Environmental Compliance & Quality Manager

YATES GROUP; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health extras

Exclusive discounts on DuluxGroup

Fitness Passport

20 weeks paid parental leave (primary)

2 weeks partner leave

Learning, development and career paths

Wellbeing Hub & EAP support

Recognition programs

Job summary

PineGro is part of the Yates Group. We turn organic materials into quality products for Australian gardens and are seeking an Environmental Compliance & Quality Manager to own EPA compliance and lift product quality across our sites.

The role balances 70% environmental compliance and 30% quality, reporting to the General Manager at our Clayton head office with travel to sites in Victoria and NSW. You’ll be based at the Clayton head office with regular site travel, leading licensing for EPA and

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing EPA environmental licences (essential).
• Strong working knowledge of environmental regulation in relevant settings.
• Auditing experience and ability to interpret and apply standards.
• Hands-on, collaborative style with ability to earn trust of operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Own EPA licensing and environmental compliance across sites.
• Lift product quality across sites and implement improvements.
• Assess licences for new feedstocks and advise licence requirements.
• Travel to our Clayton head office and sites in Victoria and NSW as needed.

Skills

EPA licences

Regulatory knowledge

Auditing

Collaborative style

Education

Environmental science/engineering degree

Job description

Environmental Compliance & Quality Manager

Full-time

What You’ll Be Doing:

Pinegro is part of the Yates Group family. We turn organic materials into quality products for Australian gardens. We're growing, and we want an environmental specialist to own EPA compliance and lift product quality across our sites.

This is a new, combined role reporting to the General Manager. About 70% of your time will go on environmental compliance and 30% on quality. You'll be our go-to expert on EPA licensing. When a new feedstock comes in, you'll be able to tell us straight away what the licence requires and how that affects the finished product.

You’ll be based at our Clayton head office and travel regularly to our sites in Victoria and New South Wales.

• Up to $1,000 net annually to cover private health extras gap costs
• Exclusive discounts on DuluxGroup products and partner offers
• Stay active anytime, anywhere through our partnership with Fitness Passport
• 20 weeks paid parental leave (primary carers) and 2 weeks partner leave from day one
• Market leading learning, development and career pathways
• Access to our Wellbeing Hub and full EAP support
• Recognition programs that celebrate your impact

About Us:

PineGro is part of Yates Group. At Yates, we don’t just grow gardens - we grow people, ideas, and communities. We have over 130 years of heritage and the #1 gardening brand in Australia and New Zealand, trusted by generations of growers. The Yates Group also includes Seasol, Munns, and Hortico, all trusted names in garden care.

But we’re more than just Yates. As part of the DuluxGroup, we are connected to a family of iconic, market-leading brands that protect, maintain and enhance the spaces and places in which we live and work.

Our real secret? Our people. We’re proud of the awesome culture we’ve built that is authentic, collaborative, inclusive, and full of energy. So, if you're driven by purpose and want to make a meaningful impact, this is where you belong.

What We’re Looking for:

• Proven experience managing EPA environmental licences (essential)
• Strong working knowledge of environmental regulation, ideally gained in a regulator, waste, resource recovery or manufacturing setting
• Auditing experience and the ability to interpret and apply standards
• A hands-on, collaborative style. You can earn the trust of operational teams so improvements stick long after you've left site
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in environmental science, engineering or a related field

Why Join Us?

Progressing your career with the DuluxGroup means being part of a network of over 8000 employees globally who believe in our purpose to ‘Imagine a Better Place’

With origins dating back to 1918, we are a leading marketer and manufacturer of iconic brands such as Dulux, Selleys, Cabots, Yates and B&D to name a few.

By joining us, you will be a part of a long term strategy to deliver profitable growth through brand leadership, innovation and customer intimacy. We are committed to internal mobility and growth while fostering an inclusive culture with flexible work options.