Manager Plant

Stericycle; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Plant Manager to lead operational activities at their Sidcup facility. This role is crucial for ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations while managing day-to-day plant operations. The successful candidate will inspire and lead a dedicated team, focusing on continuous improvement and effective resource management. With a commitment to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment, this position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the organization and its mission to protect health and well-being. If you are a proactive leader with a passion for operational excellence, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee support fund

Online self-development library

Annual performance-related pay review

Referral Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience managing KPIs and P&L in a plant environment.
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on team engagement and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage all plant operations ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Lead and develop a multi-skilled team to achieve performance targets.

Skills

Leadership

KPI Management

P&L Management

Health and Safety Compliance

Team Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

High School or equivalent

Associate's or equivalent

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

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Job Function: Plant/Processing Operations

Career Area: Operations

Posting Location: Sidcup

About Us:

Stericycle is a U.S. based business-to-business services company and leading provider of compliance-based solutions that protects people and brands, promotes health and well-being, and safeguards the environment. Since our founding over 30 years ago, we have grown from a small start-up in medical waste management into a leader across a range of increasingly complex and highly regulated arenas, serving healthcare organizations and commercial businesses of every size. Every day, we help our customers solve complex challenges by safely managing materials that could otherwise spread disease, contaminate the environment, or compromise one’s identity.

Join us on our mission to protect health and well-being in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.

Position Purpose:

The Plant Manager will manage all plant operational activities at the designated site to ensure the effective safe utilisation of the plant equipment to comply with site permit regulations and meet customer expectations in a compliant and customer friendly manner.

The Plant Manager will manage day to day plant operations in accordance with license obligations and health and safety procedures, including KPI targets, business objectives and overall management of site personnel.

Working as part of the operations team to ensure safe long-term operation of the Plant at a sustained high utilisation; achieving this will need effective use of resources and manpower on a day to day and hour by hour basis.

This role will be required to provide out of hours on call duties, on a rota basis as required.

Key Job Activities:

1. The Plant Manager will provide strong inspirational leadership to the operational team at their designated site, as well as playing a key role in the sites vision in continuous improvement and retaining high levels of engagement.
2. Ensure optimum levels of plant/equipment performance is achieved and sustained. Provide technical assistance and support to the service and maintenance teams.
3. Ensure that company principles and standards are adhered to with respect to all personnel, resources, procedures and practices.
4. Lead the plant operations in line with appropriate legislation including H&S, maintenance, standard operating procedures, working time directive and site permit requirements. Manage, train and develop a team of multi-skilled engineers and technicians.
5. Ensure the safe operation of all activities making sure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and Safe Systems of Work are met and training is maintained and adhered to according to Stericycle policies and statutory requirements.
6. Accountability for overall productivity within the operation, ensuring that activities are cost effective and levels of resource are managed effectively. Budgetary responsibility for the site, ensuring costs are managed in line with P&L expectations. Ensure that the site management teams are engaged in supporting the financial requirements and goals of the business including effective cost control, supporting AR functions, revenue, profit.
7. Maintain communications and personal contact with staff, as appropriate, to ensure the effectiveness of operations support.

Education:

Required Education: High School or equivalent

Preferred Education: Associate's or equivalent

Engineering degree or equivalent.

COTC would be advantageous.

Experience (EMEAA):

1. Experience of managing KPIs and P&L.
2. Experience of operating an engineering plant.
3. Thorough knowledge and hands on experience of working at a similar senior level within a complex plant function, ideally within an incineration and combustion environment.
4. A passion for encouraging teamwork, with an innovative approach to leadership.
5. An inspiring leadership style, creative and implementing new ways to improve performance and get the best out of your people.
6. A focus on promoting a culture where all employees are engaged.
7. An analytical mind-set with a good understanding of reporting and recording performance statistics.
8. Relevant engineering/manufacturing knowledge.
9. Proven management experience in a diverse plant operations role.
10. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to give clear instruction concisely and accurately.
11. Significant management and leadership abilities highlighted by previous experience of discipline and team management.
12. Flexibility to work within a fast-paced 24/7 business.

Certifications and/or Licenses:

Stericycle offers you:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Insurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to SteriCares, our employee support fund
• Stericycle University – Our online library of self-development & learning
• Annual performance related pay review.
• Referral Scheme (Earn by introducing people in your network to the Stericycle family)

Disclaimer:

The above description is meant to provide a summary of the nature and level of work being performed; it should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements of the job. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and it does not constitute any right or guarantee of employment condition. This position is open to people with disabilities. Stericycle will consider requests for workplace accommodations for protected physical or mental limitations in accordance with its human resources and risks prevention policies and local laws. To the extent permissible under local law, and consistent with business necessity, Stericycle reserves the right to modify the content formally or informally, either verbally or in writing, at any time with or without advance notice.