Site Leader, Environmental & Sustainability

Site Leader, Environmental & Sustainability

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:  

As a key contributor to the Environment & Sustainability (E&S) team, this role assumes a leadership position in driving Kimberly-Clark’s (K-C) commitment to Better Care for a Better World. Serving as the Site Environmental Coordinator, the role provide leadership specifically for the environmental aspects of OH&S and E&S programs and systems, particularly at the company’s non-manufacturing locations. The position ensures that the facility is strategically aligned and operating in conformance with K-C OH&S and E&S Standards and in compliance with local legal requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Legal Compliance Management: Monitor and manage the implications of relevant legal requirements applicable to site activities and operations.
• Risk Management: Effectively handle identified environmental risks.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Demonstrate competence in relevant environmental and sustainability topics, especially about topics addressed by K-C OH&S and E&S Perf. Stds. and associated operation-specific risks.
• Incident Support: Leverage experience to support environmental incident investigations and associated causal analyses.
• Training Delivery: Deliver basic environmental and sustainability training common in less complex operations.
• Program Assessments: Execute routine checks and self-assessments of the site's environmental and sustainability program maturity and performance for operations of low complexity.
• Leadership Skills: Exhibit relevant leadership skills related to taking accountability, positive role modeling, and demonstrating commitment as per the Leadership Curriculum.
• Technological Acumen: Utilize data, digital systems/platforms, and confidently address technological advancements (e.g., automation) relevant to perform tasks/duties of the role.
• Project Management and Change Support: Possess project management and management of change support capabilities.
• Lean Mindset: Approach tasks with a lean mindset, emphasizing continuous improvement, value to the customer, and a "go to where the work happens" attitude.
• Collaboration: Demonstrate strong collaboration skills, fostering teamwork and effective communication within the organization.

ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Compliance Assurance:

• Ensure compliance with K-C and regulatory controls and requirements related to environmental matters at the site.

OH&S and E&S Management System:

• Facilitate the implementation of environmental and sustainability components within the site’s OH&S and E&S Management System.

Risk Management:

• Stay informed about environmental aspects, hazards, requirements, etc., to ensure effective management within acceptable levels of risk or impact.

Program Maturity:

• Helps improve environmental and sustainability program maturity.

Event Investigations:

• Support environmental event investigations to ensure thorough root cause evaluations and verify the effective implementation of corrective/preventative actions.

Training and Orientation:

• Ensure all employees undergo appropriate environmental and sustainability orientation and training programs.

Contractor Compliance:

• Ensure adherence of contractors to relevant K-C standards and OH&S and E&S requirements.

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