Smurfit Westrock Roanoke Rapids is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Environmental Engineer to join our team. While we prefer candidates with experience, we are also open to considering recent graduates who have a strong educational background in the field.
Opportunity Summary: We have an opening for an Environmental Engineer (focus on Air Programs) to work in partnership with leadership and employees at our Roanoke Rapids Mill in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. Roanoke Rapids is centrally located between Raleigh, NC and Richmond, Va. This is a unionized facility with approximately 400 employees. Experience ownership firsthand as you ensure the compliance and performance management of one or more environmental media areas (air, water, solid/hazardous waste, hazardous substances) at a world class integrated corrugated medium paper production facility.
How you will impact WestRock:
Serve as Environmental technical expert for the mill’s business units (pulp, power, woodyard, and paper)Secondary contact with regulatory agencies and other outside stakeholder groupsMaintains complex environmental permitting and regulatory trackingResolves high profile environmental issuesKnowledgeable of emerging state and local environmental regulationsProvides support during development of regulatory compliance programsDrives continuous improvement opportunities including system developmentPromotes employee engagement to achieve desired resultsAbility to explain complex processes and regulatory requirements in layman’s termsSupports operations in reviewing environmental controls systemsAbility to maintain records in “audit ready” conditionEstablish, write, and communicate programs and policies to comply with regulatory programsConduct training to both hourly and salaried personnelParticipate in the on-call weekend duty rotationVacation relief, and miscellaneous water treatment lab bench work (BOD, TSS, TOC, etc.)Implement programs and prepare a variety of regulatory reports which include data collection, calculations, accurate recordkeeping, and an adherence to regulatory guidelines with minimal supervision
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, or a related field. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.Experience:Preferred: Experience in air programs (Title V, including stack testing) in an integrated facility.Preferred: 2+ years of environmental experience in a manufacturing facility.Preferred: Experience in the Pulp & Paper industry.2+ years’ environmental experience in a manufacturing facility preferred.
Skills:Must be detail-orientedExcellent Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word) SkillsKnowledge of local, state, and federal environmental regulationsNorth Carolina wastewater treatment certification, or the ability to achieve at least Grade III. Excellent organizational, planning, time management, and prioritization skills Good Customer Focus, Decision Making Skills Excellent Problem Solving and Written Communications SkillsStrong interpersonal and leadership skills Working Knowledge of Parcview, VBA, Pi, or ability to develop. Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.