Especialista de Sustentabilidade Corporativo

The primary mission is to serve as the corporate technical authority on sustainability and EHS across all Group facilities. This involves developing and operationalizing the overarching ESG strategy, establishing decarbonization roadmaps, and overseeing corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories. On the operational side, responsibilities include conducting regular shop-floor audits across manufacturing plants to verify environmental and safety controls, tracking resource efficiency metrics, and analyzing incident root causes. The specialist also collaborates closely with R&D and commercial teams to integrate recycled resins and circular design into flexible packaging solutions. Additionally, the role encompasses regulatory surveillance, especially navigating Brazilian environmental laws and packaging decrees, as well as coordinating sustainability reporting, answering investor ESG questionnaires, and managing third-party certification audits.

This position offers extensive technical immersion in the circular economy of plastics and sustainable material science, particularly working with multi-layer films and recycled resins. You will gain deep experience applying industrial circularity within large-scale operations. Professionals will also sharpen their mastery of GHG Protocol methodologies, operational carbon accounting, and climate transition planning across multiple industrial sites. Translating evolving environmental packaging regulations into direct business strategy will cultivate rare cross-functional regulatory expertise. Furthermore, balancing plant-level EHS operational management with board-level ESG reporting provides an exceptional dual perspective on grassroots operations and executive-level corporate governance.

The ideal candidate holds an academic degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Production Engineering, or Environmental Management, complemented by post-graduate studies in ESG, sustainability, or workplace safety. A strong track record in industrial sustainability management is critical, including proven expertise with GHG emissions accounting, waste and water stewardship, environmental licensing, and EHS audits. Familiarity with circular economy principles in packaging is highly advantageous. Key soft skills include high autonomy, pragmatic communication, and the agility to navigate both corporate boardrooms and industrial factory environments. Fluency in advanced data tools (Excel, metrics dashboards) and a valid driver's license with readiness for regular site travel are mandatory.

Highlight practical manufacturing experience where you directly influenced operational environmental performance, waste reduction, or safety metrics. Demonstrating familiarity with packaging life-cycle impacts and post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin adoption will immediately distinguish your profile. Be prepared to discuss concrete frameworks you have deployed for Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon accounting or specific regulatory compliance cases. In your cover letter, articulate your perspective on Brazil's packaging legislation (such as Decree 12.688/2025) and how sustainable design creates a competitive advantage.

The role centers primarily on material circularity and resource efficiency, supporting the company's objective to optimize resin consumption and expand the use of post-consumer recycled materials across product portfolios. Decarbonization is another central pillar, requiring structured measurement of corporate carbon emissions, industrial energy efficiency, and low-carbon operational transitions across eight production sites. Additionally, the position reinforces strong environmental and occupational safety compliance, waste diversion, industrial scrap reprocessing, and maintaining transparent reporting through structured ESG indicators.

A primary hurdle will be standardizing sustainability and safety practices across eight distinct production plants, overcoming resistance to operational process changes on the manufacturing floor. Another significant challenge lies in navigating rapidly changing Brazilian packaging and circularity regulations, ensuring that production workflows, supply chain sourcing, and R&D pipelines adapt ahead of statutory deadlines. Finally, balancing stringent industrial cost constraints and high productivity demands with ambitious sustainability, recycled resin integration, and carbon-reduction targets requires constant negotiation and technical diplomacy.

A typical day might begin with reviewing operational indicators from manufacturing sites, tracking water usage, energy performance, or scrap recycling rates. You may then attend a technical alignment session with R&D and sales to assess the feasibility and carbon impact of a new recycled film packaging line. During site visits, mornings are frequently spent conducting shop-floor walk-throughs alongside plant managers, auditing environmental controls, inspecting waste management protocols, and assessing EHS conditions. Afternoons often involve working on corporate ESG disclosures, calculating GHG emissions data, drafting compliance action plans, or preparing executive summaries for senior leadership.

Given the company's significant market presence across Latin America and international operations in Europe, success in this role provides high visibility with executive directors and corporate leadership. Demonstrated leadership in this capacity can pave the way toward a corporate Head of Sustainability or ESG Director position, overseeing international compliance, global client sustainability requirements, and long-term decarbonization. It also opens avenues into sustainable product management, circular supply chain leadership, or specialized strategic consulting within the polymer and packaging industries.

Internal stakeholders include Plant Managers and EHS operational teams across the eight manufacturing facilities, with whom you will build daily operational alignment and audit protocols. You will work closely with R&D and Commercial departments to align sustainable packaging attributes with customer demand, as well as executive leadership for strategy validation and ESG performance reporting. Externally, you will engage with environmental auditing bodies, industry associations, regulatory agencies, waste management partners, and key corporate clients evaluating supplier ESG performance.