Environmental SpecialistLab Supervisor
Job Location:
Saint John - Canada
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Job Summary
You willbe responsible forensuring complianceimproving and promotingthe environmental performance of the mill.You will also lead day-to-day operation of the Technical Lab to ensure safe accurate and timely analyses that support product quality process control and environmental compliance. This role is accountable for people leadership in a unionized environment; maintaining lab methods equipment and data integrity; and ensuring alignment with our Quality and ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management) requirements.
Responsibilities
Environmental & Process Compliance
Provide enabling support within our mill tofacilitateour ability to meet environmental performanceobjectives. This may include providing advicetrainingsupport and other supporting tasks.
Maintain and continually improve site-wide ISO 14001:2015 EMS processes including aspects/impacts operational controls internal audits nonconformance/CAPA and compliance evaluations.
Act as the leading representative in the implementation of new regulatory requirements.
Responsible for internal and external environmental reporting.
Coordinate with Environmental and Operations teams to meet regulatory and corporate reporting timelines.
Laboratory Operations
Lead coach and schedule hourly lab technicians in a unionized setting; uphold the contract provisions attendance and performance management.
Build capability through training method qualification and training
Foster a strong safety culture and adherence to lab SOPs PPE and risk controls.
Manage daily workload prioritization and turnaround times for product QA testing and process analyses.
Ensure readiness and reliability of lab assets through preventive maintenance calibrations and service.
Own consumables/standards inventory vendor coordination and budget stewardship for the labs.
Maintain robust sample handling chain-of-custody laboratory data integrity and records retention.
Validate and publish lab results; escalate deviations and support root cause analysis.
Partner with Operations Technical and Maintenance to translate lab insights into process adjustments and corrective actions.
Prepare summary reports and present lab performance trends and KPIs.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Environmental Pulp & Paper Chemical Engineering or related Science field
Supervisory/lead role experience in a unionized environment will be considered an asset.
Ability to effectively manage multiple assignments and shifting priorities
Ability to work independently
Strong working knowledge of pulp and paper QA and process testing methods (e.g. TAPPI/ISO methods for pulp and paper properties) would be an asset.
Environmental lab experience with common regulatory parameters.
Familiarity with ISO 14001:2015 requirements and internal auditing.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Founded in 1882, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) has operations in Canada and the United States and are a team of 20,000 dedicated employees. At J.D. Irving, Limited, you are part of a dynamic team of professionals who lead with integrity and are passionate about delivering results. With ... View more
