ENVIRONMENTAL GENERAL FOREMAN

Description

The General Foreman – Environmental is responsible for overall environmental performance and compliance across the tannery, including Wastewater Treatment, Chrome Recovery, Solid Waste, and Water Resources. This role provides leadership over environmental operations while integrating process production support to ensure safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. This position serves as the primary point of contact for environmental compliance and regulatory agencies, ensuring all environmental systems operate within required standards. The role also supports the process area through oversight, chemical control, and continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will be very detail oriented and thrive on supporting a busy, fast-paced team. This role offers excellent growth potential!

Responsibilities:

• Assume full responsibility for environmental performance across all areas, including wastewater treatment, chrome recovery, solid waste, and water resources
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local environmental regulations (EPA, TCEQ, city agencies)
• Act as the primary point of contact with regulatory agencies and support inspections, audits, and reporting
• Establish, monitor, and report environmental KPIs (effluent quality, waste, water usage)
• Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready environmental documentation and records
• Lead internal and external environmental audits and ensure continuous readiness
• Identify environmental non-conformances and implement corrective and preventive actions

• Oversee daily environmental operations, ensuring stable and compliant system performance
• Monitor sampling, lab results, and environmental systems, ensuring timely response to deviations
• Ensure proper execution of environmental procedures in the field and coordination with production teams

• Submit all required environmental samples and reports to regulatory agencies
• Support production goals while ensuring environmental compliance and sustainability
• Approve or reject process batches based on technical and environmental specifications
• Monitor chemical usage and inventory to minimize waste and control costs
• Evaluate process variables (chemical and physical) and implement improvements
• Participate in R&D initiatives and new process development to improve product quality and efficiency
• Support troubleshooting of process issues and coordinate with maintenance on equipment reliability

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field preferred (10+ years of equivalent experience may substitute)
• Environmental certifications or active enrollment in a related program preferred
• Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive leadership experience in environmental and/or process operations
• Experience in tannery or chemical manufacturing strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of environmental regulations (EPA, TCEQ, local agencies)
• Ability to analyze technical data, lab results, and process performance metrics
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Must be a highly effective communicator**
• Must be able to Travel as needed
• Can perform the functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation
• As a salaried position with the company, you may be required to travel at some point to other facilities, to attend Company events, or as a representative of the Company in other situations. Unless otherwise specified in this posting, the amount of travel may vary and the most qualified candidate must be willing and able to travel as business needs dictate.

Working Conditions:

• Production and maintenance settings
• Exposure to various chemicals and machinery
• Slippery floors, extreme temperatures and loud noises
• High level of interaction with other departments and employees
• 50+ hours per week and weekends

The applicant who fills this position will be eligible for the following compensation and benefits:

• Benefits: Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage begin after 60 days of employment;
• Paid Time Off: sick leave, vacation, and 6 company observed holidays;
• 401(k): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule;
• Base salary range of $75,500 to $83,500
• Incentive Pay: This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s quarterly bonus plan, the amount of bonus varies and is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the incentive program;
• Career Development: Our company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through various learning and development programs.

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in states where it is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for any given position, compensation ranges are specific to those states and takes into account various factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiencies for the role.

This position does not have an application deadline. We will continue to recruit until the position has been filled.

The Company is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our team members and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct drug, alcohol, and background checks for all new team members post-offer and prior to the start of employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of the third day of work.

About us:
JBS USA is a leading global food company providing diversified, high-quality products to customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. Our team members and facilities in the United States allow us to offer a diverse portfolio of fresh, value added and branded beef, pork, chicken and prepared foods products. JBS USA is also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim’s, the largest poultry company in the world. JBS USA employs more than 72,000 team members in 31 United States and Canada. Our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado.

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are: Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity

EOE, including disability/vets

Unsolicited Assistance: JBS and its companies do not accept unsolicited assistance from any recruitment vendors for any of our open jobs. All resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee at JBS and its companies or via the applicant tracking system, in any form without a valid written request and search agreement previously approved by HR, will be solely owned by JBS and its companies. No fees will be paid should the candidate be hired by JBS and its companies because of an unsolicited referral.