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Senior Environmental & Safety Specialist Location: Aiken, SC, US 29801Job Purpose The Senior Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist - Environmental Focus is a critical member of the plant team who provides technical leadership and oversight to ensure environmental compliance and drive continuous improvement in environmental performance across the Aiken, SC and Blythewood, SC facilities. This role partners with plant leadership to build ownership, accountability, and a culture of environmental stewardship. This position reports to the Aiken EHS Leader.Safety and Environmental Responsibilities & Drive a Safer Together Culture Ensure a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work environment for employees, contractors, and visitors in which working Safer Together is the first priorityPartner with the EHS team to conduct environmental incident investigations, as well as make recommendations to ensure regulatory inspection readinessLead Environmental Initiatives and processes to drive towards zero non-conformities and NOV's.Set and accomplish critical environmental metrics to ensure continuous improvement.Drive and sustain environmental excellence through use of the Environmental Management System.Authority to stop work or elevate conditions that pose environmental compliance risk.Lead Sustainable Environmental Management Drive and maintain compliance with Environmental operating permits, such as US EPA Title V air permits, Municipal Wastewater permits, State or local Storm Water permits, Class II Landfill permits, SARA 311/313, Groundwater Compliance, and SPCCDevelop and maintain environmental monitoring and recordkeeping to satisfy requirements of the plant's operating permitsManage all aspects of the plant's Hazardous waste, Solid waste, and Universal waste within Federal, State and Local guidelinesProvide regulatory guidance to facility leadership team and operating personnelReview or change policies and procedures to comply with changes to Environmental regulations and standardsFacilitate required Environmental testing of air, water and water sourcesWork with Division resources to facilitate Corporate Sustainability reporting, Green House Gas (GHG) reporting, Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT), and other current or pending regulatory requirementsInteract with outside consultants/contractors on regulatory compliance. Track and approve consultant/contractors' terms of service, budgets and spending.Provide leadership required ensuring operations and, maintenance personnel are aware of and held accountable for environmental compliance.Interact with agency personnel to facilitate site compliance inspections, inquiries and corrective actions.Maintain chemical approval processDrive Plant Environmental Impact Improvements Develop and implement environmental programs such as air and water compliance, above-ground storage tanks, spill prevention and control, hazardous waste and materials management, solid waste recycling, and employee trainingUpdate compliance action item tracking tools and templates for existing and newly issued or updated permits. Track all items to on-time completion.Lead Environmental initiatives and processes to drive towards zero non-conformities and/or Notice of Violation (NOV's)Assess product, process and operational changes to determine environmental impactDrive and sustain environmental excellence through use of the Environmental Management SystemUtilize process and engineering knowledge to identify and lead process improvements to reduce environmental impact and/or improve sustainability goalsEnroll as the plant liaison on environmental issues affecting community and industrial neighborsMaintain a leadership presence on the plant floor, drive compliance behaviors through leadership engagement and accountability systems, and fully engage employees in the sound environmental process management processGuide the Natural Leadership Team (NLT) in developing risk-ranked strategic plans, prioritize and advocate capital/resource requests, and advise the leadership team on all aspects of environmental requirements and responsibilitiesDevelop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of all critical Environmental processes, programs, and proceduresSets and accomplishes critical environmental metrics regularly to ensure continuous improvement in the processes that lead to a 100% engaged culture on the floorGrow and develop the plant EHS advocatesMetrics Zero Notices of Violation (NOVs) for Federal, State and Local Environmental requirements100% on-time completion of permit-required tasksAudit findings closure rate (time-bound)Corporate and Division Metrics for Sustainability targets (GHG, waste reduction, water usage)Plant Environmental metrics including Environmental Non-Conformities (ENC's), NOV's and Environmental Management System (EMS)Feedback from plant NLT membersJob Requirements Minimum Qualifications 5-8 years of experience working in an industrial or manufacturing environmentBachelor's degree in Environmental, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experienceProficiency in Microsoft Office programsPreferred Experience Bachelor's degree in Environmental or Engineering related disciplines strongly preferredSite specific permitting knowledge / experience is a plus Title V air permitStormwater managementWaste water permittingClass II landfillSPCCSARA 311/313Ground water monitoringRCRA/DOTEnvironmental Management SystemsKnowledge, Skills & Abilities Ability to interpret and apply environmental regulationsRoot cause analysis and corrective action developmentData analysis for compliance trending and reportingChange management in operational environmentsCross-functional leadership with operations and maintenanceThink StrategicallyInspire and energize othersLeadership presence - forward thinking leadership abilities including the ability to motivate, lead by example, and encourage teamwork and effective communication.Past work with Government agencies is beneficialExperience with Access and Process Explore/IP-21 preferredAptitude for data analysis and information managementOwens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. 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