Plant Environmental Control Engineer

Ford • Wittmann, AZ

11d • $86,600 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is seeking an experienced plant environmental engineer to provide technical and regulatory environmental support to the non-manufacturing team at the Arizona Proving Grounds (APG). The role is responsible for completing required regulatory reports and responding to agency inquiries. The engineer works with local operations teams, other Ford sites, and the corporate office to identify ways to reduce water consumption, waste generation, and material usage.

The position provides day-to-day technical and regulatory support across environmental media and operations, supports corporate environmental and non-manufacturing business plan objectives, prepares compliance correspondence, and reviews site projects for environmental compliance and sustainability. It also supports facility environmental systems, employee training, record-retention requirements, emerging battery-related compliance matters, and facility programs involving permits, regulated-material surveys, site-use histories, due-care plans, sampling, and reporting. The role represents Ford in environmental matters with regulatory agencies and other external organizations and requires maintaining knowledge of applicable environmental requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• At least 1 year of environmental manufacturing or compliance experience.
• At least 1 year of experience with Microsoft Office applications.
• Fundamental understanding of environmental rules and regulations.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred.
• Graduate or master's degree in Chemical, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Demonstrated leadership in One FORD behaviors, with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical and regulatory support for environmental media and operational subjects, including air, materials, water, waste, Environmental Operating System (EOS), ISO 14001, reports, decommissioning, remediation, permitting, regulatory communications, testing, audits, and spill response.
• Support achievement of Corporate Footprint and Non-Manufacturing business plan objectives and targets.
• Develop accurate and complete correspondence, including reports and permit applications, to support environmental compliance and business plan objectives.
• Prepare required regulatory waste reports and respond to agency inquiries and compliance issues, including Tier II, SPCC, RCRA hazardous and universal waste status, refrigerant management and training, RICE MACT, cold cleaners, dust control, and DOT hazmat.
• Review site projects and provide direction that supports environmental compliance and sustainability.
• Support technical aspects of facility environmental systems, including EOS, environmental reserves, compliance assurance, management reviews, e-trackers, project reviews, and contractor method statements.
• Use environmental software applications, including ICSM, IPOINT, Business Objects, SharePoint, and Maximo Lite, to help achieve business plan objectives and targets.
• Build productive working relationships with environmental professionals and manufacturing and non-manufacturing contacts throughout the company.
• Provide environmental training to employees as required.
• Ensure compliance with site Record Retention, DRIM, MCRP, and GAO requirements.
• Support battery technology and emerging environmental compliance and regulation.
• Use standard procedures and best practices to support sites' environmental compliance and business plan objectives.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable national, regional, and local environmental requirements.
• Represent Ford's interests on environmental matters through interaction with regulatory agencies, community groups, trade and professional organizations, and nongovernmental organizations.
• Support facility programs through permit actions, regulated-material surveys, site-use histories, due-care plans, sampling, and reporting as required.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Paid parental leave, new-parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup child care.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including time between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level