Job Description

The purpose of this role is to define, direct and oversee the Environmental requirements across the business. Working with other stakeholders and creating an environmental framework for the business that encompasses an approach to ensure regulatory compliance.

Reporting to the Head of Quality, this role will operate across all sites. 

Together with the preparation of a company framework in relation to Environmental Management, this role will also be responsible for:

• Collation of energy usage by site – Gas, electricity, water, air and heat
• Green workplace design – layout, recycling
• Effluent and waste stream monitoring and identification and project management of reduction programmes,
• Carbon usage monitoring and reporting – Carbon disclosure programme,CO2 usage, transport, business travel
• Regulatory compliance – including Ozone system compliance, alcohol and hazardous waste licencing/certification by site, pest control processes, packaging regulations as required
• Certifications and audits – Manage and ownership of environmental components including SMETA, Ecovadis, ISO or equivalent accreditation audits
• Generation and management of environmental procedures and systems as appropriate for the Company, recognising that Germany may have bespoke requirements
• Generation of and management of Quarterly Environmental steering committee meetings

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of environmental regulations applicable to the FMCG sector, both in the UK and Europe.  Practical experience of applying these standards in an FMCG environment Project Management skills Stakeholder management experience Excellent verbal and written communication skills Good meeting and presentation skills Experience liaising with external third parties – auditors, suppliers etc.