Environmental Engineer

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Position Title: 

Environmental Engineer

Pay Rate:

$82,500 - $110,000

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

601 County Road 78

Selma, AL 36701

The Riverdale Mill is a complex, fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility with two paper machines.  The mill includes multiple process lines of wood handling, pulping, power and recovery, and effluent treatment.  The scope of the position includes implementing, coordinating, maintaining, monitoring, and improving the progress of environmental programs.  The position works within the EHS&S group and reports to the Environmental Manager.

The Job You Will Perform:

The Environmental Engineer’s duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring that the mill is aligned with corporate initiatives and priorities
• Interfacing directly with state and federal regulatory agencies and community members to represent the mill within the community and region
• Participates in environmental compliance audits and assists the site in closing the identified action items.
• Annual/Semi-annual/Quarterly Solid Waste Reporting
• Manage and ensure compliance with all mill solid waste operations
• Acting as owner’s representative for contractors providing services within EHS&S department
• Chemical approvals for environmental
• Support and execute the IP 2030 environmental reduction goals
• Attend and advise in operational departmental meetings
• Assist the radiation safety officer with administrative duties
• Coordinate landfill life assessment surveys
• Prepares, reviews, updates and submits environmental inspections and reports 
• Interacting with and providing regulatory guidance to mill operations, maintenance, and management personnel on a day-to-day basis

• Participating as a member of EHS&S department; maintaining strong relationships with other business unit personnel as well as operating and maintenance department leaders
• Coordinating and communicating with operating departments regarding regulatory concerns/support, including periodic training for salaried and hourly teams on environmental compliance as needed
• Working with mill engineering and operations to evaluate capital projects for potential permitting needs as well as projects for the wastewater and solid waste processes
• Serving on a weekend duty team for the EHS&S group
• Providing environmental outage coordination, both for routine and annual outage
• Providing visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
• Completing safety audits to ensure internal and external resources are complying with safe work practices
• Reporting and communicating safety and performance measurements against objectives
• Leading and delivering results through systems; assuring compliance with IP expectations
• Developing Integrated and Corrective Actions Plans to address systematic gaps
• Participating and leading in the development of Environmental Management System procedures
• Actively using and improving upon existing systems for managing daily activities, including development of standard operating procedures (SOP)
• Initiating and facilitating problem solving through trouble-cause-correction processes (TCC)
• Understanding and promoting Manufacturing Excellence (ME) tools and processes; participating and leading ME improvement initiatives in the department
• Supporting 5S and housekeeping programs for the area and driving improvement projects, audit systems, and excellent results
• Implementing systems to improve/sustain results
• Facilitating the implementation of new procedures and controls required by the change in facilities, products, and corporate policies and procedures
• Instill and practice safety as a core value within the team and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety
• Actively promote a culture of engagement and respect
• Represent both company policy and direction, as well as actively advocate for crew/team needs and concerns
• Quickly develop thorough knowledge of department and mill operations processes, equipment and systems
• Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels including external regulatory agencies and community members
• Approach responsibilities in an inclusive manner by engaging all team members in area, department, and mill
• Utilize the International Paper Change Process to drive change
• Work effectively alone and within a team
• Analyze problems and develop effective solutions independently and with teams
• Utilize strong organizational skills to handle multiple tasks effectively
• Maintain process knowledge and understanding of EHS&S operations, regulatory requirements and systems
• Make timely and effective decisions
• Other duties may be added at the Environmental Managers discretion

The Skills You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, or other related field
• 5 or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment (pulp and paper industry preferred) would be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree
• Environmental area experience or knowledge is preferred
• Knowledge and experience with practical application of environmental regulations desired
• Must be experienced using a computer and skilled in word processing, spreadsheet programs (Microsoft Excel), and other databases and programs. 

Desired Competencies:

Action Oriented, Timely Decision Making, Decision Quality, Organizing, Perseverance, Priority Setting, Problem Solving, Drive For Results, Time Management, Customer Focus, Integrity & Trust, Interpersonal Savvy, Listening, Peer Relationships, Dealing with Ambiguity, Functional/Technical Skills, Learning on the Fly, Self-Development, Technical Learning

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets. 

The Career You Will Build:

Leadership training and promotional opportunities within a global company

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global supplier of renewable fiber-based products. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable worldwide commerce, and pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal care products that promote health and wellness. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 38,000 colleagues globally. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2022 were $21.2 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting InternationalPaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.  International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.
Selma  AL  36701-8311