Senior Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist, 1st Shift

Job Type: Location Type: On-site

 

We are seeking a dedicated Senior Environmental Specialist / Environmental Engineer to join our team at Indiana Automotive Fasteners, Inc. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting environmental initiatives, conducting assessments, implementing sustainability programs, and ensuring regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate is passionate about environmental conservation, possesses strong analytical skills, and is committed to promoting sustainable practices within our organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

Environmental Compliance:
Ensure adherence to environmental regulations and standards set by local, state, and federal agencies. Monitor and ensure compliance with environmental regulations, permits, and standards. Conduct regular inspections and audits to identify areas of non-compliance and implement corrective actions as needed.

Sustainability Initiatives:
Conduct environmental impact assessments and develop and implement sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing environmental impact and improving resource efficiency. This may include waste reduction programs, energy efficiency projects, and water conservation strategies.

Environmental Monitoring and Sampling:
Design and execute environmental monitoring programs to assess air quality, water quality, and soil contamination levels. Collect samples, analyze data, and interpret results to evaluate environmental performance and identify emerging issues.

Regulatory Compliance Reporting:

Prepare and submit regulatory compliance reports, permit applications, and environmental impact assessments to relevant authorities. Ensure accurate documentation and timely reporting to maintain compliance with legal requirements.

Continuous Improvement:
Stay updated on emerging environmental regulations, technologies, and best practices. Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation in environmental management systems and practices.

Emergency Response Planning:
Develop and maintain emergency response plans for environmental incidents, such as spills, leaks, or other environmental hazards. Coordinate with internal teams and external agencies to ensure timely and effective response actions.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, or related field.
• 5 years of experience in environmental engineering or related field, preferably in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of environmental regulations, standards, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.
• Direct hands-on experience with air quality rules / permitting.
• Experience with ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and maintaining the certification or willing to get certified.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before team members, peers and management of the organization. Fluent in English: Japanese as a second language is helpful.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, and trigonometric functions.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to draw inferences, reach conclusions, arrive at solutions, and make decisions based on available evidence. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk or hear. The team member is occasionally required to stand and use hands, walk, bend, lift, or twist. The team member frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The team member is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. The team member must be able to lift a container of fasteners weighting up to 25 pounds on a regular basis. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.

COMPANY VALUES

Indiana Automotive Fasteners is a team environment that promotes high ethical standards, integrity, and diversity. Indiana Automotive fasteners is concerned about our environment and the well-being of our employees and community.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.