Senior Environmental and Energy Specialist
Nestlé · $95,416–$131,972 (stated in the posting)
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Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.
Position Summary
We’re a “safety first” culture driven by a zero defect and zero waste mentality set out to enrich the lives of pets everywhere. As a leading pet food manufacturer, we carry on the legacy of our Founder who led us to reshape the larger pet care category. Over 120 years in existence, we’ve grown our passionate Nestlé Purina Family as we’ve grown the breadth of our business. Your needs are our responsibility, job security, benefits, safety, and career growth. But we leave it up to you to shape our future and your career aspirations.
A Purina core value is the care for the environment through responsible sustainability programs and initiatives. As a Senior Environmental & Energy Specialist, you’ll play a crucial role in leading and driving environmental sustainability programs and initiatives at Purina. You’re responsible for planning, supporting, and reporting on activities that align with our sustainability goals and targets. Your focus will be on reducing the environmental impacts associated with our facility operations, including air, water, wastewater, solid waste, CO2 emissions, and energy conservation.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Ensure environmental compliance through management of required permits and licenses, hazardous waste programs, and adherence to applicable regulatory and divisional standards.
- Provide direct supervision and day-to-day leadership for hourly employees, including boiler operators and wastewater treatment operators.
- Manage waste budget, energy budget (electric, natural gas, fuel oil) and lead efforts in energy, waste, and water usage conservation and reductions.
- Assess factory capital projects to determine environmental/sustainability needs and provide necessary support during the conceptual design phase.
- Develop and support sustainability programs, onboarding, standards, and reporting processes, ensuring data accuracy and alignment with company directives, targets, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure compliance, efficiency, and reliable operation of facility utilities and wastewater systems, including testing, monitoring, reporting, and adherence to permit requirements.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- 4+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment working with environmental compliance and facilities maintenance
- 2+ years of people leadership experience
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Waste Water or Drinking Water License or willingness to acquire license
Don’t meet all the qualifications listed under “other”? These are preferred, but not required. When you apply for a role with Nestlé Purina, we ensure that individual confidentiality is held to the highest regard. We are intentional about creating an inclusive workplace for everyone. We consider our associates our most valuable assets. Please apply for full consideration.
Salary: $95,416.20 to $131,972.00 per year
Bonus Eligibility: Yes
The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.
Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits
- It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
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Job Requisition: 422658
Allentown, PA, US, 18104
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