Plant Manager Northwick

VitalAire Canada Inc.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide Biogas Solutions UK is seeking a Plant Manager for the Northwick site in Moreton-in-Marsh. You will lead a 12‑person team to run the anaerobic digestion plant with a focus on safety, efficiency and profitability.

You will drive operational excellence, manage budgeting and capital projects, and ensure regulatory data is submitted on time. NEBOSH qualification and waste-sector experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in a related discipline.
• NEBOSH qualification is essential.
• Experience in a production/operational plant or directly in the waste sector.
• Experience in project management, customer relationship building, and stakeholder management.
• Proven team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive Operational Excellence: optimize plant operations with strategic feeding plans and active biological management to maximize profitability.
• Lead Strategy & Financial Growth: oversee business planning, budgeting, and monthly financial reporting; own capital projects and regulator data submissions.
• Champion Safety & Compliance: ensure adherence to HSE policies, codes of conduct, and regulatory requirements; manage risk, audits, and inspections.
• Empower the Team: train, qualify, and welfare oversee a 12-person team; lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead continuous improvement and capital projects with site stakeholders.

Skills

Degree in related discipline

NEBOSH qualification

Waste sector experience

Project management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Customer relationship

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

NEBOSH qualification

WAMITAB qualification

Lean Six-Sigma qualification

Tools

WAMITAB

Job description

## Plant Manager NorthwickApply: United Kingdom, MORETON-In-MARSH: Full time: Posted Today: R10101922Air Liquide Biogas Solutions, employing over 200 people, is dedicated to producing biomethane, with a circular economy approach, for industry and transportation. Leveraging core Air Liquide technologies, the Group has developed competencies throughout the whole biomethane value chain, starting with biogas production from waste, to its purification into biomethane, liquefaction, storage, transportation to distribution. As part of the circular economy approach, Air Liquide also valorizes digestate as fertiliser and produces biogenic CO2.Biogas Solutions is a key asset to contribute to Air Liquide’s strategic plan, serving the decarbonization needs of its customers as well as its own climate objectives.With roughly 70 employees, Air Liquide Biogas Solutions UK operates in England and Scotland with the main office in Birmingham.## How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?Are you ready to lead operations that directly contribute to a sustainable energy future? As a Plant Manager, you will play a vital role in our mission by guiding our Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant to peak efficiency, safety, and profitability. Your leadership will directly bridge operational excellence with our broader business growth by ensuring maximum green energy output and robust financial sustainability. If you are passionate about the waste-to-energy sector and want to champion continuous improvement and impactful capital projects, we want you on our team.**Location and Scope:** Based at the Northwick Power site in Chipping Campden, Moreton-in-Marsh, this critical role oversees the entire plant, encompassing engineering, operations, and administration. You will report directly to the General Manager and lead a dedicated 12-person team. Travel expectations include occasional travel within the UK (Midlands) and, rarely, the EU. **You will be required to be On-Call every 1 in 4 weeks**, covering a 7 day period. A Call Out payment and salary is based on the experience. **What You Will Do:** * **Drive Operational Excellence:** Optimize Plant operations through strategic feeding plans and active biological management to maximize profitability. You will manage digestate processing to maintain PAS 110 compliance and lead the Engineering Team in daily and ad-hoc task prioritization.* **Lead Strategy & Financial Growth:** Lead business planning, annual budgeting, and monthly financial reporting in conjunction with the Finance team. You will own capital projects and ensure the timely submission of Regulator data required for green energy valorization.* **Champion Safety & Compliance:** Guarantee strict adherence to all HSE policies, Codes of Conduct, and regulatory requirements across the site. This includes comprehensive risk management (Job Hazard Analysis, RAMS), audits, and inspections.* **Empower the Team:** Coordinate and animate all site stakeholders, taking full responsibility for the training, qualifications, and welfare of your 12-person team. You will actively lead continuous improvement and efficiency initiatives.## Are you a MATCH?**What You Bring to the Team:****Must Have:*** A Degree in a related discipline.* A NEBOSH qualification.* Previous experience working on a production/operational plant or directly within the Waste sector.* Experience in project management, customer relationship building, and stakeholder management.* Team leadership experience. **Good to Have:** * An Engineering background (e.g., Mechanical, Electrical).* A WAMITAB qualification* Knowledge of the waste industry and the AD sector.* Chemical or biological knowledge, paired with financial and regulatory compliance experience.* A Lean management or Six-Sigma qualification. **Who You Are:** You are a resilient, motivated self-starter with a strong safety mindset and exceptional attention to detail. You communicate effectively across all levels of a business, adapting your personal style to build strong relationships and keep teams informed. Armed with a diplomatic approach and a continuous improvement mindset, you excel at analyzing complex information to proactively identify obstacles, propose solutions, and delegate tasks effectively. **Northwick Power is an industrial processor of food waste located on the north of Gloucestershire close to Chipping Campden and the plant has been designed to handle a wide range of waste feedstocks. Through a process called Anaerobic Digestion it utilises the waste as a raw material to create methane, which in turn is used to generate electricity and gas both of which are exported to the national grids and are 100% renewable.**