Environmental Compliance & Plant Operations Lead

Darling Ingredients; Linkwood (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Darling Ingredients in Linkwood, Maryland, is seeking an Environmental Manager to ensure permit compliance, manage the plant's wastewater treatment and scrubbing systems, and improve the facility's environmental performance within the community.

You will lead and train staff, develop SOPs for environmental and utility systems, collect and analyze daily data, and prepare state and federal permit submittals while aligning with company policies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Wastewater Operator Certification (GA) or ability to obtain.
• Prior supervisory or management experience.
• Knowledge of environmental systems, equipment, and operating procedures.
• Proficiency with CMMS and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain staff and location in compliance with all Company, State or Federal OSHA Safety Policies and Practices.
• Provide supervision to production operators in reference to Safe Boiler operations, Wastewater treatment, and Air Treatment equipment.
• Lead, train, and implement Standard Operating Procedures for plant environmental and utility systems, including air pollution control, steam generation, wastewater pretreatment, lagoon operations, and Land Application System.
• Develops, assigns, and implements CIP schedules of scrubbers and associated equipment taking production activities into account.
• Collects and analyzes daily environmental data to make operating recommendations to plant management to ensure performance of pollution control and treatment equipment.
• Prepares state and federal environmental permit related submittals for General Manager.
• Ensures facility is operating within the Company's environmental policies.
• Comfortable and competent working and leading staff in a fast paced environment.
• Working off shift (night, weekend, or holiday) hours for extended periods as plant production dictates.
• Forecasts needs, sources through competitive bids, and maintains appropriate spare parts inventory.
• Proficient and is able to provide or source technical guidance in wastewater lagoons, VOC scrubbers, and land application system.
• Evaluates and decides using technical specifications provided on equipment data sheets to base performance decisions.
• Responsible for training new personnel on Company safety procedures and safe operating standards in accordance with OSHA.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Environmental systems

Leadership

Communication

Supervisory experience

Safety policies

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associates or Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Darling Ingredients in Linkwood, Maryland, is seeking an Environmental Manager to ensure permit compliance, manage the plant's wastewater treatment and scrubbing systems, and improve the facility's environmental performance within the community.

You will lead and train staff, develop SOPs for environmental and utility systems, collect and analyze daily data, and prepare state and federal permit submittals while aligning with company policies.