Environmental Officer

ZipRecruiter; Telford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Job title: Environmental Officer

Department: Business Analysis Department

Reports to: Business Analyst

Position summary: To support the delivery of the environmental sustainability action plan by supporting the rollout of activities, auditing, and reporting of data. Keeping up to date on environmental climate change changes and supporting Epson Telford in delivering the SEC 2050 vision.

Main job functions:

1. Reporting of environmental improvements, issues, and concerns, auditing the company processes via ISO standards, and creating an action plan with department heads to improve.
2. Supporting CSR activities with local schools and community.
3. Keeping the legal register up to date and reviewing annually with the Senior Management Team.

Job location: Telford, Shropshire

Duties/responsibilities:

• Monitoring and reporting of Gas/Electricity and water meterage and records.
• Keeping up to date with relevant changes in environmental legislation and initiatives.
• Supporting the review of the Climate Change Agreement and ensuring the correct information is passed across.
• Reporting data to our parent company (SEC) as and when required.
• Reviewing and updating the Environmental policy as per SEC policy changes.
• Ensuring projects are updated and communicated monthly.
• Actively looking for environmental projects focused on energy improvement and cost reduction.
• Supporting business improvement projects across the site in line with the BA team.
• Conducting annual/biannual legal audits and updating the legal register to ensure compliance with environmental legislation.
• Maintaining the Environmental Significance Aspects and Impacts register.
• Managing and auditing the F-Gas register for legal compliance.
• Working closely with the Plant Maintenance team.
• Supporting the Environmental accident/incident investigation.
• Promoting ETL with CSR activities with local schools and the community.
• Training and mentoring internal auditors, including assessments of audits and mentoring for improvement.
• Managing compliance with ISO standards 14001 by working with all departments to identify and, where necessary, putting in place systems to assure long-term compliance.
• Creating, managing, and coordinating the ISO14001 audit calendar to assure compliance with ISO standards.
• Organizing external noise assessments every 2 years.
• Managing the Environmental monthly Committee meetings ensuring attendance from all areas and actions are completed on time.
• Conducting environmental induction for all new staff, assuring awareness of EMS and ensuring staff are set up and skilled on the document management system (Q-pulse).
• Conducting SEC audits - Pollution and Emissions within the timescales set by ETL.
• Working with the Environmental department to ensure waste management is legally compliant.
• Supporting the creation of the Environmental Business Plan and ensuring all projects are driven in line with SEC requirements.

Maintain Company policies and procedures, in relation to:

• Complying with the Health and Safety Policy and procedures in accordance with Health and Safety legislation.
• Working procedures for all operations within the Department.
• Complying with all compliance procedures in accordance with J-Sox.
• Authorizing expenditure as necessary for efficient department operation.
• Promoting and supporting internal activities, i.e., Small Group Activities, Suggestion Scheme, etc., in line with company targets.
• Complying with IT security policy; undertaking working duties with ISM requirements, i.e., using appropriate controls for confidential information.
• Ensuring Data protection (GDPR) is fully adhered to at all times.
• Maintaining 5S levels in line with showroom factory conditions and undertaking other duties as required within Epson.

Qualifications

Essential:

• IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management – or equivalent.

Experience required

Essential:

• Knowledge of ISO audit standards and compliance items as well as industry standards/practices applied in a production/engineering environment.
• Previous experience in an environmental system management role.
• High level of skills in Word, Excel, and MS Project.
• Team player motivated by the success of the company, goal-oriented, with excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

Desirable:

• Previous experience of Environmental Significance Aspects and impacts register.