Production Shift Team Leader

Indaver Ireland & UK; Kelvedon Hatch; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Death in service insurance

25 days annual leave plus statutory

Annual performance bonus scheme

Paid training with study and exam leaf

Long service rewards, including higher

Job summary

Indaver in Essex is seeking a Production Shift Team Leader to coordinate 24/7 operations at the Rivenhall facility. The role includes leading a small team of Production Operators, driving safe, efficient, and compliant performance, and coordinating with maintenance and external services.

Ideally you have HNC/HND or significant technical experience, with at least five years in a power generation/continuous process setting and two years of people management.

Qualifications

• Proven operational shift experience within a power generation or continuous process industry.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience; minimum 2 years people management.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK, as no visa sponsorship will be offered for this position.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all production and material handling processes within the facility, maintaining a clean, safe and compliant 24/7 operation.
• Manage consumables and additives.
• Coordinate with external production support services and the maintenance team.
• Identify and scope operational improvement projects to simplify and standardise operability and compliance.
• Lead, develop and motivate the Production Shift Team to deliver operational excellence.
• Participate in developing and controlling operational budgets with the Production Manager.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Operational coordination

Education

HNC/HND in technical or process area

Job description

Employer
Indaver

Type contract
Permanent Full Time

Introduction

Indaver leads the field in sustainable waste management in Europe. We deliver high-quality, cost-effective services in the municipal, industrial and specialist hazardous waste markets. We currently offer Total Waste Management and Waste-to-Energy solutions in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Portugal, the UK and Ireland.

This position is based in Essex at the Rivenhall Facility, which processes circa 595,000t of residual waste per annum and produces electricity to power the region of 60,000 homes.

TheProduction Shift Team Leader operates within a 5-shift rota system and is responsible for all production and operational coordination activities required to operate the Rivenhall facility in a safe, efficient and compliant manner.

This position will also be responsible for the management of a small team of Production Operators, ensuring ongoing development and training needs are met.

There’s no future without sustainability. We are building a circular economy which gives waste a new lease of life. Come join us!

Role & Responsibilities

• Coordination of all production and material handling processes within the facility, and the maintenance of the facility in a clean and tidy manner at all times, whilst operating on a 24 hour/365 days per year basis
• Consumable and additive management
• Coordination of external production support services
• Coordination with the maintenance team and facilitation of maintenance activities within the facility
• Identification and scope determination of operational improvement projects that simplify, standardise or improve the operability and/or compliance of the facility
• Leading, developing and motivating the Production Shift Team to deliver operational excellence across all facility operations
• Participate in the development, control and optimisation of operational budgets in conjunction with the Production Manager

Experience and Qualifications Required

• Ideally HNC/HND educated, in a technical or process related area of study but significant applicable experience will be acceptable in lieu of qualifications
• Proven operational shift experience within a power generation or continuous process industry. Minimum 5 years of relevant experience. Minimum 2 years people management experience.
• Knowledge and experience with in a High Temperature Continuous Process (metallurgy, power generation, cement industry, petrochemicals)
• Unrelenting focus on continuous improvement of the facility and the people who work within it
• Must be eligible to work in the UK, as no visa sponsorship will be offered for this position

Offer

At Indaver, we offer excellent benefits to provide our colleagues with the additional support and flexibility to enable a genuinely gratifying work-life balance. Taking care of our colleagues is of utmost importance to us.

Our range of benefits enables our colleagues to enjoy life at any stage while growing a career path, including:

• Death in service insurance
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory
• Annual performance bonus scheme
• Paid training with study and exam leave
• Long service rewards, including increased Annual Leave