Director, Environmental and Sustainability

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Director of Environmental Sustainability at Zeus, minimizing environmental footprint while ensuring profitability. Overseeing environmental strategies, compliance and sustainability initiatives.

Responsibilities:

  • Developing, implementing, and managing strategies to minimize Zeus’ environmental footprint while ensuring long-term profitability and compliance with regulations.
  • Identifying, designing and executing comprehensive environmental strategies, goals, policies and action plans.
  • Preparing, executing and controlling annual budgets for the environmental department.
  • Tracking and analyzing performance indicators such as energy and water consumption, waste reduction, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
  • Identifying, monitoring and ensuring adherence to local, national, and international applicable environmental laws.
  • Preparing periodic internal and external environmental sustainability reports.
  • Collaborating across facilities with department leads in Supply chain, Finance, Innovation and HR to embed eco-friendly practices into daily operations.
  • Acting as the primary contact for all internal staff, customers, and external partners regarding environmental sustainability initiatives.
  • Identifying & leading educational workshops for the department team members.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in science (Environmental Science or Engineering preferred) and 10+ years' experience in manufacturing, with preferred experience with plastics extrusion or medical device industries.
  • 5 years at corporate level or multi-location environmental program management for manufacturing operations.
  • Evidence of professional environmental training certification & credentials.
  • Capability to drive organizational change and motivate employees at all levels, in building a culture of sustainability.
  • Ability to process complex data and translate it into actionable strategic recommendations.
  • Strong verbal and written skills to present technical information clearly to various audiences, to include internal stakeholders, customer and regulatory authorities.
  • Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing long-term projects within budget and an ability to adapt to new technology changes including the optimal use of AI.
  • Deep understanding of GHG Protocol, renewable energy technologies, and life cycle assessments (LCA). Experience with voluntary disclosure bodies, to include SBTi, EcoVadis and CDP.

Benefits:

  • Zeus offers a competitive pay and a great benefits package.