Environment & Sustainability Lead

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Manufacturing

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen.

If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships.

Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

You will lead the site Environmental & Sustainability programme, ensuring compliance against Legal, Local & Reckitt Environmental Standards. Identify and lead site initiatives to deliver E&S improvements to support the site delivery against the 2030 & 2040 Reckitt Global Sustainability Targets. You will develop a continuous improvement culture and understanding of E&S to help deliver improvements, through communication, training, workshops and establishing best practice. Demonstrating expertise and providing guidance for the site by staying up to date on legislation, identifying best practice opportunities from other organisations and external sources.

Your responsibilities

• Ensure the site remains compliant both legally & against Reckitt Global Environmental Standards on E&S. Where non-compliance is identified a remediation plan is identified, communicated and actioned.
• Conduct self-assessments, audits and health checks periodically to identified any areas of risk or non-compliance which can be addressed prior to any internal or external audit.
• Develop robust procedures and processes to ensure delivery of the site Environment Master Plan (EMS).
• Prepare and lead E&S audits for the site.
• Lead E&S improvement activities for the site. Improvement Plans, Workshops, Training, external supplier knowledge and resource where required. Linking the improvement activities to the Global 2030 & 2040 sustainability targets.
• Update and monitor monthly E&S KPI’s and develop plans to address and improve any KPI’s which are off track.
• Develop and support delivery of the site E&S training programme, which will deliver compliance, understanding, knowledge and wider impact on E&S delivery.

The experience we're looking for

• Either Degree in Engineering or STEM subject (ideally with an environmental speciality) with 3-5 years experience in industry
• Certified in IEMA Environmental Management or equivalent
• 3-5 years experience in a FMCG operation, preferably in a “high care” environment such as pharmaceutical, healthcare or food.
• Knowledge and application of UK regulatory standards.
• Knowledge and application of ISO14001, OHSAS18001 ISO9001 standards.
• Will be achievement focussed and able to work in a direct and often pressurised environment displaying tenacity and resilience.
• Must have good leadership qualities, be able to motivate others and demonstrate strong team working.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and influence at all levels.

The skills for success

Customer service skills, Technical skills, Health and safety awareness, Attention to detail, Financial management skills, Decision-making skills, Analytical and problem-solving skills, Leadership skills, Organizational skills, Communication and influencing skills.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.