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Provides environmental regulatory support, training, and auditing for Paper, Containerboard, and Transportation locations. Ensures regulatory compliance through the development of best practices and the management of multi-media environmental audits.
Requires a degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, or an equivalent field. Candidates must have five to ten years of experience in manufacturing operations and proficiency in environmental compliance and auditing.
As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.
People • Customers • Trust
Position Summary:
Provides environmental management support to Paper, Containerboard and Transportation locations for PCA’s Corporate Environmental Department. Position provides environmental regulatory support, conducts environmental training, conducts environmental audits, develops best practices, and conducts due diligence, among other activities, to assure regulatory compliance at PCA’s manufacturing operations.
Dimensions:
1. Provide detailed regulatory review, guidance and implementation assistance for new and revised environmental regulations that impact operating locations.
2. Develop and share best practices guidelines throughout the operating locations using audit follow-up task management opportunities, roundtables, and cross-functional training opportunities.
3. Maintain a comprehensive understanding of applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations.
4. Participate and manage the scheduling, preparation, and implementation of multi-media environmental compliance audits of all Paper and Containerboard operations and participate as the lead auditor or as a participant.
5. Coordinate the finalization and legal review of audit reports and the report reviews with Counsel and Environmental Director.
6. Manage audit follow-up and compliance close-out activities with the facilities.
7. Assist with environmental self-assessment and EMS programs for Paper, Containerboard and Transportation.
8. Provide auditing tools (e.g., auditing packets and checklists to operations for inspections of hazardous waste/universal waste, stormwater, used oil disposal/recycling, air, wastewater treatment, Tier 2 reporting, air compliance, etc.)
9. Provide assistance in the preparation, development and execution of Paper and Containerboard environmental roundtable agendas, working closely with Regional EHS Managers and Corporate Environmental Director.
10. Assist with due diligence investigations as they relate to the conduct of property transactions, or merger and acquisitions.
Principle Accountabilities:
• Know and follow policies and procedures of the company, share information that would benefit other members of the team and find ways to improve the delivery of service to our customers.
• Strive to continually strengthen PCA’s business philosophy of meeting needs and exceeding expectation for customers specifically supporting PCA’s Commitment to Service which involves doing what’s right for our customers, focusing on strategies that add value and support growth, and keeping the promises that we make.
Position Requirements:
Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, or equivalent
Five to ten years of experience working in manufacturing operations.
Fluency in safe work practices, environmental compliance, and auditing.
Experienced in agency interfacing.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified Applicants must apply at careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.
PCA is the third-largest producer of containerboard in the United States and a leading producer of uncoated freesheet in North America. PCA’s net sales for 2025 were $9 billion. The company’s corporate headquarters are located in Lake Forest, Illinois. We have approximately 16,800 employees with operations throughout the United States including ten mills and 91 corrugated product plants & related facilities. PCA’s Paper segment operates under the trade name Boise Paper, a Division of Packaging Corporation of America. We manufacture and sell white papers, including both commodity and specialty papers. PCA combines great products with a creative and knowledgeable total-service team to provide ideas and solutions for any packaging need: "When you choose Packaging Corporation of America, you work with people who do the right things for each other and for our customers. We believe in utilizing the power of strong collaborative relationships, bound by the trust we have earned, to deliver innovative packaging solutions and an outstanding service experience."
Offices: 1 N Field Ct, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045, US
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