Site Manager

Biogen; Westwood; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

4% employer pension

Health care and life assurance

Job summary

Biogen (UK) Ltd seeks a Site Manager to take overall responsibility for site operations, safety and compliance. The role covers COMAH requirements, HAZOP, DSEAR, ATEX measures and control of change, with focus on maximising GEU gas export to the grid and maintaining gas quality.

You will lead a team, oversee maintenance, and manage digestate stock, feedstock handling, and planned maintenance systems. A UK Driving Licence is required, with weekend work and remote monitoring duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a site in COMAH regulations.
• Mechanical or electrical engineering qualifications.
• Strong health and safety performance and regular reporting.
• Experience in materials handling, confined spaces, working at heights and first aid.
• WAMITAB competency standards training and NEBOSH certificate if not held.
• Cost control and budget management experience.
• Self-motivated, flexible with people management.
• Experience with environmental, safety and quality management systems.
• Experience with planned preventive maintenance systems.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage the whole site operation with a focus on safety and compliance.
• Maximise GEU gas export against budget and ensure gas quality protocols.
• Lead recruitment, staff development and performance appraisals.
• Oversee digestate stock, feedstock intake, sorting and loading operations.
• Ensure Emergency Preparedness and compliance with COMAH.
• Report plant performance to leadership and manage budgets.
• Manage remote monitoring of the AD process and weekend/call-out coverage.

Skills

People management

Process engineering

Health & safety

COMAH compliance

Budget management

Maintenance oversight

Education

Mechanical or electrical engineering qualification

Job description

Job Summary

You will join us as a Site Manager to pro-actively manage & take responsibility for the whole site operation. You will be responsible for the highest safety and environmental standards, HAZOP, DSEAR, ATEX control measures, and full control of change compliance. Full compliance with COMAH regulations including Emergency Preparedness and ensuring the site operates to maximise GEU Gas export against budget. Maximising gas export through the GEU from the gas to grid AD plant, ensuring gas quality protocols are always achieved through BUP.

You will have people management, development and training responsibility for the whole site, including recruitment and staff appraisals. This role will include managing digestate stock levels and quality, the intake, sorting and loading operation of feedstock supply and managing planned site maintenance.

Site Manager Requirements

• We are looking for an experienced people manager, who possesses excellent process engineering skills and previous experience of managing a site in compliance with COMAH regulations.
• You will ideally have mechanical or electrical engineer skills and qualifications.
• You will have previous experience of achieving excellent standards of health and safety and compliance requirements, providing regular reporting to the leadership team on the plant’s performance.
• You will ideally hold a qualification or possess experience in materials handling, confined spaces, working at heights and first aid.
• Training will be provided to achieve the internal Competency Management Standards (WAMITAB) and a NEBOSH general certificate if these are not already held.
• You will have experience of cost control and managing budgets and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances effectively.
• Be self-motivated, flexible and with good people management experience.
• It is desirable that you have experience of environmental, safety and quality management systems.
• Experience of working with planned preventive maintenance systems is also essential for this position.

Due to the nature of the role a full UK Driving Licence is required. The role will involve remote monitoring of the AD Process and may require working weekends and call out from time to time.

About Biogen (UK) Ltd

Biogen is the UK’s leader in anaerobic digestion (AD) and one of the largest independent AD operators in the UK. Having expanded its food waste recycling network through acquisition, it has a combined network of nineteen AD plants located across England, Scotland and Wales that provide cost-effective, low carbon, food and organic waste management solutions. Working with supermarkets, the hospitality industry, food manufacturers and local authorities across the UK, the AD sites recycle over half a million tonnes of food waste each year.

Location: Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 0SQ

Job type: Full time, permanent, 40 hours per week, weekends and remote monitoring.

Salary: Circa £65,000 per annum dependant on experience + overtime + bonus

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 4% employer pension
• health care and x4 life assurance

You may have experience of the following:

• Site Manager
• Production
• Health and Safety
• H&S
• Quality
• Site Management
• Facilities Manager
• Process Improvement
• Team Leader
• Facilities Management
• Deputy Site Manager
• Plant Engineering Manager
• Plant Manager
• Engineering Manager
• Maintenance Manager
• Maintenance Engineer
• Production Manager
• Operations Manager