Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Elanco (nyse: Elan); City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global animal health firm based in the City of Westminster is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead site operations. The role requires excellent people management skills and the ability to ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in production management and a commitment to fostering a high-performance work environment. Ideal candidates will be educated to GCSE level and possess relevant health and safety qualifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a production management role.
• Health & Safety qualifications highly preferred.
• Strong IT skills required to manage reporting and operations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient running of site operations and compliance with safety standards.
• Develop and coach team members to maximize their potential.
• Generate and present management reports to higher management.

Skills

Health & Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely)

Excellent people skills

Analytical mindset

IT literate

Proven track record in comparable role

Education

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

Tools

Knowledge of plant and machinery

WAMITAB certification

Job description

The role involves the day to day running of all processing/reprocessing equipment and supporting operations at the specified site. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Site Manager and other members of the Site Management Team, ensuring all site objectives are completed in a timely manner and relevant targets are met. This may involve working beyond normal contracted hours and on call as required to fulfill the needs of the role.

Key accountabilities

• Ensure you/your Team conform to the expected behaviours and uphold the company’s core values at all times.
• Lead your Team, setting clear goals to ensure delivery of strategy and key responsibilities.
• Manage resources effectively to achieve the desired outcomes for safety, environment and to meet or exceed the required performance expectations.
• Motivate and develop people to support individual and team growth, fostering a positive work environment to achieve high performance and operational excellence.
• Communicate and collaborate, ensuring effective communication between you/your Team, the broader site and across other business functions.
• Performance and feedback: monitor progress towards objectives, regularly assess Team performance and provide constructive feedback.
• Problem solving and reporting: resolve conflicts and provide regular performance/status updates to higher management and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the efficient day to day running of the site, working with the Site Manager and the Site Management Team to achieve daily objectives/targets and ensuring compliance with Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety standards.
• Manage the workforce, including their performance and competency on a day‑to‑day basis, both directly and indirectly through your Team.
• Coach/mentoring of direct reports and site teams to ensure they are performing to their best.
• Maintain a daily on‑site presence and ensure staff are fulfilling their duties/responsibilities and the highest levels of housekeeping, site organisation and operational efficiency at all times.
• Be familiar with all aspects of site operations, equipment and people to enable efficient utilisation of resources; provide cover for increased workloads and/or absence as appropriate.
• Ensure the site is correctly supported through appropriate allocation of existing resources, prioritisation of tasks, recruitment and retention of staff.
• Work with the Site Manager to obtain approval for recruitment requisitions, as required.
• Work within the budgets set by the Company and ensure the site complies with Group procedures for purchasing and procurement.
• Liaise with the Transport Department on a day‑to‑day basis to ensure correct movement of materials to fulfil the site's production objectives.
• Collaborate with the relevant member(s) of the Commercial Team; to ensure development of good working relationships with suppliers and customers (current and new).
• Support the Commercial Team to run material trials and adjust site operations to meet current/future needs.
• Full responsibility for production on relevant Static Plant – achievement of KPIs, labour organisation/planning.
• Collaborate with the site's Maintenance Team to ensure maximum uptime on all Static/Mobile Plant via completion of TPMs and PMs, as appropriate.
• Full responsibility for receiving inspection processes and turnaround of material deliveries to the site.
• Full responsibility for 'day to day fulfilment of the site's HSEQ requirements, including ensuring staff competency/training, completion of relevant compliance inspections, incident reporting and investigation and correct implementation of company safe working procedures.
• Generate management reports, attend site/group meetings to communicate site performance for production, HSEQ, stock management and any other aspect of site operations, as directed by the Site Manager.
• Utilise the relevant Group data systems and reporting templates/structures, in place at any given time.
• Support the Site Manager, as directed, to achieve the site's strategic goals, in accordance with broader company strategy.
• Liaise with 3rd parties, including regulatory authorities, customer representatives, as required and/or directed by the Site Manager.
• Follow the Group Contractor Management procedure, including issue and use of relevant Permits to Work, as required.
• Carry out any additional duties that may be reasonably requested.
• Comply with all Company policies and procedures as defined in the Employee Manual and the post holder's terms and particulars of employment.
• Ensure you and your team uphold the Group values and behaviours, at all times, fostering a safe and healthy culture on site.

Person Specification – Experience

• Ideally from a Scrap Metal background but not a pre‑requisite.
• Experienced and accomplished Production Managers/Line Managers from the wider Waste and Recycling industry will be considered.

Essential skills

• Proven track record of working in a comparable role.
• Health & Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely).
• Ability to deliver verbal and written reports.
• Analytical mindset, using data to make informed decisions wherever possible.
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent with good literacy and numeracy.
• IT literate with the ability to use a range of packages applicable to the role.
• Commitment to upskill as required to meet the changing needs of the business.
• Full, clean driving licence.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of plant and machinery including but not limited to material handlers, wheel loaders and static plant such as metal shredders, shears.
• Working understanding of environmental requirements within the metal recycling industry.
• WAMITAB certification in a range of relevant modular elements.
• Relative experience in environmental controls applicable to metal recycling and other associated processes.
• Evidence of higher‑level Health & Safety qualification (e.g. ISOH or NEBOSH).
• Evidence of an operational excellence qualification (e.g. Six Sigma).
• Evidence of further education (degree) in a relatable subject or other equivalent time‑served qualification/experience.

Key Competencies

• Excellent people skills and the ability to manage and develop others.
• Ability to develop good working relationships with colleagues, customers, and other business contacts.
• Professional in all aspects of work including but not limited to relationships with customers and other professionals.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure using own initiative, managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Clear effective communicator – in person, in writing and on the telephone.