Environment and Resource Efficient Operations Manager

Position Title: Environment and Resource Efficient Operations Manager 

Position Type: Regular – Full-Time 

Position Location: Harnes 

Requisition ID: 29139 

We are passionate about potatoes. But we’re even more passionate about our People!

McCain knows the importance that food plays in people’s lives – the power it has to bring people, families and communities together. That is why our purpose is celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food. We are customer obsessed.

We do this by succeeding together with our teams, business and community partners around the world because we know when we work and grow together, we succeed together. Be a part of our family!

JOB PURPOSE:

As the Resource Efficient Operations Manager, you are responsible for ensuring that the site complies with the environmental standards in force locally and at Mc Cain. You are the key point of contact for the regulators. You build and deploy the site’s environmental roadmap. You manage plant waste and water treatment.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK:

France (Harnes)

Report to: Plant Manager 

Managing people : 2 Direct reports

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Compliance: 

• Ensure that the manufacturing plant complies with all relevant environmental laws, regulations, permits and McCain policies (linked to emissions, waste disposal, and water), working in collaboration with Environment and Energy Management System Coordinator CE:
• Follow plant environment and energy management systems (e.g., ISO)
• Establish regulation reports to authorities and ensure compliance with all environment regulations
• Conduct internal plant audit to ensure compliance with regulation
• Be the key point of contact with regulators/ government bodies (e.g., ARS in FR)

Sustainability agenda management: 

• Track plant sustainability metrics (e.g., CO2 emissions, water & energy consumption) against plant target
• Develop and coordinate plant sustainability roadmap to meet plant targets

Best-practice & idea cross-fertilization: 

• Share best practices, develop sustainability capabilities and promote a sustainability culture in the plant to embed this topic in day-to-day operations and contribute to reducing the environmental footprint

Waste operations:

• Manage plant waste and co-product disposal, ensuring they respect applicable regulation 
• Manage plant wastewater treatment operations and associated team (e.g., one manager per plant) in a cost-effective way while limiting environmental impact 

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Engineering background 
• Experience in wastewater treatment plant management and environmental management
• Project management skills 
• Good communication skills

Other Competency Requirements:

• Fluent in English 
• Rigorous and structured
• Problem-solving skills: Operationnal Identify issue, generate alternative solutions
• Decision-Making accountability: 
• Owns : 
• Wastewater treatment station overhead budget 
• Plant sustainability roadmap 
• Influences : 
• Plant Capex level 8 plan to drive resource efficiencies 
• Other Plant leadership members for interdependency

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive salary
• Employment contract and stable employment (permanent role)
• Additional bonuses (Year-end bonus, Vacation allowance), Local benefit (Health and Pension insurance)
• Opportunity to work independently in a challenging and international environment
• Open and friendly colleagues
• Partial working from home is possible

Join McCain Family! Apply now.

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. 

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Job Family: Manufacturing 

Division: Continental Europe 

Department: Manufacturing Harnes Plant 

Location(s): FR – France : Pas-de-Calais : BETHUNE Cedex vacanciesin.euvacanciesin.eu FR – France : Pas-de-Calais : Harnes 

Company: McCain Alimentaire SAS 

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