Environmental Lead
About the job
- At least 3 years of experience in a similar role.
- Experience with environmental management systems, particularly ISO 14001.
- A degree-level or equivalent qualification in EHS or a related discipline.
- Experience influencing key stakeholders and driving change on site.
- Experience building networks within and across sites to share best practice.
- Ability to set standards and hold people to account to drive standards forward.
- Planning and organisational ability.
- Interpersonal and teamwork ability.
- Project management experience.
- Serve as the site subject matter expert in environmental matters and drive compliance with relevant legislation and group policies.
- Act as a key member and advisor to the Site Leadership Team.
- Manage resolution measures for Industrial Emissions Licence issues.
- Manage employees within the Environment / Services / EUS team.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Maintain the site's ISO 14001 accreditation.
- Manage environmental monitoring and reporting requirements.
- Conduct internal audits and inspections.
- Maintain and develop environmental management systems to ensure compliance for external and internal audits.
- Develop and implement site environmental and sustainability objectives, targets, and plans.
- Manage and develop the site environmental risk assessment programme.
- Manage employee environmental projects and initiatives for the site.
- Serve as the competent authority's key contact on site and host visits and audits.
- Support delivery of business and site sustainability projects.
- Drive and collate site key performance indicators.
- Network internally and externally to share function learnings and best practice.
About the company
Kinisla makes dairy ingredients and packaged foods for food manufacturers, retailers and foodservice operators. It processes milk from Irish family farms into cheese, butter, milk powders and proteins used in everyday foods and specialist nutrition. Its consumer business sells brands including Dairygold, Charleville and Strings & Things, alongside dairy products made for retailers' own labels. The company combines milk collection and processing with product development and sells ingredients to other businesses and finished foods through consumer and foodservice channels. Kinisla traces its operating roots to 1972 and is headquartered in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Tralee, Ireland
Founded
1972
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Graduates get permanent roles: Kinisla's two-year programme combines business rotations with Irish Management Institute learning.
- Frontline managers get a defined pathway: Kinisla runs People Manager Development for first-time and frontline managers.
- Expansion supports career scope: Kinisla announced 100 additional roles and a five-year €300 million investment plan in May 2026.
What critics are saying
- Production follows global prices: Kinisla adjusts its processing mix to capture value and manage dairy-price volatility.
- Farmer returns shape priorities: Kinisla's board measures success by competitive milk prices paid to suppliers.
- Job security has limits in Charleville: Kinisla's E-Commerce and Marketing Coordinator opening specifies a 12-month fixed term.
What makes Kinisla unique
- Farmer ownership controls Kinisla: Kerry Co-op holds 70%, while Kerry Group retains 30%.
- Environmental performance has external verification: Kinisla reports Stage 5 status under the Sustainable Dairy Partnership.
- Kinisla also feeds its supply base: Bloom Feeds makes ruminant nutrition designed for Ireland's pasture-based farms.
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