partnership with operations, maintenance, engineering, and leadership, the role evaluates environmental impacts and permitting requirements for process changes and capital projects. It also communicates environmental performance and risks, advances sustainability and continuous-improvement initiatives, provides employee training, and manages external environmental service providers as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.
At least 2 years of environmental compliance experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Working knowledge of RCRA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, EPCRA, SPCC, and applicable state and local environmental requirements.
Experience managing air emissions, wastewater, stormwater, hazardous waste, spill-prevention, and environmental reporting programs.
Ability to interpret permits and regulations and translate requirements into practical operating controls.
Experience working directly with regulatory agencies and supporting environmental audits and inspections.
Experience with environmental data management, emissions calculations, compliance calendars, and regulatory recordkeeping.
Demonstrated ability to lead corrective actions, manage projects, and influence cross-functional manufacturing teams.
Strong analytical, organizational, project management, written communication, and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

PE, EIT, CHMM, or similar professional certification.
Experience in consumer products, packaging, paper, foil, plastics, or high-volume manufacturing.
Familiarity with ISO 14001 and sustainability reporting programs.

Responsibilities

Lead site environmental compliance programs related to air emissions and permits, wastewater, stormwater, hazardous and universal waste, spill prevention, and chemical management.
Maintain the site's environmental compliance calendar and ensure inspections, monitoring, sampling, reporting, and recordkeeping are completed accurately and on time.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and corporate environmental requirements, including Kentucky and Louisville requirements.
Manage air compliance activities, including permit-condition tracking, emissions calculations, emissions inventories, VOC reporting, and evaluation of operational changes.
Oversee hazardous, nonhazardous, and universal waste activities, including waste characterization, labeling, storage, inspections, manifests, vendor coordination, and disposal documentation.
Prepare and submit environmental reports, permit applications, and regulatory filings, including EPCRA, Tier II, TRI/Form R, SPCC, stormwater, wastewater, and spill-related requirements.
Serve as the primary site contact for environmental regulatory agencies and support inspections, information requests, permitting activities, and resolution of compliance findings.
Investigate spills, releases, permit deviations, exceedances, and other environmental concerns; identify root causes and ensure corrective actions are completed and effective.
Conduct environmental audits, inspections, and risk assessments; track findings and corrective actions through closure.
Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and site leadership to integrate environmental requirements into day-to-day manufacturing activities.
Participate in Management of Change, capital-project, and process-change reviews to evaluate environmental impacts and permitting requirements before implementation.
Develop, analyze, and communicate environmental performance metrics, compliance risks, and improvement priorities to site and business-unit leadership.
Drive waste reduction, recycling, resource conservation, sustainability, and other continuous-improvement initiatives.
Develop and deliver environmental training and provide technical guidance to employees and leaders.
Manage environmental consultants, laboratories, waste vendors, and other third-party service providers as needed.