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Environmental and Energy Associate

Employer
Nestlé Purina
Location
Allentown, Pennsylvania, US
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Aug 2, 2021

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Sector
Consultancy/Private Sector
Field
Conservation science
Discipline
Energy
Salary Type
Salary
Employment Type
Full time
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Just 65 miles from Center City Philadelphia, Allentown - or Lehigh Valley - is in close proximity to many of the major Northeastern U.S. cities, which makes it an ideal location for manufacturing and distributing consumer goods. We utilize thermal processing and high-speed canning to produce varieties of our Friskies®, Mighty Dog® and Alpo® brands - brands we have carefully produced, packaged and shipped since 1955. Allentown balances the identity of a busy industrial city, as well as a beautiful rural environment that Nestlé Purina is truly proud to call home.

As the Environmental and Energy Associate, you'll be responsible for environmental and energy program compliance, ensure legal and regulatory compliance, as well as maintain ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Certification. You'll also support efforts in energy usage, conservation, and reduction, and respond to environmental emergencies.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Support energy and environmental efforts within a Nestle Continuous Excellence framework ensuring focused priorities, aligned and visible measures, result focused continuous improvement and problem solving, aligned teamwork and effective communication.
  • Respond to environmental emergencies such as diesel spill, ammonia leak, odor incident, etc.
  • Maintain ISO 14001 certification with continual improvement of the environmental management system for the Factory.
  • Ensure compliance and efficiency of utilities including steam, refrigeration, water supply (well and potable), wastewater, compressed air, HVAC, water treatment program (potable, boilers, retorts, cooling towers), and other utilities.
  • Coordinate waste disposal contracts (scrap meat, slurry, sludge, solid waste, hazardous waste, recyclable, etc).
  • Maintain compliance with active permits (air quality, NPDES, SDWA)
  • Act as a liaison to Division Energy and Environmental staff ensuring communication and alignment.
  • Energy, water and waste usage reporting, budgeting, and invoicing.

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Internship or 3+ months of experience in environmental or related field

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé Purina. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. We hope you'll consider sharing in our mission--you'll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé Purina home.

The Nestlé Companies are equal employment and affirmative action employers and look for diversity in qualified candidates for employment.

Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@purina.nestle.com to notify of us of any needs related to completing the job application.

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The Nestlé Companies are equal employment and affirmative action employers and look for diversity in qualified candidates for employment.

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