Director, Environmental Affairs

Company: Smithfield Foods
Location: Wilson
Posted on: April 25, 2024

Job Description:

If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub. A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We're an $18 billion U.S. food company with nearly 60,000 employees worldwide. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our family today. Apply Now!Your OpportunityOur team members receive industry-competitive salaries and are eligible for great benefits packages: Competitive PayA nnual Bonus Earning PotentialComprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and MoreEducation benefit available to full and part time Smithfield team members on their first day of employment.Open to moving? We will help! Ask about our Relocation Assistance packages!In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth, professional development, and tuition assistance.The Director, Environmental Affairs directs the environmental regulatory compliance and sustainability improvements at multiple facilities. The role works with Facility Environmental Coordinators at these facilities to ensure 100% compliance, 100% of the time with all applicable environmental rules and regulations. Their aim is to achieve and surpass Smithfield Sustainability Goals and ensure conformance to the ISO 14001:2015 Standard. They will train, coach and mentor Facility Environmental Coordinators at each of their locations to help meet these objectives.
The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job.
Overall accountabilities are defined in this section. Core ResponsibilitiesAssist all Facility Environmental Coordinators with environmental regulatory compliance issues including, but not limited to wastewater, air emissions and storm water permitting and compliance assurance documentation. This includes the preparation and/or review of required environmental regulatory report submissions and environmental permit applications and conducting annual environmental regulatory compliance reviews.Assist all Facility Environmental Coordinators in achieving and surpassing Smithfield Sustainability Goals. This includes assisting all Environmental Coordinators in conducting facility water, energy, waste and food loss and waste management reviews, developing project scope documentation, project management and project completion documentation, monthly WebMetrics report submissions, and Smithfield Environmental/Sustainability Awards application submissions. This includes value creation initiatives: working in partnership with strategic sourcing, engineering and operations to deliver efficiency and engineering cost savings initiatives.Assist all Facility Environmental Coordinators to ensure conformance with the ISO 14001:2015 Standard by instituting, maintaining and continually improving their facility's Environmental Management System (EMS) including performing annual EMS Internal Audits.Assist Facility Environmental Coordinators to write, review and revise the following documents, as applicable: Asbestos O&M, Risk Management Plan, Emergency Response Plan, Chemical Handling/Spill Slug Control Plan, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, Lead Based Paint Operations, Environmental Permit Tracking/Compliance Plan, Water and Energy Conservation Plans, Zero Landfill Implementation Plans, Wetland Mitigation and Destruction Prevention, and New Chemical Approval.Assist Facility Environmental Coordinators in training applicable facility personnel on above named plans, as applicable.Assist Facility Environmental Coordinators to complete and submit environmental permit compliance documentation and environmental permit applications to agencies in timely manner to ensure no lapse in environmental compliance or permit coverage.Assist Facility Environmental Coordinators to implement, maintain, and improve EMS programs, conduct annual EMS Internal Audits and review and assist with implementation of Corrective Actions and Objectives, Targets, and Environmental Management Programs.Assist Facility Environmental Coordinators to ensure complete, accurate and timely WebMetrics incident notification and monthly report submissions.Reporting to upper management on environmental items as requested.Schedules regulatory reviews with facilities to ensure compliance and promote relations with the community and other parties.Assist in developing training programs for Smithfield Environmental Conferences.Follow company policies and report non-compliance within the facility to appropriate individuals for correction and or re-training. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions . Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Environmental Engineering or other related field and 10+ years' progressive relevant experience required; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Minimum of 5+ years' experience in a position of leadership to include team development and management, required.Capability to synthesize data from multiple resources to build actionable recommendations.Mathematical, quantitative and analytical skills.Technical writing skills.Regulatory Compliance experience.Ability to develop a new way of thinking to drive innovative ideas.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and achieve effective time management.Knowledge and experience with the Microsoft Suite: including, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.Ability to travel at least 50%EEO/AA InformationSmithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.Salary Range$125,500.00 - $188,500.00

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