Plant Manager

Astute People; Sleaford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Pension

Full benefits available

Job summary

Astute People’s Power Team is supporting a leading global O&M contractor with Biomass and Energy from Waste facilities across the UK. The Plant Manager will oversee daily operations, ensuring compliance with legislation and performance against contractual obligations.

Key duties include managing the O&M team and contractors, implementing maintenance strategies, and delivering on-site safety, quality and environmental standards. Requires degree in engineering and relevant safety qualifications.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related field required.
• HNC/HND/ONC or equivalent with relevant work experience welcome.
• IOSH/NEBOSH or equivalent in Health & Safety preferred.
• HV SAP / High Voltage Authorised would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure facility is operated efficiently and performance targets are met or exceeded.
• Manage site O&M team and third-party contractors to run safely and efficiently in compliance with standards and legislation.
• Oversee plant improvement opportunities to increase availability and reduce costs.
• Develop and deliver the on-site O&M strategy, including maintenance, outages, and day-to-day operations.
• Manage HSE, Quality and Environmental systems in line with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
• Manage budgets and take financial responsibility for the plant.
• Ensure the operating model is implemented across the facility.
• Track costs for capital projects and outages.
• Develop and mentor site personnel.
• Report on QHSE, Financial, Operations and Maintenance matters.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Budget management

KPI tracking

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

HNC / HND / ONC or equivalent

IOSH / NEBOSH Health & Safety

High Voltage Authorised (HV SAP)

Job description

Astute's Power Team are working with a leading global O&M Contractor who operate a fleet of Biomass and Energy from Waste facilities across the UK.

As Plant Manager, you will be responsible for the facilities day to day operations ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and performance against key contractual obligations.

Responsibilities and duties of the Plant Manager role

Reporting to the Project Director, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring that the facility is operated efficiently and that all performance targets are met or exceeded.
• Managing the site O&M team & third-party contractors, ensuring the plant is run in a safe & efficient manner, in compliance with all internal & external standards & legislation.
• Oversee plant improvement opportunities to increase plant availability and reduce ongoing costs.
• Development and delivery of the O&M strategy on site, including the implementation and execution of planned / unplanned maintenance activity, outages and day to day operations.
• Managing HSE, Quality and Environmental systems in accordance with OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
• Managing the site's budgets and taking financial responsibility for the plant.
• Ensure that the businesses operating model is implemented across the facility.
• Tracking costs for capital project and outages.
• Managing and developing site personnel.
• Reporting on QHSE, Financial, Operations and Maintenance issues.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Ideally qualified with a Degree in a relevant Engineering field.
• HNC / HND / ONC or similarly qualified candidates with relevant work experience will be welcome to apply.
• Ideally hold an IOSH / NEBOSH or equivalent in Health & Safety.
• HV SAP / High Voltage Authorised would be advantageous.

Personal skills

The Plant Manager role would suit someone who has:

• At least 5 years senior management experience on a Power Station or Large Process Plant with Power / Steam Raising plant; Energy from Waste, Biomass, CCGT, CHP, Refinery, Petrochemical etc.
• Strong man-management and leadership skills with proven experience in successfully achieving plant KPI's.
• Familiar with Engineering standards and legislation such as PSSR, LOLER, PUWER etc.
• Budget/Commercial/Strategic experience.

Salary and benefits of the Plant Manager role

• Highly competitive salary (please ask for specifics)
• Bonus opportunity
• Pension
• Full benefits available

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation.

We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK.

Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative.