Position Title: Environmental Specialist
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Carberry
Requisition ID: 35839
About the role .
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.
We have an immediate opening for an Environmental Specialist in our Carberry, Manitoba, facility. The successful candidate will ensure that McCain continues to meet environmental compliance with all applicable environmental permits and regulations. In addition, the role will be responsible for driving environmental sustainability in the factory by meeting McCain corporate environmental initiatives in order to reduce our environmental footprint. This job is considered a developmental role with advancing opportunities.
Accountabilities:
- Active participation in health & safety initiatives, taking a lead role in promoting and adherence to company safety work rules and drive towards zero incidents.
- Prepares and maintains monthly reports in compliance of provincial and federal regulatory agencies.
- Ensure factory is in compliance with our environmental license and maintains permit compliance
- Active participant in the efforts conforming to ISO 14001:2015 EMS- Environmental Management System.
- Leads the initiative of waste to landfill reduction. (i.e. recycling, reuse, etc.)
- Manage, track and deliver on McCain Carberry's Resource Efficient Operations action plan.
- Key owner and point person for ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
- Key owner and point person for sustainability programs and projects for the plant.
- Ensure that McCain Foods Environmental Policy is communicated and followed.
- Ensure that all regulatory requirements are met.
- Maintain environmental communications to the plant, corporate engineering team and to regulatory bodies.
- Develop, implement, and report on the environmental objectives for the site.
- Develop and oversee environmental program continual improvement measures.
- Lead internal and external auditing activities.
- Environmental permit establishment and implementation.
- Develop environmental permit applications.
- Prepare and submit government and internal reports as required by provincial and federal regulations.
- Negotiate with regulatory agencies to derive permit conditions.
- Solicit consultant assistance and perform engineering studies as required.
- This role is considered developmental and will
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of education, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:
- An undergraduate degree in Engineering or equivalent education. Relevant experience may also be considered.
- Strong mechanical aptitude.
- Excellent communication skills to effectively and persuasively articulate positions (electronically and verbally) to various audiences of the business.
- Must be able to demonstrate a sustained passion and interest in Environmental Sustainability and Provincial regulations.
- Adaptable and flexible team player who is a champion of change.
- Preference for experience in ISO certification standard.
- Knowledge of environmental health and safety regulations.
- Continuous Improvement mindset
- Prior manufacturing experience preferred but not required.
The benefits of working for McCain .
- Medical benefits
- Maternity/paternity leave
- Set schedule/overtime allowances
- Attendance incentives
- Pay for skills program/education reimbursement
- Health and wellness days
About McCain
At McCain, we're feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That's why we're dedicated to ensuring our core values-Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality-shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!
Leadership Principles .
Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.
We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.
The McCain experience
We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually-your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we're better together.
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Benefits : At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Wellbeing programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned to country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit details available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
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.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with the Global Employee Privacy Policy
Job Family: Engineering & Technical
Division: NA Potato Manufacturing
Department: Carberry Potato Maintenance
Location(s): CA - Canada : Manitoba : Carberry || CA - Canada : Manitoba : Portage la Prairie || CA - Canada : Manitoba : Winnipeg
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
