Environmental Waste Management Coordinator

Position Overview

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

The Novelis Bay Minette team is seeking an Environmental Waste Management Coordinator. This position is responsible for the development, implementation, and administration of all waste management programs across the facility. The role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations governing hazardous waste, universal waste, special waste, recyclable materials, and industrial by-products generated during aluminum manufacturing processes.

The Environmental Waste Management Coordinator serves as the site subject matter expert for waste characterization, storage, transportation, disposal, recycling, pollution prevention, and waste minimization initiatives. This position works closely with operations, maintenance, contractors, and waste vendors to ensure environmental compliance while supporting Novelis' sustainability objectives.

• Develop, implement, and manage hazardous, non-hazardous, universal, and recyclable waste management programs.
• Ensure compliance with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), EPA regulations, Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) requirements, and applicable permit conditions.
• Perform hazardous waste determinations and profiling activities for all waste streams generated throughout facility operations.
• Maintain compliance for satellite accumulation areas, central accumulation areas, waste storage locations, and waste transfer operations.
• Oversee waste container management, labeling, inspections, storage, and shipping requirements.
• Manage hazardous waste manifests, land disposal restriction documentation, waste profiles, certificates of disposal, and associated regulatory records.
• Prepare and submit required annual, biennial, and regulatory waste reports.

• Track and analyze waste generation metrics, recycling performance, and disposal costs.
• Highlight opportunities to reduce landfill disposal through recycling, reuse, recovery, and waste minimization initiatives.
• Support corporate sustainability objectives through continuous improvement projects focused on reducing environmental impacts.
• Develop waste reduction strategies for production waste, maintenance waste, packaging waste, and other industrial by-products.
• Coordinate recycling programs for aluminum scrap, dross, spent materials, packaging materials, electronics, batteries, lamps, and other recoverable resources.

• Conduct routine inspections of waste storage areas, accumulation points, and recycling locations.
• Lead corrective actions for identified environmental compliance issues.
• Support internal audits and regulatory inspections related to waste management activities.
• Maintain documentation systems to demonstrate regulatory compliance and audit readiness.
• Adhere to and support company quality, environmental, health & safety, and certification standards, including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, IATF 16949:2016, and ASI Certifications, where applicable.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Sustainability, or a related field.
• Three to five years of environmental compliance or waste management experience in manufacturing, industrial, recycling, or chemical processing environments.
• Strong knowledge of RCRA, EPA regulations, waste characterization, hazardous waste management, and recycling programs.
• Experience managing waste manifests, profiles, regulatory reporting, and environmental documentation.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and environmental compliance software systems.
• Ability to work effectively with production teams, contractors, regulators, and waste service providers.

• HAZWOPER Certification.
• Experience managing Large Quantity Generator (LQG) hazardous waste programs.
• Experience with industrial recycling operations and…