Environmental Specialist

Join the largest manufacturer of tile and natural stone in the United States and watch your career stand out with Dal-Tile, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries. Our close-knit team of dedicated professionals has made us the success we are today. In exchange for their hard work, we support our people with a family-friendly work environment, a commitment to promoting from within, unique benefits that go beyond just medical and dental, and a belief that every employee deserves a productive life outside of work.

If this sounds outstanding to you, take the first step forward and explore a career with Dal-Tile.

Support environmental compliance, regulatory risk reduction, and operational execution across Dal-Tile operations, including manufacturing, customer service, sales, and distribution within the Ceramic North America business unit. Monitor site-level environmental compliance and recommend actions to ensure alignment with federal, state, and municipal environmental regulations.

• Prepare and submit TRI reports across five states in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Maintain chemical management system data by adding new chemicals and materials, updating inventories, and ensuring information remains accurate and current.

• Prepare and coordinate wastewater reporting across four states.
• Support wastewater permit renewals and evaluate potential technology improvements in partnership with internal teams and external partners.

• Track waste streams and material usage across nine plants to support compliance, reporting, and operational visibility.
• Monitor air permit compliance requirements, including control device inspections, product deliveries, chemical usage, and visible emission inspections.
• Prepare and submit internal and external waste reports as required.

• Coordinate stormwater sampling activities across nine plants.
• Perform required calculations and submit final stormwater reports to applicable city and state regulatory agencies.

• Support completion of new construction, reconstruction, and equipment permitting processes.
• Prepare and submit air permit reports, Title V Annual Compliance Reports, Semi-Annual Deviation Reports, and Emission Inventories.

• Develop, deploy, and facilitate environmental training based on established policies and procedures.
• Support internal environmental audits across company manufacturing sites.
• Support external and third-party audits by compiling data, maintaining required database entries, and participating in onsite verification activities.

• Respond to environmental issues at regional facilities and support emergency response activities as needed.
• Maintain working knowledge of environmental regulatory requirements and oversight expectations across five states.
• Gather and maintain fuel usage and waste disposal records to support sustainability reporting.
• Ability to perform complex environmental data calculations and analysis using Excel to support reporting, compliance, and operational decision-making.
• Ability to translate complex environmental and regulatory issues into clear, concise communication, high-level verbiage for plant personnel, leadership, and consultants.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.
• Travel to plant sites as needed to support environmental operations, compliance activities, and site-level execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 2-4 years’ relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Foundational knowledge of common pollutants, manufacturing equipment, and state and federal environmental regulations preferred.

• Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills, with the confidence to engage effectively with all levels of management, internal stakeholders, and external business contacts.
• Strong critical thinking, time management, problem-solving, and information-processing skills.
• Self-directed professional with technical aptitude and strong mathematical and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to travel independently to plant locations and maintain an effective onsite work schedule; typical travel is 15-20%, with potential travel up to 50% during major projects.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business and technical systems, including Access, Excel, Word, MS Project, and other databases.
• Ability to present and explain technical information to stakeholders clearly, confidently, and concisely.
• Demonstrated initiative and willingness to collaborate cross-functionally with other departments.
• Ability to work in a hybrid capacity, report onsite as business needs require, and adhere to Dal-Tile attendance and PTO policies.

(Such as: American with Disabilities Act- ADA requirements for certain hourly positions).

Disclaimer:
The information on this description was prepared by EHS and department management and is…