Environmental Engineer (KC Site - USA)

Environmental Engineer (KC Site - USA)

Job Description

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The primary responsibility of this role is to develop and deploy of the corporation’s water and wastewater treatment programs in support of the company’s sustainability objectives, including compliance management and capability-building.

Key objectives of the role will be delivered through enhanced process water management leading to water use efficiency improvements and other operational benefits, and optimization of wastewater treatment operations to ensure ongoing compliance and pollution prevention.

This includes application Lean methodology, to create a culture of water conservation within operations in order to meet the S2030 targets for the Water Footprint program.

This role will also provide subject matter expertise for process water use optimization, wastewater regulatory requirements, wastewater operating best practices and wastewater treatment plant issue resolution.

This role will report directly to the Director, Plant E&E Technologies and will include Global responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:


* Support development of water/wastewater technical standards and coordinate their deployment.

This includes integrating LEAN water into the OPEX program while enhancing water metering, visual management, and technical integration w/OSI PI and/or other data historian and management systems to enhance operational excellence and sustainability through water systems management.


* Identify solutions for efficient and effective wastewater operations in our global manufacturing facilities and share best practices across our global manufacturing facilities.


* Provide technical support across the enterprise for process water and wastewater treatment plant operational issues and problem-solving.


* Support the annual facility water reduction goal setting and operationalize the tactics with each of the company’s global business units to deliver the 2030 targets for sites operating in water stressed regions around the world.


* Partner with business unit sustainability leaders to develop and set targets for global water intensity reduction and associated cost savings.


* Leverage relationships and influence appropriate corporate, functional, and facility team members across the global supply chain for effective execution.


* Identify changes in national and local environmental legislation and regulations impacting water use and waste water discharge and develop internal and external networks to identify and share best practices to support the team with enterprise sustainability objectives.


* Support the writing and substantiating water related ESG reporting including Sustainability Reports and CDP Questionnaire.


* Manage the SharePoint, MS Teams and Lean Water Sustainability digital systems.


* Talent development support for regional teams to enable capability to deploy water programs in their regions.


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