Engineer-Environmental

Packaging Corporation of America; Michigan; On-site; USD 86,400 - 129,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation: Three weeks per year

Paid Holidays

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k plan with matching contributions

Job summary

A leading packaging company in Michigan is seeking an Environmental Engineer to examine and analyze existing systems while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. The role involves managing capital projects and interacting with various departments to ensure adherence to environmental standards. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering and has 1-5 years of relevant experience. A competitive starting salary range of $86,400 - $129,600 is offered along with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and 401k enrollment.

Qualifications

• 1 - 5 years experience in process engineering or environmental engineering.
• Knowledge of pulp & paper-making, waste-water treatment, and recovery operations.

Responsibilities

• Examine and analyze existing systems and processes for improvement.
• Maintain compliance with environmental regulations.
• Manage environmental capital projects within scope of responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with environmental and safety standards.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering

Job description

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

Environmental Engineer

Principal Accountabilities

• Examine and analyze existing systems and processes for improvement and/or correction.
• Maintain compliance with state and federal environmental regulations.
• Environmental reporting.
• Make recommendations for appropriate instrumentation and control of new process systems.
• Ensure that process changes or new equipment installation abide by current environmental rules and regulations.
• Manage environmental capital projects within scope of responsibility.
• Interact closely with operations, maintenance, engineering and process control personnel in the accomplishment of assigned tasks.
• Ensure that any new or revised process systems conform to all applicable state and/or federal environmental and safety standards.
• Environmental review of trial plans for process changes and chemical trials.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering.
• Applicants must have 1 - 5 years’ experience in process engineering or environmental engineering.
• Knowledge of pulp & paper-making, waste‑water treatment, and recovery operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with instrumentation and control systems.
• Public relations with people outside of the company.

The successful candidate must possess the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to work well under pressure and within time constraints, multi-task, and build sound relationships with both internal and external customers.
• Must exhibit excellent communication, analytical, organizational and computer skills.
• Must be capable of independently making sound decisions through creative problem solving.
• Must be capable of working with ambiguity and change.

Compensation And Benefits

• Starting salary range for position: $86,400 - $129,600.
• Paid Vacation: Three (3) weeks per calendar year. Pro‑rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
• Paid Holidays.
• Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision – and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
• Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre‑tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.
• Disclaimer: The Compensation and Benefits information in this posting represents PCA’s good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified Applicants must apply at careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.