Beam Suntory
Environmental & Sustainability Engineer (Finance)
Environmental & Sustainability Engineer
The following position is open in Kentucky, United States.
What makes this a great opportunity?
As a world leader in premium spirits, Beam Suntory inspires human connections. Consumers from all corners of the globe call for the company's brands, including the iconic Jim Beam and Maker's Mark Bourbon brands, Suntory Whisky Kakubin and Courvoisier Cognac, as well as world renowned premium brands including Knob Creek, Basil Hayden's and Legent Bourbon; Yamazaki, Hakushu, Hibiki and Toki Japanese Whisky; Teacher's, Laphroaig and Bowmore Scotch Whisky; Canadian Club Whisky; Hornitos and Sauza Tequila; EFFEN, Haku and Pinnacle Vodka; and Sipsmith and Roku Gin.
Beam Suntory was created in 2014 by combining the world leader in bourbon and the pioneer in Japanese whisky to form a new company with a deep heritage, passion for quality, innovative spirit and vision of Growing for Good. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Beam Suntory is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan. Our culture is anchored deeply in a set of core values, including our East-Meets-West Culture, Yatte Minahare spirit, Giving Back to Society, Delighting Consumers, responsibly and Embracing Diversity & Inclusion.
Beam Suntory has recently established its first enterprise-wide sustainability strategy to elevate the company's commitment to all key elements of sustainability and establish a leadership position in our industry and beyond. Inspired by the philosophy and values of our parent company, Beam Suntory's Growing for Good sustainability strategy demonstrates our ambitions to make a positive impact on the planet, our consumers and our communities. It's built on a simple but powerful framework distinctive to Beam Suntory - Nature Positive, Consumer Positive and Community Positive - supported by ambitious goals reflective of our unique Yatte Minahare spirit and framed by a compelling narrative. The company plans an external announcement of its strategy in Q1 2021.
Role Responsibilities
Basic Function
To support our sustainability goals, Beam Suntory is hiring a team of environmental and sustainability professionals. The Environmental & Sustainability Engineer will be based at one of our key manufacturing sites but will also be part of the larger global environmental & sustainability team.
RESPONSIBILITIES (Essential functions of the position)
Act as the sustainability subject matter expert (SME) on best practices to manage compliance and reduce energy, water, and waste. Develop strategies and implementation plans for Energy and Water optimization, Carbon reduction, Climate Change, sustainability management, packaging and waste reduction.
Manage and direct activities of the Frankfort Wastewater Treatment Plant operators and associated maintenance activity
Work with engineers & operators to develop project ideation, validate cost savings and execute projects related to the reduction of energy usage and the associated carbon footprint in existing and new systems, the reduction of the water footprint, and the optimization of all process and co-product streams towards creation of a sustainable business operation.
Assist in developing energy, carbon, water, packaging, and waste key performance indicators (KPI) and report on benchmarks.
Monitor and track current fuel, electricity, water, wastewater, recycling, and disposal costs. Complete utility rate structure analysis and reporting.
Participate in capital planning, developing scopes, creating specifications, cost estimating, cash flow forecasting, presentations for approval, project execution, preparing project specifications for request for proposals (RFP), managing contractors, managing project teams, and status communication. Work with finance, production, and QMD to develop justifications for capital projects and prepare the Capital Authorization Requests (CARs) in a timely and accurate fashion.
Develop best operating practices for design, maintenance and operation of utility and energy management systems with regards to energy and water use.
Evaluate, contract, and manage consulting engineers as required.
Review regulatory proposed changes with regards to energy use and carbon emissions at the Federal/State/Provincial level and evaluate impact to company operations.
Review and evaluate Federal/State/Provincial programs related to grants and rebates on energy reduction projects and programs.
Engage the production facilities in personal development, mentoring, and training about sustainability activities.
Interface with engineers to define project scope requirements and incorporate corporate standards with regards to sustainability.
Assist in the development of new installation techniques and standards. Troubleshoot technical issues related to sustainability equipment and processes. Manage technical documents related to sustainability standards and other guidance.
Prepare and communicate sustainability presentations to management, site visit reports, meeting minutes, schedules and routine status updates for sustainability projects. Act as the main contact with the BSI sustainability global team.
Provide operational and maintenance support for process and utility systems.
Contribute to development of capital budget program, prepare capital authorization request, and administer projects for improvements in a team environment.
Analyze and prepare cost justification for projects.
Seek out continuing education to stay abreast of current and future processing & engineering technologies.
Accept other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience