Environment Specialist Iii - Newport, United Kingdom - Enersys

Enersys

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Newport, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Summary:

The EHS Advisor (Environmental Lead) has primary responsibility to lead environmental issues and actions, and for supporting the company's aims and objectives relating to environmental, health and safety, promoting high standards in all disciplines and continuous improvement and foster a culture where EHS is at the heart of Newport operations.

In addition, responsibility for EHS compliance with all regulations and standards applicable to the design, manufacture and supply chain.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop and implement, with the EHS Manager, a programme of environmental improvement and employee engagement and environmental strategies and action plans and lead the implementation of environmental policies and practices
Advise and oversee environmental best practice at EnerSys Newport and ensure environmental compliance
Support a sustainable culture ensuring employees, union and management are fully engaged in EHS matters and take responsibility for their own safety and environmental wellbeing as well as others (interdependent)
Surveillance of the Environmental Management System and environmental monitoring specialist equipment used on site to monitor site environmental performance and coordinate the continuous environmental improvement process, facilitating environmental project meetings, supporting improvement projects and maintaining relevant records
Ensure procedures and trained personnel are in place to deal with any foreseeable emergency situation relating to the environment
Collate, analyse and report environmental information and provide reports as required for the management team, EHS Plant Committee and EnerSys Europe

Provide specialist advice on environmental matters to management and all levels of the plant as required, to support compliance and continuous improvement.

Liaise with the relevant regulators, agencies and Competent Authority with regards to environmental matters, IPPC permit compliance, maintaining co-operative and open working relationships

Ensure that environmental incidents are reported in the necessary timeframes and investigated in a timely manner with root causes and effective corrective actions established.

Monitor environmental data proactively to detect areas of concern and focus prior to any pollution event and compliance issue arising and maintain environmental records to ensure legal compliance
Promote and raise awareness at all levels of the organization of the impact of current and emerging environmental issues
Carry-out external and internal audits in line with the management system requirements and coordinate environmental audits with external regulators, certification auditors, customers and others with regards to compliance and continuous environmental improvement
Manage UK REACH related tasks to ensure the plant remains compliant, including the updating of information on REACH IT systems
Manage COMAH tasks to ensure the plant remains compliant
Manage and drive environmental improvement and efficiencies with general waste management/recycling provision and utilities usage (eg electricity, water) across site
Contribute to developing and implement health and safety policies and practices
Coordinate and lead timely investigations into incidents; establish root causes, corrective actions and an investigation report
Ensure exposure to hazardous substances (such as noise, dust/fume, chemicals) are minimized, measured and results acted upon
Ensure EHS related issues are communicated timely to EHS Manager
Support the EHS Manager with Appropriation Requests (AR) system to support EHS improvements across site
Support and contribute to site EHS committee meetings with representation from production, union and management, and act as chairperson when required
Support the new employee/agency induction process
Provide reports as required by EHS Manager and management
Support and actively participate with the implementation of EOS related projects.

Maintain professional and technical knowledge and current best practice by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, participating in professional societies and networks.

Qualifications:

Degree in environmental, health, safety or sciences preferable.
IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management (or equivalent) and Practitioner membership of IEMA.
NEBOSH General Certificate (diploma preferred or willing to undertake)

Experience/Skills:

Minimum of 3-5 years' environmental management experience.
Minimum of 3 years' experience in the 'active' management of an IPPC Permit (preferably Part A1) and COMAH plant
Experience in the 'active' management of REACH (UK/EU)
Minimum of 3 years environmental, health and safety experience of working in a heavy industrial unionized manufacturing environment.
Experience in environmental auditing (Lead Auditor qualified preferable)
Experience and understanding of management systems such as ISO