Environmental Engineer

Application Deadline: 13 June 2025

Department: Cosmetic Warriors

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Poole - Unit M

Compensation: GBP 35,000 - GBP 45,000 / year

Description

Location: Poole, Unit M - (occasional travel to Croatia possibly required in future)

Diversity matters

We are building a brand that represents the people of the world. It's what you do that counts, and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future.

We see you, we celebrate you, we want you!

Who we are
You might know us as the inventors of the bath bomb, but there's more to this great-smelling, partly employee-owned, family-run company than pioneering cosmetics. We believe our business should put more back into the world than it takes and demonstrate that capitalism can be a force for good.

The Living Wage Foundation's statement 'a hard day's work deserves a fair day's pay' is one that we are proud to commit to in the UK. As an accredited Living Wage employer, we put our people first and fight cruel practices like animal testing, promote regeneration, and show that it is what's inside that counts - whether that's an ingredient in a product, or the minerals in a smartphone.

The Team
The Process Improvement Team is a collaborative, solution-focused group that thrives on tackling
challenges. We support the manufacturing business in driving improvements across cost, efficiency, environmental performance, and safety, with a strong emphasis on peer engagement and cross-functional collaboration.

The Role
"Leaving the world Lusher than we found it"
As the Environmental Engineer you will be responsible for developing proposals, designing solutions and implementing work connected to environmental improvements in the business. Your main aim will be to ensure Lush operates in an environmentally regenerative manner in the way we produce and distribute our products. For our manufacturing operations, you will lead engineering initiatives to decarbonise production, minimise waste and pollution, and promote innovative methods of creating a regenerative business. You will also use your engineering skills to ensure local environmental compliance.

The role requires a proactive, can-do attitude and a genuine passion for sustainability, with the ability to support and inspire change that helps drive the business forward. You will work independently, taking initiative, while also collaborating closely with manufacturing, Earthcare and engineering teams.

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive an overwhelming response or our business requirements change.

Key Responsibilities

Work closely with the Earthcare and Process Improvement team to identify areas of environmental opportunity across our Poole estate for property, processes and systems.
- Support the review, design & implementation of energy, water, cooling & heating solutions whilst assessing their impact on people, product and long-term business resilience.
Present detailed analysis and support proposals to implement environmental improvements.
Liaise with all internal and external stakeholders for environmental engineering projects ensuring compliance and best practice is delivered.
Ability to evaluate energy audits on the manufacturing buildings and suggest/deliver improvements.
Support manufacturing teams in identifying opportunities for environmental process improvements in day-to-day operations, using data and analysis to enhance environmental performance and reduce costs.
Explore engineering solutions to be able to improve our circular packaging initiatives.
Support the global Earthcare team with wider global environmental engineering projects on an ad hoc basis.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

A strong passion for sustainability (essential)
Understanding of climate related goals and experience of working towards net zero in a relevant sector
Knowledge of GHG Protocol Corporate standard and ISO standard, specifically ISO 14064 would be advantageous
Experience of conducting and presenting LCA's for manufacturing processes
A passion for fieldwork, technical data, and delivering real-world environmental solutions
Ability to deal with a diverse range of environmental challenges
Has a sound level of engineering, scientific and other technical knowledge
Strong problem-solving skills combined with a solid, logical approach
Strong at planning, prioritising activities and presenting data effectively
An understanding of Health & Safety
Ability to lead teams and train colleagues within the work group
Solid interpersonal and communication skills
Proficient in using computer applications, especially Google apps
Has ideally gained some higher level qualifications / degree in Environmental Engineering or a related Engineering discipline
Ideally a member of an engineering Institution and registered with the engineering council

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays
6 months of full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver must qualify for SMP)
*Enhanced paternity leave
Bonus scheme
Day off for weekday birthdays
Holiday purchase scheme
50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments
Cycle to work scheme
Discounted rail and bus season tickets
Employee assistance programme
*Financial childcare support on return to work
We're 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence, contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.
Support groups, film nights, yoga, meditation sessions and much more

*qualifying period & hours required.

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