Environmental Leader – Manufacturing & Compliance

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Paragould (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC's Anchor Packaging Operations seeks an Environmental Manager to support facilities in Jonesboro, Paragould, and Marmaduke, Arkansas. The role is based at one of the assigned manufacturing facilities.

The Environmental Manager will lead environmental programs, partner with site leadership, and mentor production teams on compliance and stewardship, developing systems to address environmental risk and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Environmental experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Experience applying effective environmental management systems.
• Experience developing regulatory compliance programs and training.

Responsibilities

• Provide influential leadership to support the organization while advancing our Principle‑Based Management culture and dispersed compliance ownership within the organization.
• Partner with site leadership to influence all team members to embrace and achieve our Path to Zero Significant Environmental incidents consistent with Koch’s Environmental Vision.
• Lead essential environmental programs and strategic environmental planning, including but not limited to managing air, water, and waste permit requirements, regulatory obligations and environmental risks.
• Effectively communicate environmental vision, strategies, and performance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with each site leader to ensure facility risk profile is managed and proactively reduced through development and implementation of key objectives, strategies, targets and measures.
• Support facility and department level risk assessments and improvement plan development; assist in identifying improvement opportunities and implementing corrective actions to reduce risk.
• Foster an environment where employees understand and exercise their decision rights regarding environmental compliance, ensuring the environmental vision is developed and integrated into daily operations.
• Facilitate environmental ownership by the line organization through integration of the environmental management system and dispersed ownership.
• Drive systematic continuous improvement using tools and activities, including self‑assessments and audit processes, metrics and targets (leading and lagging indicators), and periodic reviews of performance, culture, and talent.

Skills

Environmental leadership

Regulatory compliance

Environmental management systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science/Engineering or related field

Job description

Georgia-Pacific LLC's Anchor Packaging Operations seeks an Environmental Manager to support facilities in Jonesboro, Paragould, and Marmaduke, Arkansas. The role is based at one of the assigned manufacturing facilities.

The Environmental Manager will lead environmental programs, partner with site leadership, and mentor production teams on compliance and stewardship, developing systems to address environmental risk and drive continuous improvement.