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Introduction

The DuPont Michigan Operations (MIOPS) site has an opportunity for a self-motivated individual as an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist to join our dedicated team in Midland, MI.  Together with our many partners, we’re helping to invent a better now. We offer a competitive benefits package that is effective on the first day of employment. This includes medical, dental, vision, 401k, vacation, holiday and a bonus plan.

Role and Responsibilities

This EHS Specialist role is responsible for maintaining the environmental license to operate for the site including but not limited to air, waste, water, and reporting requirements. The position requires coordinating, implementing, and executing tasks to support and maintain regulatory environmental compliance requirements using of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) management systems, work processes, standards and procedures to meet business and site objectives. The EHS Specialist will work closely with facility personnel and members of the site EHS Team to ensure excellent EHS performance and full compliance with regulations and requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads implementation of EHS management systems and programs, create operating discipline, and complete tasks to achieve and maintain compliance with regulatory and company requirements, particularly in the space of Environmental (Air, Water, Waste, Reporting).
• Manages environmental regulatory air permits including submittal of permit applications for new and modified equipment, requests for permit changes, and permit renewal applications for submittal to state regulatory agency.
• Prepare environmental regulatory compliance documents for submittal to Federal and State regulatory agencies, including environmental reports.
• Performs/coordinates certain Environmental data collection, analyzing and reporting for chemical manufacturing plants.
• Understand existing environmental regulations and continually review new and proposed regulations as they relate to industrial chemical manufacturing processes at the site.
• Local subject matter expert of all environmental regulatory, permit, and company requirements for areas of responsibility while providing technical leadership on complex regulatory issues.
• Represent the site and maintain effective relationships with regulatory agencies and Industrial Park partners on a variety of environmental regulatory compliance topics. 
• Collaborate with chemical process manufacturing staff to create and complete regulatory documentation (i.e. air deviation and emissions reports, etc) for submittal to regulatory agencies.
• Provide operational guidance, coaching, and serve as a resource to EH&S Staff and manufacturing team members while championing best practices solutions.
• Lead project teams to provide timely, exceptional quality project deliverables related to environmental permitting and compliance.
• Complete self-assessment audits and implement corrective actions from audits, assessments and incident investigations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Federal and Michigan environmental regulations affecting complex industrial chemical manufacturing facilities.  Extensive skill set and demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and/or Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) requirements.
• Strong technical ability to collect, review, and interpret plant data to compare against regulatory requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Science or related discipline.

Key Attributes

• Attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Self-starter who can identify, prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks.
• Critical thinker responsive to client's needs through proper planning and prioritization.
• Ability to work independently and overcome obstacles to achieve results with limited supervision.
• Challenge/question work practices in an effort to continuously improve them.
• Excellent interpersonal skills who can effectively collaborate with a variety of individuals to achieve facility goals.
• Ability to lead others by influence and example.
• Committed to a continued process of learning and support this behavior in others.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply evolving EHS requirements, tools, and techniques.
• Fully support the initiatives of EHS both as a business and a site.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools (including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

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