Environmental Engineering Technician

Eastover, SC 29044, USAReq #2171

Monday, December 23, 2024

At Sylvamo, we’re a team on a mission. Joining us, you’ll be helping to sustain forests and renew ecosystems, while delivering on the promise of paper to educate, communicate and entertain the world.

Come grow with us!

Sylvamo’s Eastover, SC paper mill has an opening for an Environmental Engineering Technician. The position reports to the Environmental Engineer. The Eastover mill is located 30 minutes from Columbia and produces approximately 2,300 tons per day of bleached pulp and paper, employs approximately 690 team members and 90+ continuous presence contractors, and operates 24/7 with high performance work systems. We are looking for a dependable individual with excellent technical skills and desire to manage a full plate of regulatory commitments. They will need problem-solving, communication and teamwork skills to fill this challenging position. Sylvamo offers a great work environment, competitive salary, competitive performance bonus, and excellent benefits including health care, life insurance, disability income, holidays, vacation, and 401k.

Environmental Engineering Technician

Under supervision of the Environmental Media Lead, this role provides coordination and expertise in the area of environmental compliance and performance. This position will have accountability for supporting the media leads in the management of compliance programs and helping assure compliance with federal, state, local, and company environmental requirements.

Responsibilities may include:

• Serve as an environmental resource for the mill and back up the media lead.

• Assist in auditing the mill to insure compliance with applicable environmental laws, regulations and corporate policies

• Support environmental incident investigations.

• Actively manage costs of services and supplies needed in area of responsibility

• Assist in monitoring environmental parameters to ensure continuous permit compliance

• Review the compliancecalendar for task completion

• Support compliance inspections and audits

• Provide Environmental Training for mill

• Perform sampling and field analyses of water, wastewater, storm water, drinking water, samples as well as some process analysis.

• Manage contracts and contractors

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED

• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, databases, trending software)

• General knowledge of environmental regulations for wastewater, storm water, potable water and hazardous waste.

• Ability to coordinate and manage multiple projects and deadlines.

• Ability to obtain a wastewater operators licensing

• Good communication skills (verbal and written)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associates degree in environmental related field

• In depth experience inwaste water, storm water, potable water and hazardous waste management

• Experience with ISO 14001 certification and audit process

• C Level or better Wastewater operator’s license

Key Competencies:

Decision Quality, Informing, Written Communications, Customer Focus, Drive for Results, Managing through Systems, Listening, Action Oriented, Perseverance, Planning, Time Management, Ethics and Values, Integrity and Trust.

Sylvamo partners with you and your family on your health and wellness journey. We offer a premium suite of health and wellness programs for you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a generous 401(k) plan with matching company contributions, and more. Sylvamo is here for all stages of life. We also offer paid time off and paid holidays per year.

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Sylvamo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Other details

• Job FamilyManufacturing

• Job FunctionEngineering

• Pay TypeSalary

• Eastover, SC 29044, USA

Sylvamo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.