Area Environmental Specialist

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens-Illinois, Inc. is seeking an Area Environmental Specialist to drive environmental excellence across our manufacturing facilities. You will partner with plant leadership to ensure compliance, reduce risk, and support continuous improvement, making a measurable impact.

This role will coordinate with operations, perform audits, and lead environmental initiatives with approximately 50% travel. O-I offers a competitive salary and benefits in a safety- and sustainability-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, EHS, or a related field - REQUIRED
• 5+ years of environmental compliance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience conducting environmental audits and compliance assessments.
• Working knowledge of the Clean Air Act, Title V permitting, and related environmental programs.
• Proven ability to lead environmental initiatives and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to influence, coach, and collaborate with teams at all plant level.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leaders to ensure compliance with environmental permits, regulations, and company standards.
• Provide technical support for air, water, wastewater, stormwater, waste management, and sustainability programs.
• Conduct environmental audits, assessments, and compliance reviews across multiple facilities.
• Identify compliance risks, develop corrective actions, and help drive environmental improvement plans.
• Support regulatory inspections, environmental reporting, and agency interactions.
• Track environmental performance metrics and sustainability initiatives.
• Coach and train facility leadership on environmental best practices and compliance requirements.
• Share best practices and help strengthen environmental management systems across the organization.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Project management

Problem solving

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, EHS, or related field

Job description

• Location: Virtual

Company Description

About O-I

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world.

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Job Description

The Area Environmental Specialist will help drive environmental excellence across multiple manufacturing facilities. In this highly visible role, you'll partner with plant leadership teams to ensure environmental compliance, reduce risk, advance sustainability initiatives, and support continuous improvement efforts. If you're passionate about environmental stewardship, enjoy working directly with operations, and want to make a measurable impact, we'd love to hear from you.

TheArea Environmental Specialist wil:

• Partner with plant leaders to ensure compliance with environmental permits, regulations, and company standards.
• Provide technical support for air, water, wastewater, stormwater, waste management, and sustainability programs.
• Conduct environmental audits, assessments, and compliance reviews across multiple facilities.
• Identify compliance risks, develop corrective actions, and help drive environmental improvement plans.
• Support regulatory inspections, environmental reporting, and agency interactions.
• Track environmental performance metrics and sustainability initiatives.
• Coach and train facility leadership on environmental best practices and compliance requirements.
• Share best practices and help strengthen environmental management systems across the organization.

Why Join Us?

• Make a direct impact on environmental performance and sustainability.
• Partner with multiple manufacturing facilities and leadership teams.
• Lead meaningful compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Join a company committed to safety, environmental responsibility, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, EHS, or a related field - REQUIRED
• 5+ years of environmental compliance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience conducting environmental audits and compliance assessments.
• Working knowledge of the Clean Air Act, Title V permitting, and related environmental programs.
• Proven ability to lead environmental initiatives and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to influence, coach, and collaborate with teams at all plant level.

Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Approximately 50% travel required.

Additional Information

What we offer at O-I:
Salary Range: The expected salary range for this position is between$120,000 - $140,000 and includes a possible10% short-term incentive bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based upon candidate experience and other job-related factors permitted by law

O-I offers a very generous benefit package – some of the highlights are:

• Vacation time and paid holidays
• Health, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
• Generous insurance discounts with participation in Company wellness program
• Wellness incentive
• Group life insurance
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance
• Weekly disability insurance
• Parental leave benefits
• Retirement saving plan with defined contributions

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

O-I is an Equal Opportunity and
Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.

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