Environmental Systems Control Operator

SSI Tacoma
1902 Marine View Dr
Tacoma, WA 98422, USA

The Environmental Control Systems Operator (ECSO) reports directly to the Regional Environmental Manager (REM), and indirectly to the Regional Directors for SSI’s Auto and Metals Recycling Business (AMR) division. The ECSO’s work activities may be supervised by local and/or national employees within the Environmental Department.

The ECSO is responsible for implementing and complying with company policies and procedural plans related to all environmental media—including air, stormwater, groundwater, solid, and/or hazardous waste. The ECSO assists the Regional Environmental Managers (REMs) by operating and maintaining environmental control systems (ECSs) (stormwater treatment systems and air discharge emission control systems) in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws, standards, and permits, and has responsibility for maintaining facility compliance with all applicable ECS permit conditions.

This position has direct responsibility for operating ECSs, conducting on‑site fieldwork associated with sampling, monitoring, observing, and recording environmental data; and providing accurate and useful information to the REM and facility managers upon request. The ECSO assists in the overall planning, design, installation, and has direct first‑line responsibility for effective operation of ECSs and associated metering and/or measuring devices. The ECSO may also assist the REM in providing immediate environmental emergency responses to ECS upset conditions, environmental incidents, spills, releases, and accidents, and provides appropriate notifications to management and regulatory agencies in consultation with the REM and/or national environmental staff.

This position operates within flexible parameters. The primary goal is to maintain and operate ECSs at multiple facilities to ensure compliance with State and Federal regulations, including permit conditions, regulatory orders, or other agreements, in a safe, effective, and efficient manner.

• Environmental and Health & Safety (H&S)
  • Provides recommendations for improving environmental control systems to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, increase system efficacy and efficiency, and reduce capital and operating costs.
  • Front‑line responsibility for implementing necessary maintenance of improvements to ECSs, including retaining and managing contractors when necessary.
  • Assists in development and implementation of environmental procedures applicable to ECS.
  • Ensures adherence to all company and divisional health, safety, and environmental standards.
  • Provides a safe environment for employees, customers, and visitors.
• Operational Performance & Best Management Practices
  • Spends approximately 80% of the time in the field to ensure effective and efficient operation of ECSs. Stormwater system includes oil‑water separation, gravity settling (detention/retention), polymer and enhanced settling, electrocoagulation, pressurized sand filtration, and carbon filtration. Air discharge emission control systems may include high‑velocity extraction systems (up to 300,000 cfm), large particulate material drop‑out boxes, cyclones, z‑boxes, wet and dry venturi scrubbers, thermal oxidizers, acid gas scrubbers, baghouses, and associated water treatment systems for wet venturi scrubbers and acid gas scrubbers.
    
    Experience with similar ECSs or manufacturing control systems and associated PLC‑based system operation, maintenance and troubleshooting is preferred.
  • Prepares and maintains permit‑required environmental records and reports related to the ECSs.
  • Collects, evaluates, and disseminates pertinent information relating to ECS compliance requirements and maintains appropriate reference files.
  • Recommends changes in procedures, design, or equipment when necessary.
  • Performs other related duties (including site inspections, spill response preparedness, etc.) as assigned by SSI environmental staff.
• Construction & Installation Support
  • Reviews construction plans to ensure pollution control considerations are adequate and provides…