Sr. Environmental Compliance Manager

THE ROLE:

• This position will report to the: Director - Facilities - Engineering
• Location: Bakersfield, CA
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Employment Category: Full Time

STRONG HISTORY. EXCITING FUTURE.

Established in 2023, New Carrot Company, operating under the name Bolthouse Fresh Foods, is headquartered in the California Central Valley community of Bakersfield. Specializing in carrot production, the company caters to both retail and food service operations and is renowned for its Bolthouse Farms brand, widely distributed in major retailers across the United States and Canada.

Bolthouse Fresh Foods is a subsidiary of Butterfly Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm with a specialty in the food sector. Butterfly Equity's expertise spans the entire food value chain, from 'seed to fork,' with a focus on agriculture & aquaculture, food & beverage products, food distribution, and foodservice.

Bolthouse Fresh Foods has approximately 1,600 employees.

WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN THIS ROLE

The Environmental Compliance Manager oversees the development, administration, and oversight of the company's environmental and regulatory programs

JOB DUTIES:

• Ensure ownership and integration to drive sustainable environmental and regulatory management systems.
• Knowledge & experience to provide effective training on all appropriate related topics including creating presentation material for specific audiences and speaking in front of a group.
• Development & implementation of Environmental improvement initiatives along with the daily management of on-going environmental operations.
• Provide guidance to the leadership team regarding the environmental strategic objectives and regulatory compliance issues.
• Direct activities to conduct investigations, identify root cause and recommend corrective measures for all environmental non-compliance incidents.
• Represent the facility to external regulatory agencies.
• Direct activities to compile environmental and regulatory information and other data as required by zone, local, state, and federal agencies.
• Completes reports and inspections required by zone, local, state, and federal agencies.
• Conducts assessments of regulatory impacts and environmental risks posed by project and process changes.
• Contribute to the overall needs and objectives of the department and facilities.
• Team building - ability to involve employees and the leadership team in the process, and coach on environmental procedures.
• Ownership of all environmental permits
• Ability to identify underlying issues, link issues with regulatory requirements and recommend appropriate corrective actions to address emerging/challenging situations.
• Must be able to prepare applicable spreadsheets, track applicable data, prepare applicable documentation, tables and reports and use electronic data interfaces to submit information.
• Must be able to monitor and evaluate work quality and processes against policies, standards, and regulations.
• Must be knowledgeable in environmental regulation, legislation, policies, procedures, and guidelines to assess and interpret intent and comply.
• Be knowledgeable of environmental sciences, technology and protection including but not limited: a) Pollution Sources and controls; Spill Contamination and impacts; Water Treatment Processes (drinking water and wastewater).
• Be knowledgeable of actions required to address adverse water quality

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required in Safety, Environmental or other related disciplines.
• 5-7 years of environmental experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Position requires the ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
• Must have valid current State Driver's License

Required Skills And Abilities:

• Ability to collaboratively work with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work all shifts and provide 'on-call' coverage outside work hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, strong leadership skills, a comfort level with change, and the ability to lead change.
• Working knowledge of government regulations (i.e., Air Quality, EPA, CUPA, DTSC, etc.).
• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements (federal, state and provincial) and apply them to the workplace.
• Effective decision making and a willingness to use available resources to accomplish goals.
• Acts with integrity in all EHS matters to maintain EHS compliance and excellence.
• Ability to lead teams and facilitate effective meetings.
• Investigative, analysis and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual (Spanish / English) preferred

WHAT WE OFFER

Our rich benefits packages are designed to support the health and well-being of both our eligible co-workers and their families.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Group Life and AD&D
• Voluntary Life and AD&D
• Group Short-Term Disability
• Group Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a culturally diverse organization. We strive for inclusiveness and a workplace where mutual respect is paramount. We encourage applications from a diverse pool of candidates, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or veteran status. We will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, as need, to assist them in performing essential job functions.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If you are interested in applying for employment with Bolthouse Farms and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, or if you believe you do not meet any of the required qualifications of a posted position due to a protected disability and would like to explore the possibility of an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at: TalentA[redacted] for additional support and guidance.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
Bolthouse Fresh Foods does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Bolthouse Farms is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.