Environment Officer

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check)

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional travel within UK and EU

LOCATION: Broughton (60% of your working week must be office based)

TYPE: Full time

 

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more

• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday

• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation 

• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving and purpose built maternity rooms on site

• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity) 

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (#ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?

We have an exciting opportunity for an Environment Officer to join a highly motivated Health, Safety and Environment team in our Broughton office.

Reporting into the UK Environment Manager, you will help to deliver and monitor environmental legislation and Airbus environment, health and safety (EHS) policies, codes of practice, procedures and core EHS-UK team mandates. You will act as a lead to the business on providing advice and guidance on environmental considerations.  

Additionally, this team focuses on preventing pollution, identifying potential hazards that could lead to environmental incidents and undertake risk assessments. The scope of the role is varied.

This role offers the unique opportunity to work alongside technical experts in the field of wing manufacturing and the manufacturing of raw materials to aircraft parts and recognising sustainability as part of aviation manufacturing, research and development.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

• Support the implementation of EHS UK policy for Environment Management

• Maintain, and assist with the development of, the Environment Management System in compliance with ISO 14001or equivalent Standard

• Ensure all Environment accidents and incidents are reported and appropriately investigated, and all necessary improvement actions recorded and tracked to completion

• Work closely with and support the efforts of the Occupational Hygiene Manager, Attendance & Occ. Health Manager, Safety Manager and EHS Lead.

• Liaise with enforcement agencies as necessary

• Conduct periodic compliance audits and other appropriate monitoring activities

• Support business units in the UK to ensure they implement local plans to deliver Environmental policy objectives

• Provide data and reports on Environment performance as required

• Implement and assist with the development of an Environment training strategy that meets the needs of compliance, policy and production

• Maintain a meeting structure to ensure effective communication and consultation with internal stakeholders, e.g. business managers, Trades Union Representatives

• Ensure emergency response arrangements and plans are periodically reviewed to confirm emergency preparedness & response

• Actively and conspicuously promote a positive Environment culture

• Implement, and assist with the development of, tools and processes to support effective Environment management, compliance, data capture and reporting, etc​

ABOUT YOU

• Relevant Environmental Degree or equivalent

• Good knowledge of relevant legislation

• Experience of formal risk assessment techniques

• Relevant experience in engineering or manufacturing working environments

• Clear understanding of the practical application of Environmental Management System standards

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to write clear, concise policy, procedures and reports

• Good understanding of office ICT systems and software, in particular MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and databases and how they can provide tools for safety management

 

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

 

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. 

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.

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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Sustainability

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