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Georgia-Pacific has an immediate opening for a Regional Environmental Engineer to provide leadership, technical expertise and support of water and waste compliance programs for our Consumer Products mills in Palatka, FL; Pennington, AL; Hattiesburg, MS; Port Hudson, LA; and Crossett, AR. This role will be headquartered out of Palatka, FL
In this role you will embrace and assist our transformation efforts and will be a key player in the development, implementation, and management of the region’s environmental water and waste compliance programs and management systems. The Regional Water/Water Engineer must possess strong interpersonal skills, and efficiently balance multiple priorities. You’ll need strong verbal and written communication skills and to effectively communicate with a wide variety of audiences. You’ll lead by example, be self-motivated, possess strong analytical skills, exhibit sound decision-making, and have proficient organizational skills.
This position will work under the Regional Environmental Manager and work closely with other environmental team members in the region and across other regions to share knowledge that will help the entire organization deliver superior results. This role is based at our Palatka, FL facility with travel to the other regional facilities as necessary.
Our Team
Georgia Pacific's Palatka Mill is located just south of Jacksonville and west of St. Augustine, FL, the Palatka mill employs about 950 people has six paper machines as well as several converting lines and produces consumer tissue products such as bath tissue and paper towels sold under the Georgia-Pacific brand names of Angel Soft®, Quilted Northern®, Brawny®, and Sparkle®.
What You Will Do
- Provide support to the region’s water and waste programs consistent with our Stewardship & Compliance Principle to achieve our Vision.
- Assist with regulatory compliance obligations in a disciplined manner that leverages technology enablers, common processes, and best practices from across the enterprise.
- Systematically drive the water environmental programs to be more resilient, effective, consistent, verifiable, and efficient (structured and principled vs. rule based)
- Build solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including regulatory agencies
- Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of mill processes and their impact on environmental performance to allows each facility to enable our operations teams to meet their environmental obligations
- Assist with compliance with requirements of various water regulations, including NPDES, Cluster Rule BMP, SPCC, FRP, industrial and construction storm water permitting, and wetlands
- Assist with compliance with requirements of various waste regulations, including hazardous waste, universal waste, recycling and beneficial use.
- Routine data/information management/analysis
- Routine report generation and submittal
- Create and implement mobile inspections for water and waste compliance obligations.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Science, or a related field
- Two (2+) or more years of environmental regulatory experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment with a water and/or waste compliance focus
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience in environmental programs in a large manufacturing environment
- Pulp and paper process and regulatory knowledge
- Experience managing industrial wastewater treatment facilities
- Experience with Hazardous/Universal Waste Management
- Experience analyzing process or environmental data trends
- Experience with IOT devices and mobile inspection platforms
- Experience with PI Process Book
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Hiring Philosophy
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Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day –to make everyday products even better.
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Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf