Environmental Excellence Engineer

Ergon Inc. seeks a full-time Environmental Excellence Engineer to join our Operational Excellence Team.

The Corporate Environmental Excellence Engineer is responsible for providing enterprise-wide environmental oversight and driving continuous improvement across Ergon's operating companies. This role ensures environmental compliance, strengthens environmental management systems, advances operational excellence and environmental performance initiatives, and supports a culture of environmental excellence through technical leadership, governance, and collaboration.

The position serves as a subject-matter expert and trusted advisor to operations, corporate leadership, and business-unit environmental teams, balancing regulatory compliance, risk reduction, operational efficiency, and long-term environmental stewardship.

Educations and Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in environmental science, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or Geology from an accredited university in a related field is required.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• 10 + years of experience in environmental management or compliance within an industrial, manufacturing, or energy-related environment. Working knowledge of environmental regulations related to air, water, waste, and spill prevention. Experience working with regulatory agencies and managing inspections.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Environmental Governance & Oversight

• Provide corporate-level oversight of environmental programs, performance, and compliance across Ergon operating sites.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve environmental policies, standards, and best practices aligned with regulatory requirements and Ergon values.
• Ensure consistent implementation of environmental management systems across the enterprise.
• Support internal and external environmental audits/assessments and track corrective and preventive actions to closure.

Continuous Improvement & Performance Excellence

• Identify opportunities for environmental performance improvement, risk reduction, and cost efficiency.
• Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives related to emissions, waste, water, energy, and resource management.
• Analyze environmental performance metrics and trends; develop dashboards and reports for leadership review.
• Benchmark Ergon's environmental practices against industry standards and peers.

Technical & Regulatory Support

• Serve as a technical resource on federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Support operating companies with permitting strategies, regulatory interpretations, and compliance solutions.
• Assist with environmental risk assessments, management of change reviews, and capital project evaluations.
• Collaborate with Regulatory Advisor to provide guidance on emerging environmental regulations and potential business impacts.

Collaboration & Culture

• Partner with site environmental, operations, engineering, and environmental teams to drive alignment and shared accountability.
• Support training and awareness initiatives to strengthen environmental knowledge and ownership across the organization.
• Foster a proactive, prevention-focused environmental culture that integrates environmental excellence into daily operations.

Strategic Initiatives & Sustainability

• Support corporate sustainability and environmental performance initiatives as assigned.
• Contribute technical expertise to long-range planning, acquisitions, and due diligence activities.
• Assist with the development of environmental goals, targets, and strategic road maps.

Key Competencies:

• Regulatory knowledge and compliance focus
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to influence people and drive change
• Attention to detail with a continuous improvement mindset

Why Ergon Inc.?

At Ergon, we are a relationship-driven, family-owned company that values each employee's growth and contributions. Headquartered in Flowood, Mississippi, we take pride in maintaining a close-knit, small-company atmosphere while offering exceptional career opportunities. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) matching & profit sharing
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Plans
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
• Tuition assistance

At Ergon Inc., we live by our core values:

• Empowered Service: Together, we're committed to delivering unparalleled service. We do what's right, provide solutions, and foster stronger relationships with our teams and customers. Employee safety is our top priority and the first consideration in all aspects of our service. That's empowered service.
• Selfless Leadership: We lead with compassion and put those around us before ourselves. We don't say we're experts; we demonstrate it through technical expertise, category innovation and care for what we do. We call this selfless leadership.
• Purposeful Growth: We believe employee growth and company growth go hand in hand. We build our legacy together to ensure future success through purposeful growth. The company has always reinvested tremendously in the business, not just for the sake of growing, but in a careful and strategic way.
• Respectful Relationships: And together, we foster a culture of respect, acceptance and diversity of ideas and of people. Our differences make us stronger. And we're united by our shared values, always forging respectful relationships.

Come and join the Ergon team!

We are an EEO/AAP employer.

Job Role: Environmental Director

Location: Flowood, MS

Employment offer contingent upon pre-employment drug test, background check, and MVR.