Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist

FCX Performance•Cleveland, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist leads Applied Industrial Technologies and its subsidiaries’ efforts to identify environmental aspects and impacts, meet regulatory requirements, reduce waste, and continually improve sustainability. The position also oversees DOT Hazardous Materials Shipping and product compliance responses to stakeholders. Assigned to the Applied Corporate Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, this role is expected to be in the office Monday through Friday and may require travel up to 20% of the time.

Requirements

5–7 years of proven professional Environmental Compliance or DOT Hazardous Materials Shipping experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management or equivalent experience.
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) or relevant experience in hazardous materials management or a related field.
Computer and Microsoft Office proficiency.
5+ years of technical analysis and report-writing experience.
Proven analytical and problem-solving ability, time management, and prioritization skills.
Continuous learning mindset and process application.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including English grammar.
Interpersonal and multitasking skills to drive results individually and as part of a team.
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Experience or knowledge of REACH, RoHS, TSCA, California Proposition 65, PFAS, and POP.

Responsibilities

Foster continuous improvement based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act lean model.
Lead the ISO 14001 certification process and oversee ongoing maintenance and improvement activities.
Manage Environmental and DOT Hazardous Materials policies, procedures, and training throughout their life cycle, including development, commissioning, implementation, reporting, and review.
Provide environmental compliance support to worldwide operations across hazardous waste, water, air emissions, chemical and spill prevention, community right-to-know regulations, environmental product compliance, and import/export chemical compliance.
Develop, implement, and monitor the Environmental compliance calendar and performance to ensure timely, accurate data reviews and reporting.
Manage regulator responses concerning non-conformance or non-compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations, and monitor corrective-action requirements.
Manage DOT Hazardous Materials Shipping, including maintenance of the Dangerous Goods database and Product Compliance tables within ERP software.
Support sustainability efforts involving pollution prevention, product procurement, waste management and recycling, and efficient use of natural resources and energy.
Coordinate, monitor, and report environmental indicators, perform root cause analysis to identify trends, and present continuous-improvement opportunities.
Advise on product compliance initiatives with cross-functional constituents, including customer requests, surveys, processes, and regulatory updates; advise sales divisions on product compliance processes.
Review weekly parts suppression and recode data, monthly field product additions, and vendor product changes, and update SAP.
Coordinate and execute emergency response activities involving hazardous-material spills or discharges, and monitor waste disposal practices and procedures.
Participate in due diligence audits and reviews for acquisitions.