Environmental Manager

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Linkwood (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. in Maryland is seeking an Environmental Manager to ensure permit compliance, operate pollution control systems, and improve environmental performance.

You will supervise operators, develop SOPs for plant environmental and utility systems, and manage data analysis, permit submissions, and regulatory reporting. Night/weekend/hours flexibility required to align with plant production needs.

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

• Oversee staff and ensure safety policies compliance at the location.
• Supervise operators in safe boiler, wastewater, and air treatment operations.
• Develop SOPs for plant environmental and utility systems.
• Develop, assign, and implement CIP schedules for scrubbers and equipment.
• Collect and analyze daily environmental data for performance recommendations.
• Prepare state and federal environmental permit submittals.

Skills

Wastewater treatment

Supervisory experience

Environmental systems knowledge

Strong communication

Leadership

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

The Environmental Manager is responsible for ensuring the location meets its environmental permit compliance responsibilities, manages the plant's pollution control scrubber and wastewater operations, ensures boiler operations are compliant with state and company policy, and improves the facility's environmental performance within the community.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Maintains staff and location in compliance with all Company, State or Federal OSHA Safety Policies and Practices.
• Provides supervision to production operators in reference to Safe Boiler operations, Wastewater treatment, and Air Treatment equipment.
• Leads, trains, and implements 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 needed dictates.
• Forecasts needs, sources through competitive bids, and maintains appropriate spare parts inventory.
• Proficient and is able to provide or source technical guidance in waste water lagoons, VOC scrubbers, and land application system. (i.e. recognizing and troubleshooting lagoon operations, Air treatment condensers and scrubbers (Water Shell/ Tube and Air/ Air, Packed Bed Scrubbers, Venturi's and RTO scrubbers)
• 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

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Wastewater Operator Certification (GA) or ability to obtain required certification.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Prior rendering, agricultural, or industrial experience.
• Knowledge of industrial electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems and preventative/predictive maintenance practices.
• Experience coordinating contractors and multiple projects or priorities.
• Strong problem solving skills.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

• Frequently exposed to high noise levels, strong odors, varying temperatures, electrical hazards, chemicals, and biohazardous conditions.
• Requires prolonged sitting and movement throughout office/work locations, as well as occasional use of computers and office equipment.
• Frequently requires sitting, walking, computer/equipment use, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and climbing or balancing.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and identify potential workplace hazards.
• Requires the ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs.

Darling Ingredients offers full time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k), Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, and Paid Time Off.

About Us

We’re one of the world’s leading practitioners of circularity, transforming materials from the animal agriculture and food industries into valuable ingredients. Ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy.

About The Team

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster of this job.