Environmental Operations Engineer

Environmental Operations Engineer

Pixelle Specialty Solutions™ - Spring Grove Paper Mill - is the largest specialty paper company in North America, with fully integrated pulp and paper operations in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, and a coating operation in Fremont, Ohio. Supported by an experienced product development team, Pixelle excels in designing customized solutions that help customers bring new products to market. With a long history of leadership in the paper industry, Pixelle delivers the most comprehensive portfolio of specialty papers to help you meet today's challenging demands.

Job Description

The Environmental Operations Engineer is responsible for supporting operations of the facility's filter plant, waste water treatment plant, and solid waste disposal activities.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensures and is accountable for personal compliance with Plant and Departmental safety rules.
• Completes all required computer-based training on time.
• Attends all in-person safety training as it is scheduled.
• Uses all PPE required for safe execution of job tasks. Has the ability to be qualified for respirator use.
• Promotes and fosters a workplace culture of continuous improvement and improved environmental practices.
• Adheres to environmental policies and promotes performing tasks in ways that support environmental objectives.
• Works to ensure that effective communications is transferred between the Environmental Operations and Environmental Compliance groups. Communicates critical information to Mill lead team and external stakeholders as needed.
• Supports initiatives to reduce costs across solid waste and water treatment operations.
• Actively participates in scheduled maintenance outages.
• Recommends equipment repairs and replacement. Provides input to cost center owners of the need for such projects.
• Works with outside vendors to improve operational performance and cost as it relates to water and effluent quality.
• Provides data and technical support to assist Engineering and Maintenance with departmental related projects.
• Assists with the preparation of annual Maintenance, Residuals/Waste Management and Capital budgets.
• Accompanies state and regulatory agency inspectors during on-site inspections.
• Assists EHS manager with solid waste permitting as needed.
• Covers the Environmental Operations department for weekend call rotation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred, but not mandatory. Water or waste water treatment experience is a bonus.

Education – 4 year degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering or Chemical Engineering preferred. Other Engineering degrees will be considered and are dependent upon experience.

Competencies

• Ability to apply basic principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of practical problems.
• Strong leadership skills. Results focused with demonstrated success in execution.
• Effective communication skills needed both internally and externally.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from operators, maintenance, or supervision.
• Computer Skills
• MS Office Suite and MS Project proficiency.
• SAP familiarity

Work Environment

Varies from office setting to loud, hot & humid manufacturing environment both indoor and outdoor. Role requires the ability to travel throughout the facility while using stairs, ladders, elevated platforms, and elevators. Normal vision or vision corrected to near normal is essential. Normal depth perception and peripheral. Ability to be qualified for respirator use.

Additional Information

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, crawl, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee will be required to work in a variety of conditions on multiple levels and in office, outdoor and mill operational environments, including extreme heat and humidity, and seasonal specific conditions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. A normal sense of smell, including the ability to detect subtle and abnormal odors, is required. The proper use of personal protective equipment, including respirators and SCBA, is required. Training is available as required.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts in a chemically intensive environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually medium noisy to loud.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Benefits:

• Competitive 401k match and healthcare benefit package.