Environmental Specialist

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

Dare to make an impact?

YOUR ROLE

The Environmental Specialist is responsible for all aspects of Environmental and Sustainability for the St. Louis plant. Environmental Specialist is the leader and point of contact for internal, external, regulatory audits.

• Report Environmental statistics data to Global SHE on monthly basis; Prepare and manage the related documents about environment in accordance with Henkel global regulations, local regulations and laws.
• Prepare and send quarterly wastewater reports to MSD.
• Monitor and ensure permit limits are maintained.
• Implement the work environment measurement, the self-inspection of air emission and wastewater discharge facilities and the emergency training.
• Secure SDS (MSDS) for chemicals used in the laboratory, ensure the appropriateness of chemical storages, and understand and manage information related to the health, safety, and environment.
• Investigate environmental accidents/incidents using participative root cause analysis techniques and develop appropriate response to prevent recurrence.
• Achieve full compliance with regulatory and Henkel Environmental standards by directly supporting facility staff with policies, procedures, work instructions and training.
• Oversight of Process Safety Management (PSM) management program.
• Leverages environmental best practices and manages all related regulatory and compliance issues.
• Acts as Site “Dangerous Goods/Chemicals” Safety Advisor (DGSA).
• Responsible for sustainability roadmap to drive Energy, Water and Waste improvement.

YOUR SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Business Administration, Environmental Science, or other related discipline with 5-7 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must possess a working knowledge of regulatory requirements (i.e. OSHA), SHE Program Management (Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and Environmental), Risk Management, Behavior-Based Safety, EPA, RCRA (Hazardous Waste Management) DOT (Hazmat Ground shipping), Training, and Auditing.
• Ability to persevere in times of crisis and handle adverse circumstances effectively.
• Working knowledge of Quality fundamentals.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement through use of applicable tools and theories such as process mapping.
• Safety / Environmental certifications preferred.
  

The salary for this role is $85,000.00 - $105,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. At Henkel's request only, preferred vendors may be invited to refer talent for specific open positions. In these cases, a fully-executed agreement with Henkel must be in place and current.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different races, colors, religions, sexes, national origins, disabilities, veteran statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and other legally protected characteristics.