Environmental Manager: Wastewater & Water Programs Lead

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Linkwood (MD); On-site; USD 93,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company contribution

Paid time off

Job summary

Darling Ingredients seeks a seasoned supervisor for an Environmental Manager role in Linkwood, MD, focusing on air, storm water, and groundwater. The candidate will oversee environmental and wastewater operations, lead SOPs, and coordinate maintenance and regulatory submittals.

The position emphasizes supervisory experience, wastewater certification or ability to obtain it, and strong knowledge of environmental systems. Occasional off-shift work is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Wastewater Operator Certification or ability to obtain 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 environmentalpermitrelated submittals for General Manager.
• Ensures facility is operating withing the Company’s environmental policies.
• Comfortable and competent working and leading staff in afast-pacedenvironment.
• Working off shift (night, weekend, or holiday) hours for extended periods as plant productionneeddictates.
• Forecastsneeds, sources through competitive bids, andmaintainsappropriate spareparts inventory.
• Proficient andis able toprovide or source technical guidance inwaste waterlagoons, VOC scrubbers, and land applicationsystem.
• 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 standardsin accordance withOSHA.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Wastewater Certification

Environmental systems knowledge

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associates or Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Darling Ingredients seeks a seasoned supervisor for an Environmental Manager role in Linkwood, MD, focusing on air, storm water, and groundwater. The candidate will oversee environmental and wastewater operations, lead SOPs, and coordinate maintenance and regulatory submittals.

The position emphasizes supervisory experience, wastewater certification or ability to obtain it, and strong knowledge of environmental systems. Occasional off-shift work is required.