Date posted: 11/01/2022


Job Details

  • DepartmentQHSE
  • Hours per Week37.5
  • LocationHome based
  • Grade10
  • Reporting toChris Bloomfield, Head of Quality
  • Closing Date21/01/2022 12:00 am
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Environment Manager – Home based

Bidfood is a leading foodservice wholesale distributor and the preferred supply partner for over 45,000 customers across the UK. We utilise the resources of over 4,500 people delivering from our 25 multi-temperature depots.

We are looking to recruit an experienced environment manager to join our QHSE team to ensure legal compliance and adherence to Bidfood standards. Working with local management teams and Depot QHSE Managers, the successful candidate will identify and drive improvements in environmental management across our depots whilst managing national projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in a dynamic team. You will be based at home but a full driving licence will be needed as there will be a requirement for travel at different times including overnight stays as and when required.

 

Responsibilities

  • To provide professional environmental advice, guidance and support to our depots
  • To work with people at all levels across the business to establish a strong and positive culture and to drive the continual improvement of performance
  • To conduct audits to ensure compliance and improvement
  • To support business change through effective change management processes
  • To deliver improvement projects using project management skills
  • To be a coach and mentor to our depot QHSE managers

 

Desired skills & experience

  • Proven track record as an environment manager in a similar role
  • Excellent working knowledge of environmental legislation
  • Flexible approach to work, able to manage own priorities and workload
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills – result focused and determined
  • Credibility and influencing skills and strategies to be able to build buy-in to change
  • Demonstrable record of driving significant change through an operation
  • Excellent interpersonal skills coupled with an ability to build and develop strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders up to board level
  • Excellent coaching experience with an ability to develop and up skill
  • Able to work independently to deadlines and under pressure with confidence whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail

 

Qualifications

  • Graduate calibre
  • Professionally qualified Environment Manager
  • Membership of IEMA
  • Experience in the management of a ISO 14001 certified system
  • Environmental Management experience, preferably in a logistics environment

 

Benefits

Pension, 25 days holiday pa, private healthcare, personal accident scheme, employee discount, company car allowance

Apply

To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter to:

Chris Bloomfield, Head of Quality  chrisbloomfield@bidfood.co.uk

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