Environmental Compliance Officer

Job Description

Less Common Metals have an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Compliance Officer to join the team based in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire on a flexible and/or part-time, permanent basis. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £60,000 - £65,000 FTE.

Less Common Metals are a long-established manufacturer that is now at the forefront of decarbonising our planet. Their products are sold around the world to enable green energy production and mobility. Substantial growth is therefore anticipated in coming years, and the Environmental Compliance Officer will be part of the leadership team at this very exciting time.

The Environmental Compliance Officer role:

As our Environmental Compliance Officer, you will manage the company’s statutory environmental and ESG compliance obligations, ensuring the effective maintenance of the company’s Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety Management Systems and LCM’s ongoing compliance with all relevant environmental legislation.

Key responsibilities of our Environmental Compliance Officer:

• To keep up to date with, understand and interpret relevant laws and regulations to ensure that LCM fulfills all statutory requirements under current UK and, where relevant, EU environmental legislation.
• To effectively communicate and disseminate information on applicable statutory obligations to relevant colleagues at all levels within the organization and support the implementation of measures necessary to achieve and maintain compliance.
• To manage the company’s EU & UK REACH compliance, including ongoing monitoring of tonnages of imported raw materials and manufactured products, liaison with suppliers and customers on REACH registration requirements, and engagement and management of external consultants to update substance dossiers and purchase letters of access (LoA).
• To manage and monitor compliance with LCM’s environmental permit, including permit variations, liaison with and notification to the Environment Agency (EA), quarterly and annual monitoring and reporting of environmental emissions to the EA, and the engagement and management of consultants, providing advice to the Management Team on the environmental permit implications of changes to processes and activities.
• The management of waste within the company to ensure statutory compliance, including arranging collections, requesting, checking and filing consignment notes, annual duty of care checks on waste contractors, and collating and reporting information on annual waste production.
• The preparation of Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for new LCM products and updating existing product MSDS as required.
• To maintain an awareness of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues of relevance to LCM’s supply chain. To support colleagues in both sales and purchasing to engage with suppliers and customers in supporting the company to align with minimum acceptable international ESG standards.

Skills and experience we are looking for in our Environmental Compliance Officer:

• Degree in a relevant subject.
• Demonstrable experience of working within an environmental compliance role.
• Good working knowledge of current environmental legislation and its application, especially environmental permitting and UK/EU REACH.
• Excellent competency and a good level of experience in the manipulation and recording of quantitative data using spreadsheets.
• Ability to interpret legal, scientific and technical information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Package:

• Flexible and/or part-time working by agreement.
• FTE equivalent £60-£65k.

The advert may close early depending on applications received.

If you are interested in becoming our new Environmental Compliance Officer, please click 'APPLY' today. We look forward to hearing from you!

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