Job Description

Position Title: Environmental Officer Position Type: Regular - Full-Time Position Location: Springs Grade: C3 Requisition ID: 23515
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of Environmental Officer to be based at the Springs site. The successful candidate will report to the Environmental Manager.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB: The Environmental Officer in support to the Environmental Manager is responsible for the coordination, administration and coaching to successfully manage the ISO14001:2015 Environmental Management system for 2 manufacturing sites, to ensure compliance to environmental legislative requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitor environmental compliance to current policies, procedures, registers, legislation and regulation for Delmas and Springs Manufacturing Plants
• Coordinate and schedule environmental surveys based on environmental compliance requirement and evaluate outcomes and reporting deviations.
• Continuous monitoring of updates in legislation which might impact procedures, policies, permits and licensing. Communicate to Environmental Manager
• Monitor compliance status via plant inspections, legal registers, internal plant-based registers, validity of all permits and licensing as per legislation and regulatory ISO14001:2015 requirement.
• 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. Reporting any deviations to Environmental Weekly monitoring of abstraction volumes to ensure we remain in allowed abstraction volumes as per water use license.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• 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 driverxe2x80x99s licence
• Knowledge and understanding of ISO14001:2015 environmental legislation, standards, licensing and permits as well as environmental Management standard ISO 14001:2015

#LI-SAF1 The company will provide remuneration and benefits relevant and appropriate to the position. Preference will be given to Historically Disadvantaged South African (HDSA) candidates.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
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Job Family: Manufacturing; Engineering & Technical
Division: South Africa
Department: Environmental
Location(s): Springs Company: McCain Foods (S Africa)