Environmental Compliance & Radiation Lead

Essity; Oakenholt; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Essity in Wales is seeking an Environmental Manager to lead site environmental performance, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and ISO 14001, while driving continuous improvement across operations.

You will oversee reporting, waste management, incidents, and governance of environmental systems such as Ecolabel, FSC/PEFC, and radiation management, acting as Radiation Protection Supervisor and partnering with the RESH team and NRW.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in environmental management, environmental engineering, or environmental sciences, gained within an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of environmental regulations and compliance requirements
• Expertise in environmental management areas including water and wastewater, waste management, air emissions, environmental reporting, incident prevention, and response
• Experience working with environmental management systems, environmental certifications, and auditing processes, including leading internal and external audits
• Knowledge of RESH tools, preferably Gensuite, 3E Protect, and GMS, and strong Excel skills
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to think systematically, drive change and translate strategy into practical implementation
• Goal-oriented mindset with a strong sense of ownership and commitment
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 would be advantageous
• University degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Sciences, or a related field is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental compliance across the site, ensuring legal, permitting and ISO 14001 requirements are met
• Oversee environmental reporting, monitoring, waste management, incident investigation and key management systems, including Ecolabel, FSC/PEFC, EUDR and M Certs
• Manage the site reservoir and radiation management system, acting as Radiation Protection Supervisor, while supporting GHG, ESOS and site improvement activities
• Environmental lead for site projects and a member of the Oakenholt Lead Team, collaborating with North West Operations, European RESH team and NRW

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Ownership

Education

University degree in Environmental Engineering or related field

Tools

Gensuite

3E Protect

GMS

Excel

Job description

Essity in Wales is seeking an Environmental Manager to lead site environmental performance, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and ISO 14001, while driving continuous improvement across operations.

You will oversee reporting, waste management, incidents, and governance of environmental systems such as Ecolabel, FSC/PEFC, and radiation management, acting as Radiation Protection Supervisor and partnering with the RESH team and NRW.