Environmental & Sustainability Specialist

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Full Time Professional Savannah, Ellabell, GA, US

7 days ago Requisition

The Specialist I, Environmental & Sustainability supports environmental compliance activities for manufacturing operations. This role assists in maintaining regulatory compliance programs, supporting environmental permitting and reporting processes, and helping implement environmental management systems under the direction of senior environmental leadership. The Specialist I, works cross-functionally with operations, engineering, and EH&S teams to help identify environmental risks, maintain compliance documentation, and support sustainability initiatives.

• Assist with environmental permitting activities including air, wastewater/NPDES, storm water, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, and chemical reporting programs
• Support preparation and submission of required regulatory reports such as Tier II, Form R, GHG, SPCC, and related filings
• Maintain compliance calendars and tracking tools to ensure reporting deadlines are met
• Support preparation of documentation for regulatory inspections and audits
• Maintain organized environmental compliance records
• Support implementation and maintenance of the Environmental Management System (EMS) in alignment with ISO 14001 requirements
• Assist with internal environmental audits and corrective action tracking
• Maintain documentation required for ISO certification and compliance
• Collect and compile environmental performance data including emissions, wastewater discharge, waste generation, and sustainability metrics
• Support development of environmental reports and dashboards for leadership review
• Assist in identifying trends and reporting findings to senior environmental staff
• Conduct routine environmental inspections within production and administrative areas
• Support environmental incident investigations related to spills, releases, or compliance concerns
• Assist in implementation of corrective and preventive actions
• Provide support to operations and engineering teams regarding environmental procedures
• Assist with sustainability initiatives including waste reduction, recycling, and energy efficiency programs
• Coordinate with consultants and laboratories as directed by senior environmental staff
• This position supports essential manufacturing operations and may require working day or night shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime, and reporting to work during emergency situations, inclement weather events, or other operational disruptions when it is safe to do so.
• Maintain cleanliness at work-site in accordance with 5S3R Standards
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field required
• Relevant internship or co-op experience preferred
• May be required to respond to after-hours operational issues or emergency events in support of facility infrastructure, utilities systems, or safe plant operations.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

• 0 - 3 years of environmental compliance, sustainability, or regulatory reporting experience
• Exposure to manufacturing or industrial environments preferred
• Basic understanding of environmental regulations and compliance principles

• Working knowledge of EPA and state environmental regulations
• Strong organizational and documentation skills
• Ability to follow established processes and procedures
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines with supervision
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed to support production
• Korean language proficiency preferred to support coordination with Korean headquarters, OEM partners, and technical documentation review.

Must be able to properly and regularly utilize the following PPE for a period of up to12 hours:

• Safety glasses
• Ear…