Environmental and Sustainability Coordinator

We are a family run business based in Sittingbourne Kent. We have been trading in excess of 140 years as a manufacturing organisation. If you want to join a passionate and driven organisation where you can make a difference and be part of a friendly team, then we could be the Company you are looking for

**Overview**

To co-ordinate and drive the culture for environmental and sustainability practices across the business, to advise and raise awareness of internal process improvements. To liaise with management across the business, to support external audits regarding environmental and sustainability, able to create reportable information for the business or external bodies. To assist the Health & Safety, Environmental and Facilities Manager with health and safety activities.

**Key Job Responsibilities**

Including but not limited to:
To drive external and internal audits regarding environmental and sustainability.
- Keep up to date figures for external reportables such as WRAP, Sedex, BRC and Manufacture 2030.
- Keep the Companies COSHH records and assessments up to date
- Develop and manage the Company Business continuity plan
- Liaise with management across the team to identify and improve environmental and sustainability processes.
- Coordinate and manage the companies waste management
- Create environmental or sustainability policies and procedures.
- Creating environmental and sustainability risk assessments or impact assessments for the business.
- Prioritise workloads and able to work independently or in a team.
- Creating reportable figures for the business.
- Keeping up to date with Legislation and Regulatory changes with regards to Environmental and Sustainability.
- Supporting or chairing Environmental and Sustainability meeting or committee meetings.
- Help advise and support the business with environmental and sustainability information.

**Personal Specifications**:

- Background in Health & Safety management.
- Solution Driven
- Can demonstrate knowledge of Environmental and Sustainable Management.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Experience of compiling and presenting presentations to groups and key stake holders.
- Must hold A-C GCSE grades in Mathematics and English or equivalent.
- Ideally holds the NEBOSH Environmental Management qualification or similar, alternatively willing to attain this qualification.
- Passionate about supporting the drive for continuous areas of improvement.
- Must be an excellent communicator at all levels and via written, verbal and face to face methods.

This is a full time role, based from our Chalkwell Site Monday to Friday, working 9am to 5pm with a 1 hour lunchbreak (unpaid) - NO weekends

The Company reserves the right to pause or remove this advert at any time. Due to the expected high level of applicants, only those invited to interview will be contacted, however, we thank everyone who has taken interest in this role and our organisation.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Bonus scheme

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sittingbourne ME10 2LJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Environmental / Sustainability: 1 year (preferred)
- Research: 1 year (required)
- Health and Safety or similar: 1 year (required)
- COSHH: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- Fluent English (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: ESx1Dec24