Environmental Specialist

Description Looking for a job that can grow into a lifelong career?

At Lactalis USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Whether you’re just starting out or bringing years of experience, we’ll provide the tools and support you need to succeed.

Lactalis is the world leader in dairy—a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Every day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together every day.

In the US, we offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with sour cream and a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We’re building a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us make an impact.

From your PASSION to ours:

Lactalis USA, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring an Environmental Specialist based in Buffalo, New York.

Summary: As an Environmental Specialist, the role will carry out responsibilities such as but not limited to coordinating and implementing the group policy at Buffalo site level. The coordinator will participate in improving the environmental approach within the site and facilitating the implementation of the ISO 14001 certification, monitoring the environmental action plan, ensuring the compliance with local laws and group standards are met, train and raise awareness among staff, perform site audits and promote best environmental practices to align duties with the company's goals and values.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

From your EXPERTISE to ours:

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Serve as an environmental resource for Lactalis employees.

• Lead environmental projects.

• Ensure the deployment of the environmental and energy policy / objectives / standards / tools.

• Ensure compliance with local regulations and requirements and be attentive to their development projects.

• Improve the site's environmental and energy documentation system.

• Ensure the implementation of the Environmental Management System (EMS) and certification ISO 14001.

• Conduct audits to ensure that the EMS is properly implemented and is effective.

• Implement the group policy on water management, wastewater losses, discharges management, chemical management, public and climate protection, waste management, soil and other pollution management.

• Perform audits, manages non-conformities, preventive, corrective actions and ensures monitoring of the progress of environmental action plans.

• Perform environment risk assessment, develop and follow up on the action plans.

• Define, monitor and communicate environmental and energy KPIs and other indicators including reporting data on the group environmental reporting system.

• Communication with the supervisory authorities and regulatory agencies.

• Develop and ensure the proper maintenance of the internal audit plan, Standard Operating Procedures, the emergency and communication plans.

• Train and Lead awareness sessions for employees.

• Review, analyzing and making recommendations on assigned topics.

• Perform Health and safety tasks as required.

• Perform department administrative tasks as required.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

WORK CONDITIONS

• Travel may be required occasionally.

• Extended hours may be necessary depending on the project needs.

• To fulfill these responsibilities, tools such as a computer, phone or, and / or allowance(s) will be provided.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential duties and responsibilities.

• Demonstrate commitment to a safe working environment that promotes the health and well-being of all employees and that will further contribute to the Company’s overall performance and success.

• Demonstrate commitment to all food quality and food safety rules and regulations.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours:

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Experience:

• 2+ years Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14001 experience is preferred.

• Experience in Project Management is preferred.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree is preferred.

• Majors in Environmental Systems Management or related field is preferred.

Competencies:

• Ability to audit strategies in terms of energy and environment, and analyze, develop and present the associated results and action plans

• Complete understanding of environment legislation and law as they relate to operations

• Ability to be self-motivated and work in a team environment

• Strong computer application skills, preferably Excel, Word, Access, Outlook and Power Point, with particular emphasis on Excel and Power point.

Salary Description $65,000 - $75,000

Employee Benefits.

Lactalis provides robust and competitive benefits for employees. We have developed a total rewards program that focuses on fair pay, pay for performance, benefits, time off, career progression, and development opportunities.

We offer a full suite of benefit options designed to fit your personal needs, from traditional medical and dental plans to ancillary benefits such as accident and critical illness insurance, as well as employee assistance programs. Choice and flexibility are at the core of our benefits program, assuring you have the choices and coverage levels that meet your personal needs.

We also understand the importance of affordable benefits which is why we contribute up to 85% toward the cost. We place significant importance on your financial well-being by providing company paid short-term disability, life insurance, and a generous 401(k) plan.

When it comes to time off, we understand the importance of work-life balance which is why all employees are granted PTO days upon hire in addition to designated annual holidays. We continue to evaluate our total rewards program and strive to provide you with valuable benefits for your overall wellness.