We are seeking an experienced Environmental & Wastewater Manager to join our leadership team.
This is an exciting opportunity to drive environmental compliance, sustainability initiatives and continuous improvement across one of Australia's largest food manufacturing sites.Reporting to the Site Leadership Team, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across all environmental activities, with a major focus on wastewater treatment, requiring strong technical leadership, risk management capability and a proactive approach to compliance, process optimisation and continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will oversee the treatment plant's operational performance, environmental compliance obligations, capital improvement projects and long-term treatment strategy.
You will work closely with production, engineering, maintenance and regulatory stakeholders to ensure the site continues to meet environmental obligations while driving sustainable business outcomes.About youTo be successful in this role, you will have a technically strong environmental or process engineer background with significant experience managing industrial wastewater treatment systems in a complex operational environment.Tertiary qualifications in Environmental, Chemical, Process Engineering or related disciplineExtensive experience (ideally 5+ years) managing or leading industrial wastewater treatment operations in a food processing, meat processing, manufacturing, water utility, industrial processing or similar environmentDemonstrated experience operating and optimising large-scale wastewater treatment systems, including biological treatment processesStrong understanding of activated sludge systems, anaerobic and aerobic treatment processes, dissolved air flotation (DAF),



nutrient removal and sludge managementProven experience managing wastewater compliance under Environmental Authorities and trade waste requirementsExperience interpreting wastewater performance data and driving treatment plant optimisation initiativesExperience managing environmental risks, incident investigations and regulatory engagementExperience with irrigation management systems and nutrient management programsKnowledge of Queensland environmental legislation and Environmental Authority compliance frameworksExperience with ISO ***** Environmental Management SystemsWhy Join JBS?
Market-competitive salary + 2.5% quarterly bonusHeavily discounted premium JBS meat products through our onsite butcher shopLong-term career development opportunities with a global organisationRegular team-building events, including BBQs and employee milestone celebrationsRelocation assistance for eligible candidates, including support with transport, flights and/or short-term accommodationAccess to heavily discounted corporate and casual apparel from major brands, including R.M. Williams, Ariat and R.B. SellarsCorporate discounts with AustralianSuper, Bupa and Medibank Private Health InsuranceExclusive discounts with AVIS Australia car hireAccess to exclusive CommBank banking offers15% off Dell Technologies productsSignificant discounts on adventure experiences through AdrenalineNovated leasing options (eligibility criteria apply)Retail discounts via The Ambassador Card – Australia's premier member benefits program$50 off when you shop at Specsavers through the JBS Corporate Club10% off eligible Telstra mobile plansJBS Australia is the largest and most respected meat and food producer in Australia.
The JBS Dinmore Processing Plant is the largest beef facility in the southern hemisphere.
Located near Ipswich, in southeast Queensland, the facility has a daily production ability of 3,400 cattle and employs approximately 2,500 people.
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📌 Environmental & Wastewater Manager (Queensland)
🏢 JBS
📍 Queensland