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Looking for a job that can grow into a lifelong career? At Lactalis USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Whether you’re just starting out or bringing years of experience, we’ll provide the tools and support you need to succeed. Lactalis is the world leader in dairy—a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Every day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together every day. In the US, we offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with sour cream and a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®. At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We’re building a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued. Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us make an impact.
From Your PASSION To Ours
Lactalis USA, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring an Environmental Specialist based in Buffalo, New York.
Summary
As an Environmental Specialist, the role will carry out responsibilities such as but not limited to coordinating and implementing the group policy at Buffalo site level. The coordinator will participate in improving the environmental approach within the site and facilitating the implementation of the ISO 14001 certification, monitoring the environmental action plan, ensuring the compliance with local laws and group standards are met, train and raise awareness among staff, perform site audits and promote best environmental practices to align duties with the company's goals and values. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Key responsibilities for this position include:
- Serve as an environmental resource for Lactalis employees.
- Lead environmental projects.
- Ensure the deployment of the environmental and energy policy / objectives / standards / tools.
- Ensure compliance with local regulations and requirements and be attentive to their development projects.
- Improve the site's environmental and energy documentation system.
- Ensure the implementation of the Environmental Management System (EMS) and certification ISO 14001.
- Conduct audits to ensure that the EMS is properly implemented and is effective.
- Implement the group policy on water management, wastewater losses, discharges management, chemical management, public and climate protection, waste management, soil and other pollution management.
- Perform audits, manage non-conformities, preventive, corrective actions and ensure monitoring of the progress of environmental action plans.
- Perform environment risk assessment, develop and follow up on the action plans.
- Define, monitor and communicate environmental and energy KPIs and other indicators including reporting data on the group environmental reporting system.
- Communication with the supervisory authorities and regulatory agencies.
- Develop and ensure the proper maintenance of the internal audit plan, Standard Operating Procedures, the emergency and communication plans.
- Train and lead awareness sessions for employees.
- Review, analyze and make recommendations on assigned topics.
- Perform Health and safety tasks as required.
- Perform department administrative tasks as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
WORK CONDITIONS
- Travel may be required occasionally.
- Extended hours may be necessary depending on the project needs.
- To fulfill these responsibilities, tools such as a computer, phone or, and / or allowance(s) will be provided.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential duties and responsibilities.
- Demonstrate commitment to a safe working environment that promotes the health and well-being of all employees and that will further contribute to the Company’s overall performance and success.
- Demonstrate commitment to all food quality and food safety rules and regulations.
Requirements
From your STORY to ours:
Qualified Applicants Will Contribute The Following
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Experience
- 2+ years Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14001 experience is preferred.
- Experience in Project Management is preferred.
Education
- Bachelor's degree is preferred.
- Majors in Environmental Systems Management or related field is preferred.
Competencies
- Ability to audit strategies in terms of energy and environment, and analyze, develop and present the associated results and action plans.
- Complete understanding of environment legislation and law as they relate to operations.
- Ability to be self-motivated and work in a team environment.
- Strong computer application skills, preferably Excel, Word, Access, Outlook and Power Point, with particular emphasis on Excel and Power Point.
Salary Description
$65,000 - $75,000
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Looking for a job that can grow into a lifelong career? At Lactalis USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Whether you’re just starting out or bringing years of experience, we’ll provide the tools and support you need to succeed. Lactalis is the world leader in dairy—a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Every day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together every day. In the US, we offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with sour cream and a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®. At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We’re building a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued. Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us make an impact.
From Your PASSION To Ours
Lactalis USA, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring an Environmental Specialist based in Buffalo, New York.
Summary
As an Environmental Specialist, the role will carry out responsibilities such as but not limited to coordinating and implementing the group policy at Buffalo site level. The coordinator will participate in improving the environmental approach within the site and facilitating the implementation of the ISO 14001 certification, monitoring the environmental action plan, ensuring the compliance with local laws and group standards are met, train and raise awareness among staff, perform site audits and promote best environmental practices to align duties with the company's goals and values. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Key responsibilities for this position include:
- Serve as an environmental resource for Lactalis employees.
- Lead environmental projects.
- Ensure the deployment of the environmental and energy policy / objectives / standards / tools.
- Ensure compliance with local regulations and requirements and be attentive to their development projects.
- Improve the site's environmental and energy documentation system.
- Ensure the implementation of the Environmental Management System (EMS) and certification ISO 14001.
- Conduct audits to ensure that the EMS is properly implemented and is effective.
- Implement the group policy on water management, wastewater losses, discharges management, chemical management, public and climate protection, waste management, soil and other pollution management.
- Perform audits, manage non-conformities, preventive, corrective actions and ensure monitoring of the progress of environmental action plans.
- Perform environment risk assessment, develop and follow up on the action plans.
- Define, monitor and communicate environmental and energy KPIs and other indicators including reporting data on the group environmental reporting system.
- Communication with the supervisory authorities and regulatory agencies.
- Develop and ensure the proper maintenance of the internal audit plan, Standard Operating Procedures, the emergency and communication plans.
- Train and lead awareness sessions for employees.
- Review, analyze and make recommendations on assigned topics.
- Perform Health and safety tasks as required.
- Perform department administrative tasks as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
WORK CONDITIONS
- Travel may be required occasionally.
- Extended hours may be necessary depending on the project needs.
- To fulfill these responsibilities, tools such as a computer, phone or, and / or allowance(s) will be provided.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential duties and responsibilities.
- Demonstrate commitment to a safe working environment that promotes the health and well-being of all employees and that will further contribute to the Company’s overall performance and success.
- Demonstrate commitment to all food quality and food safety rules and regulations.
Requirements
From your STORY to ours:
Qualified Applicants Will Contribute The Following
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Experience
- 2+ years Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14001 experience is preferred.
- Experience in Project Management is preferred.
Education
- Bachelor's degree is preferred.
- Majors in Environmental Systems Management or related field is preferred.
Competencies
- Ability to audit strategies in terms of energy and environment, and analyze, develop and present the associated results and action plans.
- Complete understanding of environment legislation and law as they relate to operations.
- Ability to be self-motivated and work in a team environment.
- Strong computer application skills, preferably Excel, Word, Access, Outlook and Power Point, with particular emphasis on Excel and Power Point.
Salary Description
$65,000 - $75,000
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as an Environmental Specialist
Frame your Australian credentials for U.S. equivalency
A three-year Australian bachelor's in environmental science is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree for E-3 purposes. Bring your academic transcripts and a credential evaluation letter to the consulate interview to preempt any questions about degree length.
Target employers with active DOL LCA history
Search the DOL's Foreign Labor Application Gateway for certified LCAs filed under environmental specialist job titles. Employers who have filed LCAs before already understand the E-3 process, which shortens negotiation time once you receive an offer.
Clarify specialty occupation status for your specific role
Not every environmental role qualifies as a specialty occupation. Positions focused on fieldwork sampling without a degree requirement attached to the job description can raise issues. Confirm your offer letter explicitly requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant environmental discipline before the LCA is filed.
Negotiate LCA filing into your offer acceptance timeline
The employer must file your LCA with the DOL before your consulate appointment can proceed. Build at least two to three weeks of LCA processing time into your start date negotiation so neither party is scrambling after you accept the offer.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle LCA and consulate prep
Environmental roles often involve multiple worksites or split responsibilities across sites, which complicates LCA filings. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service manages the entire process from offer to consulate appointment, including worksite-specific LCA requirements your employer may not anticipate.
Prepare for consulate questions about your regulatory knowledge
Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth consular officers may ask how your role relates to your degree when the job title is broad. Bring documentation connecting your environmental science or engineering qualifications directly to the compliance, assessment, or remediation duties in your offer letter.
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How do I find Environmental Specialist jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. You can filter Environmental Specialist positions by employers who have a history of sponsoring work visas, which cuts out the time spent cold-applying to companies unfamiliar with the E-3 process.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Environmental Specialist role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree or higher in environmental science, engineering, geology, or a closely related field. The job description must tie specific duties to that degree. Roles where any science degree or general experience would suffice can face LCA complications. An offer letter that explicitly states the degree requirement is your strongest protection at the consulate.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Environmental Specialist roles?
The E-3 has no annual cap and no lottery, so you don't need to wait for a selection event. An H-1B applicant competing for the same Environmental Specialist role faces roughly a 25% chance of selection in any given year. The E-3 also processes through the consulate in Australia, typically within a few weeks of your LCA being certified, rather than months of USCIS adjudication.
Can I work across multiple project sites on a single E-3 visa?
Working across multiple client sites is common in environmental consulting, but each primary worksite must be covered by a certified LCA. If your role involves regular work at a location not listed on the original LCA, your employer may need to file an amended or additional LCA. Confirm with your employer before your first consulate appointment whether your expected worksites are all covered.
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