Operations ESG Specialist

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Date: 17 Apr 2024

Location: Dublin, IE, D02 H638

Company: Ornua Co-operative Limited

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

JOB TITLE:                   Operations ESG Specialist

REPORTS TO:                Head of ESG Programme Management

Location:                  Dublin

 

 

Company Background

 

Ornua is a dairy co-operative which sells dairy products on behalf of its members, Ireland’s dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers. It is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, exporting to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua has annualised sales of over €3.5 billion and a global team of 3,000 employees.

 

Ornua is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients. We operate from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and have sales and marketing teams working in-market across the globe in Africa, Asia, Germany, Ireland, the Middle East, Spain, the UK, and the US.

 

You may know us by our brands Kerrygold, Dubliner, Pilgrim’s Choice, Avantage, Forto, and BEO.

 

Ornua’s Values

 

At Ornua, our Values lie at the core of everything that we do and how we behave both individually and as a business. Our five values, and their underlying behaviours, encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care and Achieve Great Things Together.

 

Ornua’s Growth

 

At Ornua, our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business. We care passionately about driving sustainable, profitable growth, underpinned by our ambitious ‘Path to Prosper’ strategy. We have delivered significant growth in our core business, and we have ambitious plans for continued growth over the next five years.

 

 

WHY THIS ROLE IS VALUABLE

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Ornua’s sustainability team for an Operations ESG Specialist. The role will report to the Head of ESG Programme Management, working closely with Ornua’s Group ESG specialists, operational ESG leads and business units across Ornua’s global operations. 

 

The role will manage Ornua’s operations ESG programme across 13 manufacturing sites globally, ensuring regulatory requirements and ESG performance targets are met. Key areas of focus will include Scope 1 & 2 emissions, energy efficiency, food waste, wastewater, water and waste.

 

 

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

 

  • Manage Ornua’s operations climate programme ensuring targets for Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction and energy efficiency are met.
  • Manage Ornua’s manufacturing food waste reduction programme.
  • Manage Ornua’s manufacturing water, wastewater and waste reduction programmes.
  • Provide ESG support for manufacturing project implementation.
  • Lead operations ESG performance and best practice sharing forums.
  • Engage with site ESG leads, operations and engineering teams as well as the business operational excellence team.
  • Lead ESG training and awareness programmes for operations.
  • Manage setting of annual ESG budget targets for manufacturing sites.
  • Support manufacturing sites in meeting ESG regulatory requirements.
  • Work with the ESG reporting team to monitor and drive operations performance and communicate ESG successes internally.

 

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

 

  • 4+ years of experience working in sustainability, operational excellence, engineering, project management or similar roles. 
  • A graduate or post graduate qualification in sustainability, engineering, food science, business or related fields. 
  • Good knowledge of operational excellence / continuous improvement systems and tools.
  • Good data management, reporting and IT skills. 
  • Effective communication and stakeholder management skills. 
  • Good knowledge of food manufacturing processes and systems.

 

 

ORNUA COMPETENCIES:

 

  • Curiosity:
  • Ownership:
  • Customer Focus:
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