Environmental Lead

Overview

The Environmental Leader is a key member of the Natural Leadership Team (NLT) providing guidance and coaching in the areas of environmental compliance and stewardship related to all plant operations. The Environmental Leader leads the annual strategy, engages with the community, maintains a leadership presence on the plant floor, positively influences employees, and engages them in all aspects of environmental processes.

This position leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of critical environmental processes, programs, training and procedures to achieve plant and company goals. The individual provides leadership and applies technical abilities to engage employees at all levels of the organization to sustain world-class environmental processes.

Span of control: Up to two hourly direct reports.

• Lead Compliance of Government Regulations and Corporate Standards
• Adhere to, and continuously improve upon, all plant, business unit and Enterprise environmental policies, procedures, and standards.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal environmental regulations and permits.
• Provide guidance, support, and change leadership for environmental / regulatory objectives.
• Foster positive relationships with governmental agencies and work as a partner for continuous improvement.
• Effectively address enforcement actions from local, state, or federal agencies.
• Address deficiencies identified during internal plant, business unit and Enterprise environmental audits and assessments.
• Support, maintain, and oversee the compliance calendar for all regulatory requirements.
• Provide expert technical support in identifying, and resolving, critical regulatory issues & risks.
• Guide incident investigations and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain environmental monitoring and recordkeeping to satisfy regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate required environmental testing of air, water, and waste sources.
• Monitor and review changes to environmental regulations and standards. Update policies and procedures as necessary to comply with changes.
• Assess product, process, and operational changes in consultation with legal personnel to determine regulatory and environmental impacts.
• Provide support as needed and strongly partner with Community Relations on environmental issues affecting community and industrial neighbors; this will include attending neighborhood association meetings, providing updates to local politicians, and attending community outreach events.
• Lead efforts to reduce the plant's environmental footprint in the community and achieve corporate operational sustainability goals.
• Transform plant environmental performance to world-class levels that align with division and Owens Corning corporate goals.
• Advise and guide the Natural Leadership Team (NLT) in developing a risk-ranked strategic plan, prioritize and advocate capital/resource requests, and advise the leadership team on all aspects of environmental requirements and responsibilities.
• Lead Environmental Excellence and Continuous Improvement in Plant Operations
• Lead and support environmental initiatives and processes to drive towards zero Notices of Violation (NOVs) and Environmental Noncompliances (ENCs).
• Develop, implement, track, and test environmental management systems (EMS) to drive continuous improvement in regulatory compliance and environmental impacts. Evaluate effectiveness of EMS and implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Provide leadership for operational sustainability initiatives to reduce the plant's footprint in energy consumption, waste disposal, water usage and air and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Support Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Environmental programs in partnership with Health & Safety in support of the overall plant strategy, including co-leading the EHS Pillar TPM team.
• Lead governance and ensure effective utilization of external consulting resources by ensuring compliance, overseeing scope adherence, project execution, value realization, and effective cost management.
• Complete monthly sustainability reporting for the plant.
• Engage & Develop Plant Employees in Plant Environmental Compliance
• Ensure proper environmental training, awareness, and communications to all employees.
• Lead, coach, and solicit input from team members to drive successful execution of plant environmental goals.
• Maintain a leadership presence on the plant floor, influence employee and leadership behaviors, and fully engage employees in the environmental regulatory processes.
• Assist with tracking of critical metrics that lead to 100% engaged EHS culture at the plant in partnership with Health & Safety.
• Recognize employee environmental accomplishments and contributions.

• Strong working knowledge of environmental compliance law
• Ability to identify risks, critical process, and system needs and implement appropriate action plans
• Ability to establish agreement and consensus with management
• Ability to…