Here at Fresenius Medical Care, we are looking for an EHS & Environmental Sustainability Lead with drive, energy, enthusiasm but most of all passion for Sustainability to deliver Fresenius Medical Cares sustainability ambitions.

In this newly created unique role you will report into the Senior Manager for Quality Assurance & IMS, where you will balance your typical day between EHS and Sustainability. In this exciting new role, you will be responsible for building strong relationships with our internal and external stakeholders, to ensure that our environmental ambitions and strategy of the business are clearly communicated and delivered. As someone with genuine passion for the subject and excellent communication skills you will naturally inspire people to achieve our environmental objectives. As we begin achieving our objectives your natural appetite for success will mean you want to share this news with all stakeholders, and you’ll find creative ways of doing so.

You will have a NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent and hold a recognised Environmental Management qualification, ideally you will have working knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.

This is a hybrid, full-time role of 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday. This role requires regular travel across the UK and therefore a full UK driving licence is essential. 

What does the role involve?

You will:

• Support the implementation of the company’s Environmental Sustainability Policy at local level, along with supporting the achievement of all objectives, targets and delivering on our Carbon Reduction Plan.
• Ensure that the Fresenius Medical Care Sustainability Policy is promoted and communicated with all stakeholders
• Support and promote the company’s H&S System.
• Complete or provide support with writing task specific risk assessments. 
• Monitor the external environmental requirements within England & Ireland
• Chair the Environmental Committee meetings

What can we offer you?

Here at Fresenius Medical Care, we value the contribution of our people and ensure that we offer industry-leading rewards and progression.

We offer a competitive salary alongside a wealth of other fantastic benefits listed below:

•           Car Allowance

•           Bonus scheme – Based on completion of KPI’s and yearly objectives

•           Company Pension Scheme

•           Life Assurance

•           33 Days Holiday (inclusive of 8 days bank holiday) increasing with service

•           Health Shield - Company paid health cash plan

•           Long Service Vouchers 

•           Cycle to Work Scheme

•           Sponsorship for training where applicable for career development

•           bhsf RISE - our Health and Wellbeing hub 24/7 access to GP's and Counsellors

•           iChoose – Employee saving scheme with great discounts including phone contracts

Who is Fresenius Medical Care?

We are the leading provider of dialysis services to the NHS, operating 52 partnership dialysis units that together provide regular dialysis treatment to over 3,800 NHS patients in the UK.  We are part of a global company treating over 344,000 patients worldwide across over 4,000 clinics. 

We also operate 44 production sites on all continents to provide dialysis products such as dialysis machines, dialysers and related disposables. 1 in every 2 of all dialysis machines used around the globe are manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care and we are the 3rd largest medical devices company in the world.

EHS & Environmental Sustainability Lead posts will be subject to a Basic DBS Disclosure

Fresenius Medical Care is an equal opportunities employer

Job attachments

• EHS_Environmental_Sustainability_Lead.pdf