Environmental Officer
About Us
Established in 1985, Dawn Farms is a family-owned company and the largest dedicated supplier of cooked meat and plant-based ingredients and fermented and dried sausage products outside of the US. The company currently supplies world-leading food brands across more than 44 markets, including the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa. With over 1,000 employees we are committed to meeting the needs of our customers in a safe, innovative and sustainable way, all while strengthening the communities where they live and work.
Job Purpose
Dawn Farms is currently seeking an Environmental Officer to join our Environmental Department on a permanent basis in our state of the art production facilities in Naas, Co. Kildare. The Environmental Officer will be responsible for supporting the Environmental Team in all aspects of Environmental across the company, along with assisting in driving the Environmental Agenda.
Location: Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Salary: DOE
Working Hours: 8am - 5pm, Mon. - Fri. (some flexibility required)
Contract Type: Permanent
Reports to: Environmental Manager
Core Responsibilites:
Food Safety and helth and safety are everybody's responsiblity. Food Safety policies, H&S policies, standard operating procedures and good hygiene practices should always be ahdered to, to ensure the safety of the food being produced and the safety of you and your colleagues.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Maintain the environmental management system and support the environmental KPI programme.
- Collect, interpretate and present key data.
- Act as the secondary regulatory contact point with the EPA.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards associated with Industrial Emissions Licence, ISO 14001, Environmental Legislation, all site standards, policies, and procedures.
- Participation in root cause investigations of environmental incidents on site and employment of critical thinking to focus on associated corrective actions.
- Manage and/or participate in relevant site projects ensuring that environmental aspects receive appropriate consideration and evaluation as part of plant/process changes and/or other site projects.
- Liaise with third party contractors to ensure environmental compliance monitoring and lab testing is carried out as required and as per annual schedules.
- Provide guidance on Waste Management: work in conjunction with Waste Management contractors to ensure waste generated on site is managed in compliance with all relevant IE license, Irish and EU legislative requirements. Conduct off-site audits of Waste Facilities if necessary.
- Support Environmental Manager to compile relevant related sections of the PRTR and AER.
- Ensure compliance with Integrity Testing Processes on site.
- Plan, organise and deliver Environmental Training to employees on site.
- Document, investigate and resolve complaints
- Carry out noise monitoring and odour assessments (night-time monitoring on occasion)
Other Relationships:
- Quality/Technical Depts of all Clients
- Science and Innovation.
Key Behaviours/Competencies to be demonstrated:
- Attention to detail in observation and record keeping.
- Strong team working and influencing skills, and assertive as necessary.
- Excellent communication skills both written & verbal.
- Ability to use own initiative, and to be able to work under pressure.
- Hands on, pro-active approach.
- Strong numerical skills.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent problem solving and logical thought ability.
- Energetic, committed and self-reliant individual.
- Adaptable and flexible to the needs of the business.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Environmental Science Degree/Bachelor of Science or Diploma
- Minimum of 2 years site-based environmental compliance experience working on an IE Licenced site desired.
- Strong knowledge of Environmental Legislation/Regulation and current best practice.
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Good interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with people at all levels
- Full Driving Licence and car desired.
Why Dawn Farms?
We can offer an excellent opportunity to be part of a world-class team, equipping our teams with the knowledge and the necessary skills to achieve their full potential. Innovation is a key ingredient of our success in protecting our market position and keeping our competitive edge. To be truly innovative, we invest in recruiting and developing a highly skilled, ambitious and talented team.
What we can offer you?
- 22 Days Annual Leave.
- Health Insurance Contribution.
- Pension Plan.
- Subsided Canteen.
- Training and Development Opportunities for further career progression.
- Employee Assistance Programme (Free access/support to Life Coachs, Dietitians, Work Relocation advice etc.)
- Bike to Work Scheme.
- Christmas savings scheme.
- 'Dawn Farm Foods Ltd. is an equal opprtunities employer'