Day Shift Team Leader

Welland Operations; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Welland Operations is seeking a seasoned Operations Leader to ensure the business has the talent, skills, and training methods it requires to succeed. The role focuses on safe, compliant plant operations, coaching teams, and driving continuous improvements.

You will act as a Senior Authorised Person, supervise plant water and systems, and deputise for the Operations Manager out of hours. Strong leadership and safety credentials are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of large teams in industrial plants.
• Experience coaching and developing staff in safety-critical environments.
• Strong understanding of HSE policies and environmental permits.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate shift teams to meet production targets.
• Provide cover for STL shifts including nights as required.
• Mentor, coach and develop team members and assess performance.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Health & Safety

Environmental compliance

Plant operations

SOP development

Job description

The key aim of this role is:To ensure the business has the talent, skills, and training methods that it requires to be successful and achieve its goals.

The key metrics are:

• Environmental Permit Compliance
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Comply with all Health,Safety and Environmental Policies and Legislation
• Ensure compliance with Environmental Permit conditions
• Deputise for Operations Manager asrequired
• To ensure safeproduction is maximised, aligned with the business strategy
• To deliver andsupervise tasks effectively to agreed standards, timescales and in line withall safety policies
• As a Senior AuthorisedPerson, manage all aspects of the Safe System of Work along with the formalrelease of Plant and/or Apparatus
• Operatingand monitoring the plant equipment and processes as required, via controlsystems to maintain safe, efficient and continuous plant operations
• Provide direction and guidance to the Shift Plant Operatorsto undertake regular / scheduled plant walk-downs, to adjust assets andundertake inspections to check the condition of the plant equipment and thusrecording information as per the management system requirements / shift reports
• Support and coordinate minor reactive maintenance andprocess stoppage situations on-shift
• Enact and assist in the continuous improvement ofoperational Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Supervising the testing and treatment of boiler, coolingand other plant water systems
• Fuel, process consumables and residues management,including sampling, storage and logistics
• Maintaining a clean, safe and orderly plant condition tothe prescribed standard
• Manage, mentor, coach and develop the team
• Provide shift cover (including night shifts) for STLs inthe event of sickness, holiday, or training
• Lead and motivate the team
• Nominated as the Plant Manager’s delegate outside of office hours forall plant and process related matters
• Carry out return-to-work meetings with the team
• Carry out performance appraisals and probationreviews
• Delegate tasks and set project deadlines
• Set clear team goals and KPIs
• To ensure a highstandard of housekeeping is maintained at all times

Key Accountabilities:

• Compliance with all legislative Health &Safety requirements
• Ensure compliance with Environmental PermitConditions
• Optimise plant output and performance to meetavailability and production targets
• Maintain a safe working environment at alltimes
• Care for the Health & Safety and welfareof your staff

Systems & Processes:

• Ensure all defects are recorded through theMaintenance Management System
• Work in collaboration with MaintenanceDepartment in coordinating planned and unplanned outages
• Promote strong working relationship with theFuel Supplier, ensuring correct specification of fuel is being received