Multisite Operations Manager – Renewable Energy & Efficiency

Elevation Recruitment Group; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group are partnering with a leading UK renewable energy producer in Cambridgeshire to appoint an Operations Manager who will drive practical, measurable improvements across multiple plants. The role sits across sites, working with Production Managers, the Technical Director and the Compliance Manager to own all aspects of operations from people to processes, transport and costs.

The Operations Manager will first understand the plants, people and processes, then lead

Qualifications

• Significant operational experience in anaerobic digestion, recycling and waste, energy, agriculture, heavy industry or process manufacturing.
• Proven track record of improving performance, efficiency and cost across one or more sites.
• Solid working knowledge of health, safety and environmental compliance on a regulated site, COMAH awareness an advantage

Responsibilities

• Build cross functional understanding of the operation and earn trust from operators through to senior leadership before introducing change.
• Review plant performance and identify improvements to output, efficiency, yield and uptime across all sites.
• Strengthen maintenance regimes and asset reliability to reduce downtime and unplanned breakdowns.
• Use operational data and KPIs to target improvements in performance and cost.
• Scope and support capital projects and operational investments.
• Improve health, safety and environmental performance, supporting COMAH compliance with internal teams and external consultants
• Help develop an operational and SHEQ culture that keeps pace with the growth of the business

Skills

Data driven

KPI analysis

Cross-site collaboration

Operational leadership

Job description

Elevation Recruitment Group are partnering with a leading UK renewable energy producer in Cambridgeshire to appoint an Operations Manager who will drive practical, measurable improvements across multiple plants. The role sits across sites, working with Production Managers, the Technical Director and the Compliance Manager to own all aspects of operations from people to processes, transport and costs.

The Operations Manager will first understand the plants, people and processes, then lead