Sustainability Manager

Acu IT; Market Drayton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run dairy business in Market Drayton seeks a Sustainability Advisor to ensure compliance with sustainability standards. You will drive initiatives, coach teams, and provide technical input on projects. Ideal candidates will have extensive knowledge of sustainability and excellent communication skills. This full-time position offers a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual bonus

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension Employer Contribution Scheme

Access to Mller Rewards

Qualifications

• Extensive understanding of sustainability standards at the operational level.
• Understanding of legal implications for sustainability.
• Ability to translate technical requirements to operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive compliance with sustainability standards.
• Support the creation and management of sustainability tools.
• Conduct audits at site level to ensure compliance.
• Coach sites on data reporting.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring

Influencing skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Collaborative

Education

Qualification in a relevant subject matter

Job description

Who We Are

We’re Mller UK & Ireland, a family‑run dairy business and experts at what we do. Dairy is a key part of a healthy and balanced diet, and we’re proud to meet the nutritional needs of millions of people every day. Our business has been split into Mller Milk & Ingredients (MMI), Mller Yogurt & Desserts (MYD), and Mller Milk & Ingredients Distribution (MMID).

Why Mller?

Milk flows through everything at Mller — from farm to factory to fridge. The true impact comes from our people working hard and as a team to put smiles on faces everywhere, making each day delicious. As the UK’s most popular dairy brand, we’re always striving to make a real difference for our planet, partners and people, creating a more sustainable dairy future.

Location & Contract

Location: Market Drayton / Hybrid – 3 days on‑site per week.

Contract: Full‑time, Permanent.

Hours: Monday‑Friday (40 hours).

Benefits

Competitive salary, generous annual bonus, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service), Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave, Enhanced Bereavement Leave, Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%), Exclusive access to Mller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in‑store discounts and development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sites to drive compliance with sustainability standards.
• Act as a trusted partner to coach and enable sites to comply with audit standards.
• Support creation, development, implementation and management of tools and systems to achieve best‑in‑class environmental sustainability status.
• Ensure and manage compliance against the ISO14001 standard.
• Benchmark performance against internal and external measures to ensure compliance to mandatory and voluntary standards and requirements, including internal audits and monthly KPI sheets.
• Provide support to all stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Identify local training needs and design and deliver relevant training interventions to address gaps.
• Drive achievement of targets on site against the Sustainability Roadmap statements.
• Co‑ordinate Muller Excellence support cycles and support sites to achieve standards.
• Provide technical input into critical projects at site level, including contributing to the environmental impact assessment of projects.
• Coach sites on data reporting and outputs, ensuring relevant data is being collected and reported.
• Conduct audits at site level to ensure procedures are fit for purpose.
• Assist sites with communications relating to sustainability, providing relevant material and input.
• Translate site performance and concerns into relevant forums to ensure needs are addressed.
• Ensure sustainability agenda is represented at critical meetings (e.g. MPR) and provide visible leadership at a site level in all sustainability‑related activity.

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience of coaching and mentoring with excellent influencing skills.
• Qualification in a relevant subject matter.
• Extensive understanding of sustainability standards and requirements at operational level.
• Understanding and awareness of legal horizon and implications for sites.
• Ability to translate technical requirements to operational teams to ensure buy‑in to sustainability agenda.
• Actively support development of sustainability culture on site.

Skills/Attributes

• Excellent communication skills.
• Technical understanding with knowledge of relevant standards.
• Collaborative.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to analyse data and translate outputs.

The Process

If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk.

Contact Details

F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Mller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ