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WestRock (NYSE:WRK) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRock’s team members support customers around the world from locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Learn more at www.westrock.com.

The Opportunity:
The Environmental Manager will be responsible for maintaining an effective environmental management program to comply with regulations for air, water, solid waste, hazardous waste, right-to-know and other applicable regulations.
How you will impact WestRock:

This individual will be involved in a variety of management and leadership activities including but not limited to: 

  • Establish and maintain programs for compliance with applicable state and federal regulations regarding air, water, solid waste, hazardous waste, and other areas.
  • Work with departments to develop methods for cost effective, and long-term improvement of the environment.
  • Build partnerships with facility leadership and personnel to maintain successful environmental management systems and compliance.
  • Evaluate and establish controls for facility.
  • Develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with state and federal environmental agencies.
  • Review capital project plans and perform permit applicability assessments for applicable projects.
  • Support oversight for operation of effluent treatment system.  
  • Perform technical research and special projects.   

What you need to succeed:

Knowledge of: 

  • Computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and data base applications and graphics to store, organize and analyze data.
  • Proficient written and verbal communications
  • Ability to: Plan, schedule, and organize tasks in order to meet deadlines.
  • Analyze and resolve problems
  • Interact effectively with all levels of personnel, both hourly and management as well as outside agencies
  • Work well in a team environment.
  • Exercise independent and discretionary judgment

Competencies:

  • Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
  • Functional/Technical Skills – Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
  • Organizing – Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently; arranges information and files in a useful manner.
  • Planning – Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results. 
  • Problem Solving – Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.
  • Drive for Results – Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. 
  • Strategic Agility – Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans. 
  • Written Communications – Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can bet messages across that have the desired effect.

Experience/Educational Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Science or Engineering, with at least 7+ years or related professional experience.

What we offer:

  • Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
  • Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
  • An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
  • A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.
    WestRock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans.