Lead Environmental Specialist

The International San Antonio Assembly Plant (STX) is a benchmark facility that builds leading-edge commercial vehicles to meet the needs of today’s – and tomorrow’s – customers. By using proven engineering and leading technology and manufacturing principles, International takes mobility and transport to a new level of impact. This facility has the flexibility to build Class 6-8 trucks along with Electric Vehicles that allow International to add capacity to support anticipated industry growth. Using the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected manufacturing principles, International's newest manufacturing facility will continue growing our market share gains, optimizing our supplier network and improving quality. 

The Lead Environmental Specialist will oversee the day-to-day operations, cross-functional coordination, and compliance with the environmental regulations at local, state and federal level.

• Partner with cross-functional department leaders in the plant to help maintain, achieve, and improve the environmental awareness and processes in the area.
• Create and maintain a strong Safety, Health and Environmental culture.
• Actively contribute to sustain ISO 14001 Certification
• Facilitate Environmental training classes
• Lead site environmental programs, plans and execute projects. Provide subject matter expertise to projects and key risk areas
• Perform environmental assessments and studies
• Collaborate with International’s Corporate Environmental Team on North America initiatives and support common development efforts
• Accountable for compliance with all applicable regulatory, plant and corporate SHE related plans, policies, procedures and permits
• Ensure environmental goals for the facility are established, communicated and a clear roadmap is established to achieve them
• Perform daily/weekly/monthly monitoring air, water, waste and other environmental parameters and report to agencies, plant leadership and corporate as necessary
• Participate in continuous improvement activities and resourcing environmental services in alignment with Manufacturing 4.0 principals
• Maintain and promote team relationships within the site cross-functional team
• Engage with shop floor employees to reduce environmental risks through process improvement, deviation tracking, incident investigations, cross action planning and follow-up.
• Conduct water and environmental quality testing in an outdoor environment
• Execution and monitoring of Plant's Waste/Recyclables Management Plan
• Site liaison for local, state and federal regulatory agencies associated with environmental matters
• Ensure organizational sustainability goals are fully incorporated, executed and monitored at site level

• Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of environmental health and safety experience

OR

• Master's degree and at least 1 year of environmental health and safety experience

OR

• At least 5 years of environmental health and safety experience

• Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

• Environmental Science/Engineering degree
• Experience in automotive industry or manufacturing environment
• Experience in auditing, compliance assurance, air quality, wastewater, chemical management, liquid storage, waste handling and industrial safety compliance
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint)
• Strong Project management skills
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, verbal and written
• Positive attitude and enthusiasm for environmental initiatives and community
• Experience in coatings operations and air permit management
• CHMM, REP or similar environmental certifications

This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting https://careers.international.com/#benefits.

The expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

About TRATON
With its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP and one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group’s product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles. “Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.”: this intention underlines the Company’s ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group’s commercial growth.

About International
From a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000-person-strong company we are today, few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit International.com.

*International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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