Environmental & Sustainability Officer in Cwmbrân

Job Description

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customisation, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

Due to internal promotion, we are now recruiting for an Environmental & Sustainability Officer to join our HSE team in Cwmbran! In this role at Safran Seats, you will be the focal point for energy usage, conservation, reporting
and auditing. You will lead the carbon reduction programme across all sites and activities. You will introduce innovative processes to drive sustainability within an Engineering and Manufacturing Aerospace industry.

Key Responsibilities & Duties;
Develop, coordinate and implement strategies and policies to reduce energy consumption
Encourage the use of renewable and sustainable energy resources within an organisation or community and raise the profile of energy conservation
Develop solutions for carbon management
Research and introduce lower carbon/VOC chemical substitutes
Create policies and systems for buying energy and helping with contract negotiations
Provide technical and practical advice and offer training on energy efficiency
Develop promotional activities and materials to publicise particular schemes
Liaise and negotiate with contractors, the building supplies industry, council services and other relevant organisations
Keep accurate records and regularly collect energy monitoring data
Carry out site inspections and energy surveys
Benchmark energy consumptions against best practice guidelines
Keep current with legislation

Complementary Description

Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.

We focus on:

Our people
These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:
• We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues
So you'll be supported every step of the way!

Sustainability
Our people are at the heart of our success, as we work together to achieve our mission: contributing to a safer and more sustainable aviation. We are tackling the biggest challenges in aerospace, with a commitment to work to decarbonise the industry by 2050.

Global Mobility
As part of the Safran Group, across our businesses we are market leaders in aerospace, defence and space; there is always potential for future mobility in the UK and internationally.

Job Requirements

Educated to degree level and/or a recognised professional qualification in an Environmental Science subject or equivalent
Knowledge of project management tools and methodology
Confidence
Numerical and data skills
Good communication skills to be able to present a case briefly and logically
Influencing and negotiating skills to motivate various colleagues to work towards
a common goal
Potential to stimulate and manage change
The ability to establish effective networks both within and outside the organisation
Potential to educate and train other managers and the workforce
Knowledge and enthusiasm for energy management and renewable energy issues.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

Our employees are at the heart of our success, as we work together for our sustainable future. There are four People Fundamentals that underpin life at Safran:
• We believe in and promote diversity and inclusion as key values across our business
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support for you and your colleagues

As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive:
• 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
• Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts and access to private healthcare
• Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses
• Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoptive parents, shared parental leave, parental leave and flexible working
• Equality & Diversity initiatives with internal groups for workplace engagement and involvement
• STEM engagement with schools, colleges and universities and Charitable activities for all

Please apply and submit your CV today! Once your CV has been reviewed, we will contact you with the next stages.

We want Safran Seats to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Seats an inclusive place to work.

Specificity of the job

Ability and flexibility to travel to other Safran Seats sites within the UK and internationally if required.