Environmental Manager - Leicester

Permanent Futures; Leicester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

ZOE-ZR/EM

Posted on June 27, 2023

Expires on September 1, 2023

About the role

Futures have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Environmental Manager to join a leading, global, billion £ food manufacturer who are well-known in the market for their great tasting products!

This business will invest in the development of this Environmental Manager role, equipping you with the key skills for the present and ensuring you have a fulfilling, long term career. Alongside this, over 50% of the site’s staff have worked within the business for over five years. This business honours their long-serving staff working for the company for more than ten years, and this elite group represents almost a third of the workforce.

Responsibilities

1. Developing and implementing the site's environmental strategy, compliance processes and procedures
2. Leading on key projects to include a new plant installation, as well as projects focusing on carbon use, reducing food waste, energy, and water
3. Facilitating the development and working with Key Internal and External Stakeholders to continue to drive key outputs to support certification to ISO 14001
4. Working with the Site SHE Manager to facilitate the development of a positive Environmental culture through Environmental education, training, and coaching to change environmental behaviours and improve performance
5. Providing insight to drive environmental performance improvement through the Carbon Desktop and Waste and Effluent Management targets
6. Identifying performance improvement opportunities for the SHE Manager / Site Management teams to deliver upon projects in order to achieve targets and improved risk rating / cost efficiency
7. Delivering environmental reporting information and providing insight and recommendations to allow management teams to make informed decisions and prioritise actions

Knowledge, Experience and Skills Required

1. Previous experience within an Environmental focused role, ideally gained within an FMCG/manufacturing environment but not essential
2. Experience of working with partnerships
3. Experience of giving presentations and/or facilitating workshops
4. Experience in report writing
5. Up to date knowledge of Environmental legislation

If this Environmental Manager role is of interest, please apply for more info.