Sustainability Manager

Müller UK & Ireland; Market Drayton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company based in Market Drayton is seeking a Sustainability Manager to enhance its environmental standards across operations. This role involves coaching sites on sustainability compliance, implementing effective systems, and promoting a culture of sustainability. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant qualification, excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of sustainability requirements. The position offers a competitive salary, generous bonus, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual bonus

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Exclusive access to rewards and discounts

Qualifications

• Extensive understanding of sustainability standards at operational levels.
• Ability to translate technical requirements to operational teams.
• Understanding of legal implications for sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Drive compliance with sustainability standards across sites.
• Coach sites on audit standards and sustainability practices.
• Support the implementation of sustainability tools and systems.
• Ensure compliance with ISO14001 standard.
• Conduct audits to ensure procedures meet sustainability goals.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring

Excellent influencing skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Education

Qualification in a relevant subject matter

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.

We're Hiring: Sustainability Manager

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

Contract: Full‑Time, Permanent

Hours: Monday‑Friday (40 hours)

Benefits for the role:

• 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

Your challenge for the Sustainability Manager

• 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
• Co‑ordinate 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 for the Sustainability Manager

• 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