Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist

1100 Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.•Cleveland, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist will lead Applied Industrial Technologies and its subsidiaries’ efforts to identify environmental aspects and impacts, meet regulatory requirements, reduce waste, and continually improve sustainability. The role also oversees DOT Hazardous Materials Shipping and product-compliance responses to stakeholders. This position is assigned to Applied’s Corporate Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, with an in-office expectation Monday through Friday and travel of up to 20%.

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 skills, 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.
Ability to work in the office Monday through Friday at Applied’s Corporate Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Foster a culture of 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 lifecycle, 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 and accurate data reviews and reporting.
Manage regulator responses regarding non-conformance or non-compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations, and monitor corrective-action requirements.
Manage all aspects of DOT Hazardous Materials Shipping, including maintenance of the Dangerous Goods database and Product Compliance tables within ERP software.
Support sustainability efforts through pollution prevention, product procurement, waste management and recycling, and efficient use of natural resources and energy.
Coordinate, monitor, and report environmental indicators, perform related root-cause analysis to identify trends, and identify and present continuous-improvement opportunities.
Oversee and advise 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 for all materials.
Participate in due-diligence audits and reviews for acquisitions.