Plant Manager - Biogas

Scinergy Recruitment; Goole; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SCINERGY Recruitment are recruiting for a Plant Manager to lead the new anaerobic digestion facility near Goole, North Yorkshire. You will drive commissioning, start-up and handover, then take responsibility for safe, compliant operation and team development.

This is a hands-on leadership role shaping processes and procedures, building a team, and delivering reliable performance while managing feedstock, biogas production and environmental compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience operating in anaerobic digestion or similar process plants.
• Engineering or process qualification.
• Experience leading operations and maintenance teams.
• Knowledge of environmental permits and health & safety.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee commissioning, startup and handover of the new AD plant.
• Manage day-to-day operations, safety, and performance.
• Lead operations and maintenance teams and develop staff.
• Optimise AD process to maximise biogas and availability.
• Manage feedstock handling, digestate processing and storage.
• Establish procedures, CMMS maintenance schedules and budgets.
• Coordinate reactive maintenance and contractors.
• Monitor KPIs and report on plant performance.

Skills

Operations management

Team leadership

Budget management

Process optimization

Contractor management

Health & safety

Problem solving

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Plant Manager - New Build Anaerobic Digestion

Very competitive salary + benefits

Great Heck, North Yorkshire

40 hours per week, Monday-Friday | Permanent

SCINERGY Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Plant Manager to join a brand-new anaerobic digestion facility outside Goole, North Yorkshire.

The Plant Manager will initially support the commissioning, start-up and operational handover of the facility before taking responsibility for its safe, compliant and efficient operation. This will include managing plant performance, maintenance, health and safety, environmental compliance and team development.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity to shape a new site from the outset, establishing operating procedures and building a team as the facility moves into full operation.

As the Plant Manager you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the commissioning, performance testing and operational handover of the new anaerobic digestion plant
• Managing the day-to-day operation of the facility, ensuring safe, efficient and reliable performance
• Leading, managing and developing the site's operations and maintenance team
• Monitoring and optimising the anaerobic digestion process to maximise biogas production and plant availability
• Managing feedstock intake, storage and blending, alongside digestate processing, storage and removal
• Developing site operating procedures, systems and performance standards
• Establishing and managing planned preventative maintenance schedules using the site's CMMS
• Coordinating reactive maintenance, contractors, servicing and plant shutdowns
• Investigating breakdowns and process issues, implementing improvements to reduce downtime
• Ensuring compliance with the Environmental Permit and relevant health, safety and environmental legislation
• Overseeing risk assessments, permits to work and Safe Systems of Work
• Managing operational and maintenance budgets, monitoring KPIs and reporting on plant performance
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and training of site personnel
• Participating in an out-of-hours escalation or call-out rota when required

To be considered for this position, you should have:

• Previous operational management experience within anaerobic digestion, biogas, power generation, energy from waste, wastewater treatment or a similar process environment
• A relevant engineering, process, scientific or operational qualification
• Experience leading and developing operational or engineering teams
• A strong understanding of process-plant operations, maintenance and performance optimisation
• Experience managing contractors, maintenance schedules and operational budgets
• Working knowledge of environmental permitting and relevant health and safety requirements
• Strong fault-finding, problem-solving and communication skills
• A proactive, hands-on approach to managing a developing site
• A full UK driving licence

Experience commissioning a new facility and knowledge of AD biology, feedstock management and biogas production would be advantageous. An IOSH or NEBOSH qualification would also be desirable.

Salary and benefits:

• Very Compeititve salary and benefits
• 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday
• Perman