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Placement summary

Argent Energy (UK) Limited pioneered the large scale commercial production of biodiesel in the UK. Today we’re the country’s foremost biodiesel producer and our fuel is increasingly giving businesses that rely on transport a means to dramatically reduce their carbon emissions. We specialise in producing our clean, green, road fuel from by-products of other industries – specifically tallow and used cooking oil – which have few alternative uses. This 12 month placement will form part of our Safety, Health and Environment department, and will focus on reviewing, understanding and benchmarking the Aspects and Impacts which occur from the production processes, against best available control measures in line with the company’s Environmental Policy.

Job description

Project Description

This project will focus in on improvement and development levels for Argent Energy. As a company, we are highly involved in meeting our customers and owners ‘Green Credentials’ and it is incumbent upon the business to be promoting and developing new ideas for protecting the local environments where Bio-diesel is being produced. With this in mind, those Aspects and Impacts which occur from the production processes, need to be reviewed, understood and benchmarked against best available control measures in line with the company’s Environmental Policy.

Placement Objectives

To review the current Environmental Management System at Motherwell for measuring our emission levels from the 3 main sources:

• Emissions to AIR (gases, smells and smoke)
• Emissions to WATER (effluent, water usage, water minimisation)
• Emissions to LAND (landfill levels, recycling)

Review the current control measures we have in place to manage those emissions and how effective those controls are in relation to known Best Practice

Carry-out an environmental review of similar industry programmes with relation to understanding BATNEEC (Best Available Technology Not Entailing Excessive Costs)

Prioritise key improvement plans and highlight the minimisation levels and cost savings on projects for all 3 areas

Deliver the options on the Improvement Plan in line with the Operational Teams and Project Teams to cover areas such as CAPEX

Create and develop training and development programmes to instruct the operational teams on any change requirements

Create a project plan which is capable of being monitored and progressed through to a completion

Role Description

Main Tasks:

• Incident investigation
• Knowledge of the requirements of external auditing systems such as ISO14001 or IPPC
• Manage environmental data, both physically and electronically in order to demonstrate evidence retrieval
• Report and communicate all environmental matters relevant to the Head of Health, Safety and Environment and understand when it is applicable to escalate
• Influence and develop the site’s operational supervisors and managers to ensure the plant and systems are developed and maintained (i.e. emissions control)
• Assist site Operational Director to meet their environmental duties when requested
• Support the continuous development of the company’s Environmental Management Plan
• Liaise with Essar on any site wide procedures for Environmental Impact Response and the development and maintenance of the site Business Continuity Plan
• Liaise with group environmental core activities across sites
• Support the Head of Health, Safety and Environment to meet environmental management programmes and environmental strategy

Qualifications

Environmental related undergraduate Degree and/or Industry Experience is essential although a recognised Environmental Management Certificate would also be considered.

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

• Report writing and analysis skills
• Good IT skillset familiar with Microsoft Office suite
• Experience/Understanding of working in a manufacturing/ production environment
• Experience/Understanding of dealing with external authorities and regulatory bodies

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of IPPC Permits and Environmental Management Systems (i.e. ISO14001) would be beneficial

Benefits

Company benefits

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Auto enrolment pension

Placement benefits

As part of the ScotGrad Graduate Placement Programme, you may have access to a tailored graduate business skills training course. ScotGrad placements also offer a unique opportunity to connect with a vast network of graduates and ScotGrad alumni. All graduates appointed through the programme are encouraged to make use of the ScotGrad LinkedIn group to communicate with other ScotGrad participants, learn about professional development opportunities and build up a professional network. 

Additional information

Location: Motherwell

Planned interview date: TBC

Preferred start date: 22nd August 2016

Company information

Argent Energy (UK) Limited pioneered the large scale commercial production of biodiesel in the UK. Today we’re the country’s foremost biodiesel producer and our fuel is increasingly giving businesses that rely on transport a means to dramatically reduce their carbon emissions.

We specialise in producing our clean, green, road fuel from by-products of other industries – specifically tallow and used cooking oil – which have few alternative uses.

Argent Energy is owned by John Swire & Sons Ltd, the parent company of Swire group.

Company sector: Energy Low Carbon Renewables

Company website: www.argentenergy.com