Environmental Manager

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 Manager to join our business at our Calvert City, KY plant. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Environmental function. This position will report to EHSS Manager. 

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

• Environmental Compliance Leadership
• Environmental Reporting and Regulatory Submittals
• Water Compliance and Wastewater Management
• Air Compliance and Air Permitting
• Industry Advocacy and External Engagement
• Community Relations
• Environmental Training and Program Development
• Corporate Technical Support
• You will work three brilliant solvers in your team.
• We love new ideas and innovation, continual improvement – bring yours to the table (what can you add here to make the position sound exciting and interesting?)
• Travel Responsibilities – You will get to see the world (or just the US) and meet your colleagues < 10% of the time

What This Role Is Not:

• Not an entry level position – we need a candidate to hit the ground running with solid experience and a background to prove it
• Not a box ticking role, we want to live our processes and procedures
• This is not creating a new program from scratch

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

• BS in a science or engineering related field
• 10+ years in Environmental and EHS related field, in a manufacturing environment
• Kentucky Wastewater Operator Level 3, or be able to obtain in reasonable amount of time
• Working knowledge in: RCRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, KY regulations. TRI, SARA reporting
• Experience with regulatory and community agencies 
• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times
• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• Landfill management   
• Experience in CDX reporting

Perks of working at Ashland:

•   Comprehensive Benefit package, Medical, Dental and Vision starting on Day 1 for you AND your family
•   401(k) plan with company match
•    Referral bonus plan – get a job with us and get paid to refer your friends

Third party recruiters and agencies (“Agency”) should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter or submitted to Ashland’s career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland’s Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.