Position Title: FTC Environmental Officer

Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Springs 

Grade: Grade 04 

Requisition ID: 37622 

 

 

FTC ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER – SPRINGS 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of an (Fixed Term contract 12 months) Environmental Officer to be based at the McCain Springs site, Gauteng.  

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 to ensure compliance to environmental legislative requirements, alignment to ISO14001:2015 certification standards and drive improvements at the McCain Foods plants for Delmas and Springs relative to the management system

 Job Accountabilities

Management of ISO14001:2015 policies, procedures, legislation and regulation for Delmas and Springs

Monitor environmental compliance to current policies, procedures, registers, legislation and regulation for Delmas and SpringsContinuous monitoring of updates in legislation which might impact procedures, policies, permits and licensing. Communicate to Environmental ManagerAttend Environmental Forum meetingsRenew any environmental licensing / permits before expirationCoordinate and schedule environmental surveys based on environmental compliance requirementsApply for any updated environmental licensing / permits as and when required

No major audit findings for environmental compliance ISO14001:2015 with relation to internal audits and external audits (Environmental legal compliance audits, WUL audits, ISO14001:2015 EMS audits, department of water and sanitation audits and Global Environmental compliance audits

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.Schedule and conduct environmental internal audits when and where required

Monitoring the budget, external complaints and Intelex system

Oversee financial activities, i.e. requisitions, purchase orders, goods received and payment confirmation as well as assisting with annual departmental budgetAssist in complaints investigationAssist in monitoring and management of the intelex system

Environmental awareness training & monthly environmental management meetings

Coordinate and conduct Environmental awareness training for both Springs and Delmas PlantDraft and circulate of monthly toolbox talksDraft, minute and update monthly environmental management meetings

Borehole consumption monitoring

By daily evaluation of the Polar Monitoring program, to monitor safe abstraction of borehole water within allowed allocation and enough time for recovery of aquifer.Weekly monitoring of abstraction volumes to ensure we remain in allowed abstraction volumes as per water use license.

Environmental risk management

Environmental hazard identificationConduct Environmental risk assessmentsImplementation of risk control measures utilizing the environmental hierarchy of risk control

Monitoring and evaluating environmental performance

Evaluate weekly and monthly third-party contractor reports. Report any deviations to Environmental ManagerEvaluate test results received from third party contractors in relation to our permit and licensing conditions and parameters.Reporting any deviations to Environmental ManagerEvaluate environmental survey outcomes and report deviations to Environmental Manager

MDI programme for environmental

Coaching on MDI programReporting on MDI progress daily and weekly related to environmental performance on KPI’s defined as per global

Job Holder Requirements

National diploma / Degree in Environmental ManagementApproximately 3 - 5 years relevant experience in a food production environment with experience in developing and continuous compliance to ISO14001:2015 Environmental Management systems.Minimum 4 years ISO 14001:2015 internal audit experience or exposure

 

 

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Job Family: Manufacturing      
Division: South Africa 
Department: ​Environmental ​
Location(s): ZA - South Africa : Eastern Cape : Port Elizabeth || ZA - South Africa : Free State : Bloemfontein || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Bapsfontein || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Bedfordview || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Bronkhorstspruit || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Johannesburg || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Katlehong || ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Springs || ZA - South Africa : KwaZulu-Natal : Durban || ZA - South Africa : Limpopo : Marble Hall || ZA - South Africa : Mpumalanga : Delmas || ZA - South Africa : North West : Lichtenburg || ZA - South Africa : Other : Reference job description || ZA - South Africa : Western Cape : CapeTown || ZA - South Africa : Western Cape : George 

Company: McCain Foods (S Africa)