Environmental Specialist Lead - Night Shift

International Motors•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

The Lead Environmental Specialist oversees day-to-day environmental operations, cross-functional coordination, and compliance with local, state, and federal environmental regulations at the International San Antonio Assembly Plant. The role supports environmental awareness and processes across plant departments, helps sustain ISO 14001 certification, and contributes to a strong Safety, Health and Environmental culture. It leads site environmental programs and projects, provides subject matter expertise, and works with International’s Corporate Environmental Team on North American initiatives. The position monitors and reports environmental parameters, including air, water, and waste; supports regulatory compliance and agency relations; conducts environmental assessments and testing; and executes the plant’s waste and recyclables management plan. It also engages shop-floor employees in reducing environmental risks through process improvement, incident investigation, deviation tracking, and follow-up. The role incorporates organizational sustainability goals into site operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of environmental health and safety experience, or a master’s degree and at least 1 year of environmental health and safety experience, or at least 5 years of environmental health and safety experience.
For candidates who are not current employees, legal authorization to work in the United States on an unrestricted basis; employment-related work sponsorship is not anticipated.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Environmental Science or Environmental Engineering.
Experience in the automotive industry or a manufacturing environment.
Experience in auditing, compliance assurance, air quality, wastewater, chemical management, liquid storage, waste handling, and industrial safety compliance.
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint.
Strong project management skills.
Excellent organizational and verbal and written communication skills.
Positive attitude and enthusiasm for environmental initiatives and community.
Experience in coatings operations and air permit management.
CHMM, REP, or similar environmental certification.

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional department leaders to maintain, achieve, and improve environmental awareness and processes.
Create and maintain a strong Safety, Health and Environmental culture.
Contribute to sustaining ISO 14001 certification.
Facilitate environmental training classes.
Lead site environmental programs and plan and execute projects.
Provide subject matter expertise to projects and key risk areas.
Perform environmental assessments and studies.
Collaborate with International’s Corporate Environmental Team on North American initiatives and common development efforts.
Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, plant, and corporate SHE plans, policies, procedures, and permits.
Establish and communicate facility environmental goals and a roadmap for achieving them.
Monitor air, water, waste, and other environmental parameters daily, weekly, and monthly, and report results to agencies, plant leadership, and corporate as necessary.
Participate in continuous improvement activities and resource environmental services in alignment with Manufacturing 4.0 principles.
Maintain and promote team relationships within the site cross-functional team.
Engage shop-floor employees to reduce environmental risks through process improvement, deviation tracking, incident investigations, cross-action planning, and follow-up.
Conduct water and environmental quality testing in an outdoor environment.
Execute and monitor the plant’s Waste/Recyclables Management Plan.
Serve as the site liaison with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies on environmental matters.
Ensure organizational sustainability goals are incorporated, executed, and monitored at the site level.