Site Supervisor

Nijhuis Saur Industries Ltd; Long Drax; On-site; GBP 36,900 - 45,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private Healthcare

Death in Service

Group Income Protection

25 days holiday

Job summary

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland seek a WTP Site Supervisor to drive operational excellence for the DRAX water treatment assets. You will lead a cohesive team, manage RAMS and safety, and provide regular reporting, planning with maintenance, and on-site leadership.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong knowledge of water treatment, and experience managing technicians and sub-contractors. 40 hours/week, with benefits and pension options after probation.

Qualifications

• Operational leadership in an industrial setting.
• Detailed knowledge of water treatment processes.
• Experience leading a team of operational technicians.
• Experience planning and leading a maintenance team.
• Ability to manage sub-contractors and plan work.
• Strong HSE systems experience and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a cohesive WTP team to drive operational excellence.
• Provide daily/weekly operational reporting and RAMS review.
• Coordinate with Operations Manager and maintenance for timely planning.
• Utilise DRAX MAXIMO for daily maintenance planning.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental standards.
• Attend safety and operational meetings on site.

Skills

Operational leadership

Water treatment knowledge

Team leadership

Maintenance planning

Sub-contractor management

HSE compliance

P&ID reading

Problem solving

Education

HNC/HND in engineering/process

Water treatment/ion exchange/chemistry

Quality & safety training

Job description

Summary

The WTP Site Supervisor will be expected to pro-actively drive operational excellence by operating and improving the reliability and efficiency of the water treatment plant (WTP) assets at DRAX. Daily duties will include ensuring the WTP asset equipment continually operates at their optimum level, whilst maintaining technician communications, establishing operational reviews and ensuring the timely completion of PM tasks and the repair of failed equipment. The WTP Site Supervisor will also be expected to provide support to the Operations Manager by taking responsibility for timely provision of information, organisation and reporting to DRAX. The WTP Site Supervisor will be expected to supply and review RAMS, accept DRAX permits, deliver daily/weekly operational reports and attend operational and safety meetings on site. The WTP Site Supervisor will also use the DRAX MAXIMO system for daily maintenance planning. Critical to the success of this role, will be the day-to-day leadership, management and continued development of a cohesive WTP team, resulting in a proactive attitude and approach to improving the plant operating condition, and providing training materials and technical documentation. An integral part of the plant improvement plan will be the implementation of operational excellence programmes and meaningful KPI’s. The WTP Site Supervisor will carry out a weekly inventory of operational consumables (e.g. chemicals, filters etc.) and request re-order as required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Management of health safety and environmental standards in a power station environmental on a complex multi customer project
• Visible leadership on HSE issues at all levels both in the client organisation and within NSI
• Preparation of financial documentation such as purchase orders for subsequent approval by the Operations or Territory Manager. Control of any subsequent orders to ensure that equipment arrives on time and within budget.
• Build recognition with DRAX for Operational Excellence and efficiency.
• Develop strong relationships with key Customer personnel.
• Recognise improvements / gaps in the operation of the WTP plant and where authority allows, implement improvements.
• Seek to develop Optimisation Projects according to corporate model.
• Provide support to the Operations Manager and liaise directly with maintenance to devise realistic and timely planning for completion of key operational activities – including statutory requirements.
• Development and Management of operational procedures and basic competency training for Operations Technicians.
• Manage day to day issues for operators, including welfare, conduct, behaviour training and development.
• Support the development of the ‘NSI’ culture of ownership, involvement and accountability for operational excellence.
• Complete quarterly performance reviews with direct reports.
• DRAX audit tracking.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

• Operational leadership experience within an industrial setting.
• A detailed working knowledge of water treatment
• Experience of leading all aspects of a team of operational technicians
• Experience of planning and leading a maintenance team
• Experience of directing teams and organising sub-contractors.
• Leadership and other practical hands-on delivery
• Self-management on critical process plant
• Working to strict HSE systems with high level of personal accountability
• Operational problem solving and diagnostics (using technical literature)
• Ability to read and interpret Process and instrument diagrams
• Time served apprentice (Desirable)
• HNC/HND in an engineering/process discipline (Desirable)
• Background or qualification in (any of): Water treatment/ION Exchange / Chemistry /
• Chemical engineering / Contract Management. (Desirable)
• Training in Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety systems.

Working for us means

• Salary Banding – Up to £41,000 (DOE)
• Hours of Work – 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• Holidays – 25 days + 8 statutory days
• Probationary Period – 6 months
• Pension – Can join immediately or auto enrolled after 3 months - Employee 5% and Employer 5% via salary sacrifice
• Eligible to join Private Healthcare after successfully completing probation
• Eligible for Death in Service benefit (4 x basic salary) and Group Income Protection upon commencement of employment
• Notice – 1 week during probation, increasing to 1 month thereafter

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland are committed to maintaining Environmental & Social Impact goals

• To reach Net Zero emissions across our value chain by 2040.
• To continuously meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, accountability, maintaining B-Corp Certification.
• To be a socially responsible company creating a positive impact to all stakeholders including workers, communities, customers, and our planet.

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland are an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to providing equal opportunities in all aspects of employment in line with the Equality Act 2010.