Plant Manager

Astute People; Slough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Private medical

Other benefits

Job summary

Astute's Power Team, partnered with a market-leading Energy company, is recruiting a Plant Manager for a modern Energy from Waste power station in Slough, Berkshire. The role offers a competitive salary, bonus and private healthcare benefits.

You will lead the on-site O&M team and contractors, drive KPI performance, manage budgets and ensure safety and regulatory compliance while developing maintenance strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant engineering field.
• IOSH or NEBOSH Health and Safety qualification would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Operate efficiently to meet or exceed performance targets.
• Manage on-site O&M team and third-party contractors to ensure safe and efficient plant operation.
• Oversee improvements to increase plant availability and reduce costs.
• Develop and implement on-site O&M strategy including maintenance, outages and daily operations.
• Manage QEHS, Quality and Environmental systems per standards.
• Oversee site budgets and financial accountability.
• Ensure the operating model is implemented across the facility.
• Track costs for capital projects and outages.
• Develop and mentor site personnel.
• Report on QEHS, financial, operations and maintenance.

Job description

Astute's Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for a Plant Manager to join their modern Energy from Waste Power Station in Slough, Berkshire.

The vital Plant Manager role comes with a competitive salary + bonus + private healthcare + other benefits.

Responsibilities and duties of the Plant Manager role

• Ensuring 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 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 QEHS, Financial, Operations and Maintenance

Professional qualifications

• Ideally qualified with a degree in a relevant engineering field
• Would be highly beneficial to have an IOSH or NEBOSH Health and Safety Qualification

Personal Skills and prior experience

• Prior senior management experience within a heavy process engineering environment such as Power (EfW, Biomass, CCGT, Coal, etc), Refineries, Petrochemicals, COMAH sites, etc.
• Excellent 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

• A competitive basic salary
• Performance related bonus
• Private medical
• Other company benefits

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.