Environmental Specialist - Sr

About McNeilus, an Oshkosh Company

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing Inc. is committed to serving everyday heroes and is an industry leading designer and manufacturer of refuse truck bodies. McNeilus produces a complete line of high-performance rear load, front load, and automated side load refuse bodies to augment any refuse collection fleet. Our team members are critical in our mission of supporting waste warriors and keeping communities safe and clean.

The Environmental Operations team ensures all environmental policies and procedures are in compliance throughout McNeilus facilities. The Environmental Specialist Sr will lead the activities of environmental and sustainability programs in accordance with regulatory requirements and company policies, guidelines, and objectives.

YOUR IMPACT:  

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Lead McNeilus’s environmental compliance programs related to, but not limited to: air permitting, record keeping and compliance, wastewater treatment, storm water management, hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, and community right to know reporting.

• Manage continual activities to ensure local, state, and federal environmental laws and regulations are being followed and there are no adverse environmental impacts and promote sustainability.

• Complete required inspections to maintain compliance with applicable environmental regulations.

• Provide complex research for projects by collecting environmental data and providing project documentation.

• Oversee internal audit programs and third-party vendor audits.

• Lead projects and cross functional teams to reduce waste to landfill, energy, water and hazardous waste that will ultimately reduce environmental related risk, liability and cost to the Company.

• Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs using metrics.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.

• Five (5) or more years of experience.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information. Contact across departments or divisions with employees involving persuasion of others, absent formal authority, to conform to a policy interpretation or recommend course of action.

• External Contacts: Limited to frequent external contact to: gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.

• Communication Skills: Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups. Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations. Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.

• Decision-Making: Regularly makes decisions of responsibility, involving evaluation or information. Decisions may require development or application of alternatives or precedents.

• Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving: Generally diversified and moderately difficult work. Requires judgement in the adaptation and interpretation of established practices and procedures to meet problems and situations to which the application is not clearly defined.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Reaching, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing; Occasional: Driving, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25lbs., Pushing/Pulling 25llbs.

• Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing, problem solving, grant writing, composing reports), Writing.

• Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact.

• Work Schedule: Routine shift hours. Infrequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation.

• Demands/Deadlines: Occasional stress due to deadlines or workload because of intermittent or cyclical work pressures, or occasional exposure to distressed individuals within the immediate work environment.

WHY OSHKOSH?

Moving the future forward is our priority and this includes your future. We encourage professional development and champion our employees’ success through various skills and training opportunities. Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies™ by Ethisphere Institute for six consecutive years, everything we do at Oshkosh is guided by our core values and the ~15k+ team members around the world who embody them.

We put people first. We do the right thing. We persevere. We are better together

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