Environmental Specialist

Manchester Tank, a subsidiary of McWane, Inc., has a proud heritage of hard-working people, who for over 75 years have manufactured high quality products for our country and the world. In 2024, Ditech Testing joined the Manchester Tank Family. Since1997,Ditech Testing has set the standard for propane cylinder/ tank refurbishing and re-certification. We offer industry leading innovation, top quality service and the fastest turnaround time in the industry.

Our company is driven by the McWane Way Compass. The McWane Way Compass is provided as a personal guide to help team members navigate through situations they encounter daily at work. All team members are expected to know these principles, values, and behaviors. The McWane Way ensures higher levels of safety and environmental performance in all our operations. It also improves communication, relationships, and work performance at all levels of our organization. The McWane Way Compass includes eight core principles to guide our team members: Communication, Safety, Environment, Leadership, Trust, Excellence, Accountability, and Teamwork.

Summary

Under the general direction of the Health and Safety Manager, the Environmental Specialist maintains operations in compliance with all federal and state environmental laws. The Environmental Specialist also ensures the facility is following corporate programs, facility specific procedures and work instructions. The Environmental Specialist will report to the plant Safety Manager.

Basic Position Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

1. Assists in completion of environmental reports (e.g., Tier II, Toxic Release Inventory, Discharge Monitoring Reports), maintains records, and keeps abreast of current and new requirements at the state and federal levels for air, water, and waste.
2. Responsible for maintaining daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly inspection forms required by the company for the purpose of accuracy and retention. This will be done per all applicable standards and as required internally.
3. Coordinates the collection and preparation for shipment of small quantities of hazardous waste, universal waste, and non-hazardous waste.
4. Collection and shipment of wastewater samples.
5. Maintain and implement corrective actions associated with a spill prevention control and countermeasure plan (SPCC).
6. Conducts site investigations and internal audits, prepares reports, and facilitates activities to ensure compliance with environmental and safety regulations and procedures.
7. Enters and maintains all SDS and chemical approval documentation for the plant.
8. Data entry for EHS software technologies for environmental and safety programs on a regular basis (e.g. Dakota, EMS Management system, EHS Insight, SharePoint, and Cority).
9. Required to compose PowerPoint presentations and conduct environmental training for employees as well as conduct New Hire Training for all new employees.
10. Assists HS Manager in accident investigations, weekly, monthly inspections, report writing and corporate communications.
11. Maintains and creates a safe working environment for all employees. Looks for opportunities to get employees involved in environmental, safety, process changes and overall continual improvement efforts of the plant through the plant's cascading goals.
12. Required to come in early or stay late as needed.
13. Performs various other miscellaneous duties pertaining to the overall safety related functions as required. Such as managing multiple safety committees.
14. Must be able to complete work under specified deadlines and with limited supervision.
15. Other EHS duties as assigned.

Basic Responsibilities for all Manchester Tank & Equipment Team Members

1. Promoting and implementing the environmental, health and safety prevention loss policy and ensuring environmental and health and safety policy goals are met.
2. Report all accidents/incidents, near misses, to the Safety Department.
3. Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as: Safety Glasses, Ear Plugs, Steel Toe Shoes.
4. Communicates issues regarding Machine, Product, Production to Health & Safety Manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

1. Must be dependable and self-motivated.
2. Must possess good oral and written communication skills.
3. Be able to contribute to and support the existence of a positive work environment.
4. Must possess good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Education and/or Experience:

1. Bachelor's degree in environmental studies/physical science or occupational safety.
2. At least two years of environmental or environmental health/safety work or related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee is regularly required to stand.
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and /or move objects. Objects over 50 pounds will require the assistance of other staff or mechanical assistance.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wide range of temperatures, humid conditions, moving machinery, dust, fumes, gases, odors, vibrations, and varying noise levels.

There is a high noise level throughout the plant and hearing protection must always be worn while in the plant during production. Wearing other proper protective equipment including metatarsal safety shoes and eye protection is always required while in the plant during production.

Manchester Tank & Equipment is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. Manchester Tank & Equipment will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA - gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.