EHS Specialist

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?  
  
Are you always solving?  

 
Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.  
  
Ashland has an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Specialist to join our Ashland LLC, Specialty ingredients business at our Hopewell, VA facility.

This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Compliance function.

This position will report to the EHS Manager.  This position will support Environmental programs in our chemical manufacturing operations in Hopewell, VA.

This may include training support, leading environmental related investigations, and maintaining certifications or permits as necessary.  

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following: 



* Maintain and apply knowledge of current policies, regulations, and industrial processes including OSHA, EPA, ISO 14001, RC 14001, RCRA, and Ashland Corporate Standards.  


* Responsible for review of Management of Change for Environmental related items   


* Support environmental compliance audits and inspections  


* Responds to environmental issues as needed  


* Responsible for facility’s hazardous and non-hazardous waste program   


* Generates reports for federal, state and local agencies  


* Participate, coordinate or lead Root Cause Analysis investigations  


* Assist in writing / revising Plant Environmental procedures  


* Assists with supporting Sustainability goals for the site  


* Participates in Quality, Safety and Environmental initiatives that will contribute to compliance of State/Federal regulations and improve existing Company programs.  

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:  



* Bachelors Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Studies, Engineering or another relevant/technical field.   


* 5+ years of work experience in environmental programs  


* Excellent verbal and written communications, and attention to detail  


* Proven data analysis and problem-solving skills  

  

The following skills sets are preferred by the business unit:  



* Understanding of local, federal environmental policies  


* Familiarity with RCRA regulations  


* Experience in participating in regulatory inspections or audits  

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