Environmental Specialist
Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use.
As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.
Sims is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all of our employees, and we are committed to creating a working environment that is built on a foundation of respect and inclusion where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential.
Purpose of Role
To advise, coach, mentor and upskill site supervision and leadership to instill a culture of environmental stewarship that facilitates compliance with internal and external environmental regulatory and leadership, at the local, state, province and federal levels, ensuring conformance to company environmental standards.
Facilitate and apply preferred environmental practices to protect Sims Limited’s ability to operate and enhance our environmental position in the communities which we operate.
Principal Accountabilities :
- Drive implementation and application of environmental strategic initiatives. Implement, monitor and adjust company wide environmental key performance indicators and provide site level management guidance and direction to meet improvement milestones to reach environmental strategic goals and objectives
- Oversee the implementation of site level environmental operating procedures.
- Systematically monitor management of environmental permits and compliance activities within the region (e.g. air quality, water quality, etc.
to ensure that all anticipated environmental related activities are in compliance.
- Remain current on all training requirements (applicable Air Permits, RCRA, SPCC, SWPPP, etc.).
- Provide guiance for the creation of new or revised environmental permits.
- Provide guidance and support to regional EHS team, to track, manage and report compliance activities and results to environmental company expectations.
- Support external / internal environmental audits of facilities and interface with key external audit entities on compliance activities;
Supports Sims Internal Audit department to support environmental components for annual audit requirements.
- Systematically manage the data collection, operation, maintenance, and compliance of environmental systems.
- Support remediation projects and activities to ensure remediation efforts are managed with best practices to achieve optimum outcomes.
- Direct the development or revision of required compliance plans (Air, SPCC, SWPPP, etc.)
- Monitor the generation and completion of environmental reports as required.
- Oversee contractor management and vendors to conformance with environmental company standards, expectations and local regulatory compliance.
- Development of systematic methods of management for environmental records, information and reports required for regulatory compliance or per Company policy are maintained and completed as needed and on a timely basis and that all records and information are properly safeguarded
- Support regional EHS with the investigation of significant environmental non-conformances or incidents, and the identiifcaton and communication of corrective actions.
- Support the upskilling, coaching / mentoring of operations management on environmental requirements. Develop training to direct Sims employees to follow environmental procedures and standard requirements.
- Oversee testing and monitoring of environmental emissions.
- Engage with stakeholders within the community to address proactive environmental initatives and / or concerns raised with buisness activities.
- Affiliate with environmental associations to keep informed of environmental technologies and innovations for potential company application.
Liase with governmental stakeholders to drive environmental activities within local regulations.
- Demonstrate personal responsibility for all Safety, Health, Environment, Community, and Sustainability (SHECS) policies, procedures, and initiatives
- Support diversity and inclusion, positive employee relations, and teamwork
- Support measures designed to effectively manage costs and adherence to budgetary requirements
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and quality requirements
- Comply with all Company policies, procedures, and initiatives relevant to job
- Support training and performance-management initiatives
Required Experience :
Studying or has a degree in earth sciences (or below) or related field experience; ecology; energy; environmental engineering;
environmental health; environmental sciences or management; engineering - with a sustainability focus.
- Min. of 1-3 years’ experience in environmental management, having site, regional and global experience for environmental compliance requirements, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience implementing workplace environmental regulations and standards and working with authorities involved in workplace EHS oversight
- May include technical and / or professional certifications
- Experience in metal or electronics recycling, or related industry, preferred
- Environmental 14001 ISO standard management experience preferred
- Advanced computer database and Microsoft Office software skills
- Strong understanding of regulations affecting manufacturing companies
- Strong customer focused communications skills
With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programs available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career.
We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimizes waste and protects the environment.
A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company.
Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment.
We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.
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