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- Advise all levels of management on applicable environmental legislation ensuring we comply with our legal obligations with regards to Environmental Regulation
- Ensure compliance with any environmental consents or permits, providing data for Unipart Group submissions, the customer and to regulatory bodies
- Initiate timely and appropriate actions in emergency situations, contact and communicate effectively with all relevant internal and external stakeholders
- Be responsible for the implementation, upkeep and the continuing development of the Environmental Management Strategy, and Environmental Management System (EMS), complying with the requirements of ISO14001 (2015)
- Manage and carry out environmental audits and inspections, assisting with the internal and external auditing of the EMS across all sites. Managing environmental non-conformities and complaints
- Develop behavioural change programmes, training and awareness in environmental and sustainability issues and responsibilities
- Be responsible for investigating any environmental incidents or near misses and presenting the findings, root cause and any corrective action plans
- Identify and drive ways to reduce energy, carbon emissions, water and single use plastic across contracts, promotion of these best practice methods across UL
- Liaise with waste management company to identify ways to reduce waste and drive up recycling on sites
- Implement site reduction and reuse plans
- Manage all waste streams on site ensuring full compliance to end of waste, carrying out downstream vendor audits when required
- Assist GMs in the development of environmental objectives and targets and monitor success, playing a key part in site SHE meetings
- Ensure appropriate documentation is provided to meet necessary reporting requirements
- Collate, analyse, and report on energy, waste, water, CO2 emissions and single use plastic as part of internal and external reporting requirements
- Report as required on all environmental and sustainability topics
- Produce monthly/ quarterly environmental performance reports to all levels of the business
- Produce relevant environmental information and reports for Group Environmental reporting
- Educated to degree level with/or appropriate professional qualification such as IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management or equivalent (desirable)
- Experience in developing sustainability/environmental programs within warehousing and logistics related sectors
- Understanding of EMS/ ISO14001 management system requirements and environmental legislation with ISO Auditor Qualification
- Leadership, communication skills, and stakeholder engagement
- Track record of working at all levels, from Senior Managers to Shop Floor
- Ability to use numerical skills to conduct trend analysis.Â
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Google Documents
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills
- Experience working within supply chain (desirable)
- Experience with CO2 emission, energy waste reduction strategies (desirable)
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with gravitas and ability to influence and lead
- Comprehensive knowledge of environmental and sustainability practices
- A leader to change perception and drive change
- Passionate about sustainability
