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Environmental Officer Job Description
Are you passionate about environmental sustainability and compliance? Do you thrive in a role where you can make a real impact on environmental management systems? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! We're seeking a dedicated Environmental Officer to join our client's team on a Fixed term contract.
Purpose of the Job:
The Environmental Officer, in support of the Environmental Manager, is responsible for coordinating, administrating, and coaching to successfully manage the ISO14001:2015 Environmental Management system for both manufacturing sites, ensuring compliance with environmental legislative requirements.
Responsibilities:
Monitor environmental compliance to current policies, procedures, registers, legislation, and regulation for Delmas and Springs.
Coordinate and schedule environmental surveys based on environmental compliance requirements, evaluate outcomes, and report deviations.
Continuously monitor updates in legislation that might impact procedures, policies, permits, and licensing. Communicate changes to the Environmental Manager.
Monitor compliance status via plant inspections, legal registers, internal plant-based registers, and validity of all permits and licensing as per legislation and regulatory ISO14001:2015 requirements.
Report risks, loading of environmental incidents/non-conformances on Intelex. Responsible for root cause analysis, corrective and preventative action.
Conduct Environmental risk assessments and implement necessary control measures.
Evaluate test results received from third-party contractors in relation to our permit and licensing conditions and parameters. Report any deviations to Environmental Weekly monitoring of abstraction volumes to ensure we remain within allowed abstraction volumes as per water use license.
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum of a National Diploma in Environmental Management or equivalent.
Approximately 3 - 5 years relevant experience in a food production environment with experience in developing and continuous compliance to ISO14001:2015 Environmental Management systems.
Minimum 2 years ISO 14001:2015 internal audit experience or exposure.
Valid driver's license.
Knowledge and understanding of ISO14001:2015 environmental legislation, standards, licensing and permits as well as environmental Management standard ISO 14001:2015.
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