Environmental Engineer

ABOUT NORPAC:

From its world-class manufacturing facility in Longview, WA., the NORPAC mill produces high-quality, packaging, copy paper, and printing paper for customers across the United States and around the world. Now part of International Paper, the NORPAC mill benefits from expanded resources and a strengthened commitment to safety, customer focus, a great workplace, and profitable growth.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

NORPAC is looking for an Environmental Engineer to join the Health and Safety Team. The scope of the position includes implementing, coordinating, maintaining, monitoring, and improving the progress of environmental programs across the mill.  Primary focus will be to assist with managing day-to-day and some long-term activities for air quality, wastewater, and stormwater compliance; chemical management; and solid and hazardous/dangerous waste management.

Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Provide regulatory guidance to mill operations, maintenance, and management on a day-to-day, or as needed basis. Ensuring that the mill is aligned with corporate initiatives and priorities, assuring compliance with IP expectations
• Drive continuous and deliberate improvements including systems development to ensure environmental compliance and prevent problems
• Ensure completion of required compliance reports for air, wastewater, stormwater, solid and hazardous/dangerous waste, and chemical management. 
• Serves as liaison between the organization and environmental regulatory agencies
• Participates in environmental compliance audits and assists the site in closing identified gaps
• Prepares, reviews, updates and submits environmental inspections and reports
• Participating as a member of Environmental Department; maintaining strong relationships with other business unit personnel as well as operating and maintenance department leaders
• Working with mill engineering and operations to evaluate capital projects for potential environmental permitting requirements
• Promoting and atmosphere of safety excellence through leading by example and intervening when necessary to correct behaviors
• Completing safety work observations to ensure internal and external resources are complying with safe work practices, HSE work plans
• Supporting housekeeping programs for the area and driving improvement projects, audit systems, and excellent results (i.e. Hazardous/Universal waste storage facilities, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned and identified

Required Qualifications and Key Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Environmental sciences, or related field required
• Two plus years of environmental compliance/management experience in a manufacturing environment (pulp and paper industry preferred)
• Experience in practical application of federal, state, and local environmental regulations. Knowledge of Washington state and Southwest Clean Air Agency regulations will also be beneficial
• Demonstrated track record of success in working in a team environment with focus on results, safety, and ability to solve problems
• Proven commitment to safety and safety processes
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications, SAP business systems, and other databases. Plant application, PI ProcessBook, ParcView experience preferred
• Certifications (will/may be required to get upon hiring if do not already have)
      - DOT, RCRA, hazmat training certification
      - EPA Method 9 Smoke School

Desirable:

• Familiar with Air and NPDES wastewater & stormwater permitting, SPCC, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, and associated reporting requirements
• Willing and capable to work with contractors, off-site certified laboratories, holding them accountable for safety, precision and accuracy
• Must be flexible and willing to accept additional tasks, responsibilities as needed to help Environmental Department achieve goals and targets
• Work effectively alone and within a team
• Instill safety as a core value within the team and effectively communicate a shared vision for safety, environmental compliance to regulatory and IP work standards
• Actively promote a culture of engagement and respect
• Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to groups and individuals at all levels, including external regulatory agencies
• Approach responsibilities in an inclusive manner by engaging all team members

Compensation:

Salary range for this position is 95,000 – 120,000, depending on experience (DOE). This is a salaried exempt position.

This position is eligible for:

NORPAC offers a highly competitive benefit package to include medical/vision and dental benefits, a company sponsored 401k match and additional company contribution, basic life insurance, employee assistance program, vacation pay after 1 year, floaters upon hire and paid holidays.

International Paper-NORPAC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.