Environmental Technical Manager

Company: Sorrento Lactalis Inc
Location: Nampa
Posted on: January 25, 2023

Job Description:

Lactalis North America is currently seeking candidates to join our Engineering team in Nampa, ID.

Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.

If you're looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirt, hands-on responsibility and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!

Lactalis North America: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.

From your PASSION to ours

The employee provides leadership and direction to continuously improve the effectiveness of the Waste Water Treatment Plants and related operation throughout the different USA's operations, while supporting the development of control systems and processes required in maintaining a safe operation with environmental integrity.

The position will be based in Nampa ID, or Buffalo NY.

Travel will be 50-80% of the time to plants based in NY, WI, CA, ID, NH, VT & AZ.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

--- Provide expertise to the different waste treatment operation to achieve regulatory and operational results.

--- Develop and lead the environmental Long Term Plan for Lactalis American Group, setting priorities of investment.

--- Propose chemical dosing formulas to maintain the biochemical efficiency of the Waste Water Treatment Plant and optimize costs.

--- Conduct yearly audit of waste water operation in order to develop and support the effectiveness of the operations including Standard Operating Procedure, Quality testing methodology, KPI's. Assess the operations and provide recommendations for their optimization to ensure final effluent compliance within discharge standards.

--- Conduct and maintain the Environmental Risk Assessment of all LAG plants.

--- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for improvement in safety, quality, reliability, cost, and customer service. Reduce equipment failures and preserve asset value. Identify and/or provide input on appropriate technology, equipment and methodology used in the facility, or having an opportunity to improve operating results or costs.

--- Provide training as necessary within the organization.

--- Interact with the global Energy and Environment group to assess best practices, and implement them in LAG.

--- Help plant management for staff hiring, reviewing performance and providing feedback, determining training and development needs, and providing coaching and work direction. Promote a team focus on excellence in all activities including those required to support safety, operational productivity, quality, loss reduction, people development, and cost improvement.

--- Ensure safety of all employees, visitors and contractors within the areas of responsibilities by providing appropriate safety training and awareness.

--- Ensure that all legislative requirements and environmental standards are met and results reported to appropriate parties (internal & external)

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education

--- Ideally candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree with a focus on chemical engineering, water chemistry or equivalent experience.

Experience

--- 5 years of experience as an environmental manager or similar

--- Waste water treatment plant operation

--- Waste handling and recycling

--- Dealing with environmental regulatory agencies.

Specialized Knowledge

--- ISO 14001certification

Skills/Abilities

--- Computer Skills: including but not limited to Microsoft Office and AutoCAD.

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