Energy Optimisation Manager

Greencore; Worksop; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK is seeking a technical expert to enhance energy efficiency and align sustainability goals across its operations. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant engineering degree and have substantial experience in utilities optimisation. Key responsibilities include leading energy management initiatives and ensuring compliance with environmental standards. The position offers competitive salary and job-related benefits, alongside opportunities for on-the-job training and career progression.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company shares save scheme

Employee discount platform

Access to Wellbeing Centre

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant degree or postgraduate qualification in environmental engineering or management.
• Substantial utilities and systems-optimisation experience across water, waste, and energy.
• Proven track record of operating at a group management level within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment of engineering-based strategies to improve energy efficiency.
• Coordinate energy resource plans for step change projects across the group.
• Support the adoption of energy conservation across the organization.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Project Management

Contractor Management

Experience in Energy Management

Strong communication skills

Education

Relevant degree in environmental engineering or a similar field

Member of a recognized professional body

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Why Greencore?

We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.
We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of 1.8bn.
Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

What you'll be doing

To provide technical expertise and lead the deployment of engineering-based strategies and solutions across the Greencore estate in order to improve energy efficiency, compliance and the long-term delivery of our sustainability goals

• Data insights - lead the Automated Monitoring & Targeting (AM&T) roadmap across the group including metering, data acquisition and energy monitoring systems
• Big Projects - co-ordinate energy resource plans to deliver step change projects (e.g Solar) across the group
• Behaviours & Culture Change - supporting the adoption of energy conversation across the group providing the necessary communication, leadership and direction to ensure that colleagues are kept engaged, focused, developed and delivering their potential
• Lead the alignment and integration of the group energy roadmap across multiple sites and at site level, collaborating with other functional leads
• Lead the implementation and the close-out of ESOS 3 (20203) actions, ensuring all benefits are tracked
• External networking - provide insight to the latest technology developments in energy efficient plant/equipment
• Identify, prioritise and create capex proposals to maintain and develop the site infrastructure in line with Business Team/Group strategic objectives

What we're looking for

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make everyday taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

• Hold a relevant degree or postgraduate qualification in environmental engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental management science or similar
• Be a Member of a recognised professional body - EI / IET/IMechE / Energy Institute
• Substantial utilities and systems-optimisation experience across water, waste and energy
• Have familiarity with Energy Management Systems and other site performance monitoring systems to aggregate multiple data sources
• Familiarity with Environmental / Energy Management Systems, ideally ISO(phone number removed) and ISO 50001
• Experience in Environmental and Energy reporting, legislation and compliance requirements
• Familiarity with energy technologies
• Ability to drive and manage change process
• Have demonstrable experience of the value of (smart) metering and cloud-based technologies as the basis for performance improvements, both direct (e.g. energy savings) and indirect (e.g. improvement maintenance, reduced downtime, increased production quality & yield)
• Possess strong analytical abilities and attention to detail
• Have a secure knowledge of environmental issues relevant to air emissions, water, wastewater, waste, hazardous chemicals
• Proven track record of operating at a group management level within a food manufacturing environment/high care environment/other appropriate manufacturing environment
• Project Management skills
• Contractor Management
• Experience in dealing with Environmental Agency
• Ability to complete report writing etc
• Food hygiene accreditation
• MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Car Allowance
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company shares save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.