On-Site Operations Director for Anaerobic Digestion

Alecto Recruitment Limited; Burghill; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alecto Recruitment Limited is seeking an Operations Director for an anaerobic digestion plant in Herefordshire. You will own day-to-day operations, reliability, maintenance and compliance of a 24/7 facility, leading an on-site team and coordinating contractors.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong mechanical and electrical knowledge, and the ability to move between planning and fault diagnosis. You’ll manage spares, safety, permits and plant performance to maximise uptime.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing or supervising a process, utilities or industrial plant.
• Experience within anaerobic digestion, biogas, water/wastewater, waste or a comparable continuous-process environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical plant maintenance knowledge.
• Experience planning PPM and managing breakdown response.
• Experience leading a small team within a continuously operating environment.
• The ability to move comfortably between management-level planning and hands‑on fault diagnosis.
• Strong reporting and record-keeping skills.
• A full UK driving licence.
• The flexibility to participate in an on-call/emergency response rota.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation, reliability, maintenance and compliance of the AD facility.
• Diagnose plant issues and coordinate specialist engineers to return equipment to service.
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance across critical plant assets.
• Manage spares, inventory, and procurement within budget.
• Lead and develop the on-site team; plan shifts and cover.
• Ensure HSE compliance and environmental permits.
• Respond to breakdowns and emergency repairs.
• Coordinate contractors and supplier management to improve plant availability.

Skills

Plant management

AD/biogas experience

Mechanical & electrical know‑how

PPM planning

Team leadership

Fault diagnosis

Reporting & record-keeping

Driving licence

On-call readiness

Education

Engineering or maintenance qualification

Job description

Alecto Recruitment Limited is seeking an Operations Director for an anaerobic digestion plant in Herefordshire. You will own day-to-day operations, reliability, maintenance and compliance of a 24/7 facility, leading an on-site team and coordinating contractors.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong mechanical and electrical knowledge, and the ability to move between planning and fault diagnosis. You’ll manage spares, safety, permits and plant performance to maximise uptime.