Experienced Plant Manager

Collard Group Ltd; Eversley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company in the UK seeks an Experienced Plant Manager to oversee workshops and plant operations. The role includes managing a team, developing maintenance plans, and ensuring operational efficiency. The company offers a competitive salary starting from £60,000, along with various benefits, in a supportive environment focused on growth and development.

Benefits

Company Pickup

Mobile Phone and Laptop

Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance (4 x Salary)

25 Days Holiday (plus bank holidays)

Training & Development Opportunities

Social Events

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Strong technical knowledge of plant.

Responsibilities

• Manage workshops and implement management systems.
• Develop maintenance plans to minimise downtime.
• Support plant operations and manage team.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Team Working

Tools

Technical Knowledge of Fixed and Mobile Plant

Job description

Vacancies

Experienced Plant Manager

The Collard Group are pleased to offer this exciting new role created to support the business in delivering its long term ambitious growth plans and increasing investment in plant and machinery.

Key Responsibilities

1. Management of workshops including the recruitment and management of fitters, engineers and welders and the full implementation of the plant workshop management systems.
2. Developing preventative maintenance plans and ensuring service and inspection regimes are maintained to minimise downtime and maximise utilisation.
3. Supporting with the management of plant operations including the recruitment of drivers, selection of plant and ensuring daily inspection and service routines are being followed at site level.
4. Seek out opportunities for the external hire of plant and transport for times where there will be limited requirements within the Group.
5. Manage and motivate your team and communicate clear expectations ensuring capability and understanding of company requirements.

What We’re Looking For

1. Have a minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role within either plant hire, contracting, aggregates or recycling industries.
2. Have a strong technical knowledge of fixed and mobile plant.
3. Have good communication, organisation and team working skills.
4. Be looking to develop a long-term career with the Collard Group.

PLEASE NOTE: We require candidates to provide proof they have the right to work in the UK and are unable to proceed with applications for candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK.

What’s On Offer

1. A competitive salary depending upon experience but from £60,000 per annum.
2. Company pickup.
3. Mobile phone and laptop.
4. Pension Scheme.
5. Private Medical Insurance.
6. Life assurance (4 x Salary).
7. 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays).
8. Training & development opportunities.
9. Supportive team operating as part a family run business with free company social events.

About Collard Group

The Collard Group is one of the largest privately-owned waste management companies in the South of England and a leading demolition specialist nationwide.

Our 400-strong team operate from nine recycling facilities across five counties and contracts across the UK. With over 150 lorries, our recycling operations cover Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, and Surrey, and we have the capacity to process over 1 million tonnes of waste and recycled aggregates every year.

We have grown year-on-year into a multi-disciplined provider of demolition, remediation, earthworks, waste management, recycling, virgin and recycled aggregates, and ready-mix concrete.

We continually invest for the future, typically spending over £5 million each year on infrastructure, plant, and equipment. We’re committed to training and developing our people and providing a great place to work, along with delivering excellent products, services, and solutions for our customers.

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