Area Environmental Manager- Southeast Region

Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company
Location: Valdosta, GA 31601

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Valdosta

GA – Georgia

Corporate Compliance

Job Description

For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve the vital needs of a growing world. Today, we’re one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, with approximately 40,000 employees serving customers in hundreds of countries. With a global value chain that includes approximately 450 crop procurement locations, more than 330 food and feed ingredient manufacturing facilities, 62 innovation centers and the world’s premier crop transportation network, we connect the harvest to the home, making products for food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses. Learn more at http://www.adm.com.

Area Environmental Manager- Southeast Region

This is an exempt level position

An opportunity has arisen for an Environmental Area Manager- North America. Preferred location is east/southeast US. This role will report to the regional environmental director.

Main Responsibilities:
Primary environmental contact and support for approximately 25 locations

Effective implementation of standardized ADM environmental programs and systems to ensure compliance with company and local requirements for their assigned locations.

Establish a sustainable environmental improvement culture across the locations in their region based on continuous improvement through the environmental management system. This role will provide technical and managerial direction to ensure ADM’s environmental objectives are met.

Monitor, evaluate and report area environmental performance and suggest corrective/preventive actions to further improve performance.

Provide environmental support to locations within the area for permits, root cause analyses, sharing best practices, implementing the ADM standards and negotiations with authorities

Participate in trade associations and government working groups.

Track and advise on new or upcoming legislation and regulations

Participate in compliance audits and assessments including due diligence

Facilitate training & development of the EHS professionals in the region.

The Area Environmental Manager may be contacted for after hour emergencies.

Skills & Experience:
Strong problem solving, diagnostic and analytical skills, with a results focused approach

Strong leadership and change management skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, acts as a reliable pro-active communicator

Sound project/program management skills

Working within Environmental Management Systems

Experience with major source air permitting and associated matters

Water and waste permitting and associated matters

Waste disposal alternatives and beneficial reuse

Performance Excellence/Lean/Cont. Improvement

Negotiation with authorities

Experience with Environmental legislation in the US

Open mindedness; forward thinking

Cooperative management style

Theoretical insight with pragmatic approach

Outgoing and energetic personality

Able to perform under pressure

Highly motivated self-starter

Willingness to travel to multiple locations with flexible hours, occasionally other than normal business (day shift) hours to accommodate plant needs; i.e. training, inspections, etc.

Qualifications:
BS/BA degree in Engineering, Environmental Management or other related program preferred.

Willing to frequently travel to the locations (approx. 25-30% of the time).

Minimum of 1year experience in a similar role, preferably in a process industrial environment

This position requires the ability to work in a variety of conditions such as an office environment, indoors/outdoors, hot/cold weather as well as physical demands such as standing, kneeling, and sitting for prolonged periods of time, climbing stairs/ladders and the ability to work in confined spaces in a variety of environmental conditions.

Job Description (Continued)

Relocation assistance is available with this position.

This position offers a complete benefit package, including 401K/ESOP, pension, health, life and dental insurance.

ADM requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment drug screen, medical questionnaire and a background check.

EEO

ADM is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability and veterans status.

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