What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Manager position at Stryten Energy?
Overview
The Stryten factory in Salina, Kansas is one of the largest lead-acid battery manufacturing sites in North America with 800 employees capable of producing more than 35,000 quality batteries per day. These batteries can be found in your car, in your boat or RV, or, in your lawn and garden equipment. Stryten proudly supports the local community by regularly participating in Project Salina, the Salvation Army Angel Tree program, and providing more than 100 volunteers for the Smoky Hill River Festival.
The Environmental Manager is responsible for the management of facility environmental programs at the site. This role is crucial in ensuring that our operations align with headquarter sustainability goals and comply with all relevant federal, state, and local environmental regulations. You will lead initiatives to minimize environmental impact and ensure continuous improvement in environmental performance.
Responsibilities
Education, Experience, Skills Required
Stryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
About Our Company
Stryten Energy helps solve the world’s most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world’s most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at stryten.com.
The Stryten factory in Salina, Kansas is one of the largest lead-acid battery manufacturing sites in North America with 800 employees capable of producing more than 35,000 quality batteries per day. These batteries can be found in your car, in your boat or RV, or, in your lawn and garden equipment. Stryten proudly supports the local community by regularly participating in Project Salina, the Salvation Army Angel Tree program, and providing more than 100 volunteers for the Smoky Hill River Festival.
The Environmental Manager is responsible for the management of facility environmental programs at the site. This role is crucial in ensuring that our operations align with headquarter sustainability goals and comply with all relevant federal, state, and local environmental regulations. You will lead initiatives to minimize environmental impact and ensure continuous improvement in environmental performance.
Responsibilities
- Evaluation, coordination and implementation of programs, policies, practices and activities to control air emissions, monitor industrial wastewater treatment and discharges, manage and minimize solid and hazardous waste, and to manage activities required under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act and all other applicable environmental laws and regulations.
- Overall supervision of applicable programs and activities required under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).
- Overall supervision of environmental control equipment status and performance.
- Auditing of facility programs to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
- Supervision of facility inspections, maintenance of required records and timely submittal of required reports to regulatory agencies.
- Collect and maintain data for environmental metrics tracking and reporting.
- Coordination of environmental improvement projects as required.
- Coordination with Corporate Environmental Resources Department on facility programs, activities, and responses to regulatory agencies.
- Training and oversight of facility personnel performing environmental duties. Hazardous waste training shall be provided to the employee within six months of the date the employee filled this position and a review of this training provided every 12 months thereafter. The employee will complete a program of classroom instruction. The employee shall be supervised until training is completed. The training shall consist of a review of proper management of hazardous waste, satellite accumulation containers, how to review and prepare a hazardous waste manifest, and proper labeling requirements.
- Comply with current Quality Systems requirements.
- Attend all meetings and training as scheduled.
- Undertake assigned projects as directed by Plant or Department Manager
- Perform other work as assigned by Management including 5S cleaning.
- Additional responsibilities as needed to support the team and company goals.
Education, Experience, Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental/safety, or related field, with 5 years’ experience in Environmental related fields.
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret federal, state and local regulations and technical procedures.
- Comprehensive knowledge of EHS laws and regulations.
- Ability to work effectively with other departments in the development of EHS programs.
- Ability to work effectively with various software, office equipment, and PPE equipment as required.
- Sitting, standing, bending, twisting, and walking as necessary.
- Wearing proper PPE is required.
- Occasional lifting from grams up to 50 pounds
- This position requires you to be on site at our Salina, KS manufacturing facility.
- Exposure to extreme environmental conditions. (hot, cold, humid)
Stryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
About Our Company
Stryten Energy helps solve the world’s most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world’s most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at stryten.com.
