Environmental Technician - Solid Waste

Lanxess Corporation; El Dorado (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Retirement plans

Health programs

Life insurance

Medical care

Flexible working arrangements (Xwork)

Professional development

Job summary

LANXESS Corporation in El Dorado, AR, is seeking an Environmental/Waste Management Specialist responsible for coordinating waste streams from generation to off-site shipment and ensuring regulatory compliance. The role entails inspections, documentation, and cross-functional coordination across facilities and service providers.

The ideal candidate will have experience with hazardous waste, strong recordkeeping skills, and a safety-focused mindset, with the ability to work both independently and

Qualifications

• Experience in environmental or waste management.
• Working knowledge of RCRA and hazardous waste management.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and recordkeeping skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail with a compliance mindset.
• Proficiency with computers and business systems including SAP.
• Strong industrial safety mindset and safe work practices.
• Strong communication and coordination across groups.

Responsibilities

• Manage hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams from generation to off-site shipment.
• Perform waste area inspections and environmental compliance checks.
• Prepare and maintain waste documentation (profiles, results, manifests, SAP entries, PO requisitions, records).
• Ensure compliance with RCRA and state regulations on waste handling, storage, transport, disposal.
• Coordinate with disposal facilities, transporters, and service providers for proper waste management.
• Support environmental and site programs, audits, PHAs, SOP reviews, and improvement activities.
• Respond to issues supporting emergency response, remediation, and issue correction.

Skills

Waste management

RCRA compliance

Documentation

Independent work

Attention to detail

Safety minded

Communication

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Highlights

• Manage hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams by coordinating waste from unit generation through storage and final off-site shipment.
• Perform waste area inspections and environmental compliance checks throughout the site.
• Prepare and maintain waste documentation, including waste profiles, analytical results, manifests, SAP entries, purchase requisitions, inspection records, and other required environmental records.
• Ensure compliance with RCRA and applicable state regulations related to waste handling, storage, transportation, and disposal.
• Coordinate with disposal facilities, waste transporters, industrial service providers, and other suppliers to ensure waste is properly managed.
• Support environmental and site programs, including sustainability initiatives, audits, PHAs, SOP reviews, PSSRs, MOCs, and other compliance and improvement activities.
• Respond to environmental and operational issues by supporting emergency response, troubleshooting, remediation activities, and identification and correction of potential compliance issues.

Experience / Skills

• Environmental and/or waste management experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of RCRA and hazardous waste management.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and recordkeeping skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail and a compliance-focused mindset.
• Proficiency with computers and business systems, including the ability to learn SAP.
• Strong industrial safety mindset and commitment to safe work practices.
• Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple groups.

Location El Dorado Central
Employee Type Regular

Who we are

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with about 12,000 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS has achieved leading positions in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index and the MSCI ESG and ISS ESG ratings, among others, for its commitment to sustainability.

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What we offer

• Compensation We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program.
• Comprehensive Benefits We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
• Work-Life & Flexibility We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global "Xwork" program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.
• Training & Development We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.
• DiversityLANXESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religion, national origin, veteran status and political beliefs.

LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors.

We are looking to find diverse and talented people to join our team. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply if they do not meet 100% of the criteria. We are looking to equalize the gap! If you are excited about this role but your past experiences do not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We will look to assess your talent against our competencies, values and requirements to get the best organizational fit. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles we have available!

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