Sustainability Manager

Müller UK & Ireland; Market Drayton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company is seeking a Sustainability Manager to ensure compliance with sustainability standards in Market Drayton. This full-time role involves partnering with sites, conducting audits, and supporting the development of sustainability tools. The ideal candidate will have a relevant qualification and extensive sustainability experience. Competitive salary and benefits, including annual bonuses and hybrid working arrangements, make this an attractive opportunity for motivated professionals.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual bonus

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Qualifications

• Experience of coaching and mentoring with excellent influencing skills.
• Extensive understanding of sustainability standards at operational level.
• Understanding of legal implications for sites.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sites to drive compliance in sustainability standards.
• Support the implementation of tools for environmental sustainability.
• Conduct audits at site level to ensure procedures are effective.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring experience

Excellent influencing skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to analyze data

Education

Qualification in a relevant subject

Job description

Who we are

We're Müller UK & Ireland, a family‑run dairy business and we're experts at what we do. Dairy is a key part of a healthy and balanced diet and we're super proud to help meet the nutritional needs of millions of people, every, single day. To do this, our business has been split into these key areas. Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI), Müller Yogurt & Desserts (MYD), and Müller Milk & Ingredients Distribution (MMID).

MMI is all about producing milk, cream, butter, milk drinks, and dairy ingredients from 1,300 British. MYD is the team behind favourites like Müller Corner, Müller Light, Müller Rice, and more – putting smiles on faces with every spoonful. And MMID? They're the logistics legends, delivering over 1 billion litres of milk every year to more than 5 500 locations across the UK, making sure everything flows smoothly from farm to fridge. Together, we're growing fast, powered by passionate people who care about quality, sustainability, and making every day delicious.

Why Müller?

Milk flows through everything at Müller – from farm to factory to fridge. But the true impact comes from our people, in each and every corner of the business, working hard and as a team to put smiles on faces everywhere, making each day delicious for our shoppers.

As the UK's most popular dairy brand, we're always striving to make a real difference for our planet, our partners and our people, making sure we're helping to create a more sustainable dairy future. We're growing to keep up with the millions of people reaching for our branded and private label products on shelves everywhere. Join a culture full of pace that's bold and entrepreneurial, with opportunities that are yours for the taking – and even enjoy every benefit and bonus to sweeten the deal.

Position: Sustainability Manager

Location: Market Drayton / Hybrid – 3 days on‑site per week.

Contract: Full‑Time, Permanent

Hours: Monday‑Friday (40 hours)

Are you ready to unleash your potential and build an exciting career with Britain's most chosen dairy brand? Müller UK & Ireland, part of the renowned Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, invites you to apply for our Sustainability Manager position.

Benefits

Competitive salary, generous annual bonus, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service), Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave, Enhanced Bereavement Leave, Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%), Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in‑store discounts and development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sites to drive compliance in line with sustainability standards
• Act as a trusted partner to coach and enable sites to comply with audit standards
• Support the creation, development, implementation and management of tools and systems to achieve best in class environmental sustainability status
• Ensure and manage compliance against the ISO14001 standard
• Benchmark performance against internal and external measures to ensure compliance to mandatory and voluntary standards and requirements including internal audits, monthly KPI sheets
• Provide support to all stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
• Identify local training needs and design and deliver relevant training interventions to address gaps
• Drive achievement of targets on site against the Sustainability Roadmap statements
• Coordinate Müller Excellence support cycles and support sites to achieve standards
• Provide technical input into critical projects at site level including contributing to the environmental impact assessment of project
• Coach sites on data reporting and outputs including ensuring relevant data is being collected and reported
• Conduct audits at site level to ensure procedures are fit for purpose
• Assist sites with communications relating to sustainability at site level including providing relevant material and input
• Translate site performance and concerns into relevant forums and ensure needs are addressed
• Ensure sustainability agenda is represented at critical meetings (e.g. MPR) and provide visible leadership at a site level in all sustainability related activity

Key skills & experience

• Experience of coaching and mentoring with excellent influencing skills
• Qualification in a relevant subject matter
• Extensive understanding of sustainability standards and requirements at operational level
• Understanding and awareness of legal horizon and implications for sites
• Ability to translate technical requirements to operational teams to ensure buy‑in to sustainability agenda
• Actively support development of sustainability culture on site

Skills/Attributes

• Excellent communication skills
• Technical understanding with knowledge of relevant standards
• Collaborative
• Attention to detail
• Ability to analyse data and translate outputs

The Process

If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk

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Contact Details

F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Müller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ