Team Leader

Argent Energy Limited; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biodiesel producer in the United Kingdom is seeking a Team Leader to oversee shift operations at its plant. The role involves managing a team to ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards while monitoring performance and driving operational excellence. Candidates should have a strong background in chemical processes and team leadership, with a focus on continuous improvement. Competitive benefits are on offer, including a bonus scheme and skills development.

Benefits

Medicash

Enhanced pension

Bonus Scheme

Onsite car parking

Skills and qualification development

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of pre-treatment/chemical processes.
• Familiarity with pumps, compressors, and reactors.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience in the oil, gas, or chemical industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leads a shift team to meet plant targets.
• Monitors plant performance for KPIs.
• Trains and develops shift personnel.
• Ensures health, safety, and environmental compliance.
• Handles HR related matters for the team.

Skills

Understanding of pre-treatment/chemical process operations

Familiarity with process equipment

Managing the Safe System of Work

Knowledge of SHE legislation

Project management

Team leadership

Continuous improvement mindset

Decisiveness under pressure

Collaborative skills

Education

Degree in Engineering or Science discipline

Relevant H&S qualification

GCSE’s minimum grade 4 in Maths and English

NVQ 2 or equivalent in process, electrical, mechanical

Job description

Who are Argent Energy?

Argent Energy is a leading European waste-based biodiesel producer with a vision to help decarbonise transport worldwide. We believe in using waste materials only and continuously search for new waste to be turned into higher value products. We invest in people and their development as well as R&D to drive innovation in products, technologies and operational excellence. We have sites in the UK and Amsterdam.

Main Purpose of Job

Leads a shift team within our biodiesel plant, to maximise plant targets ensuring health, safety and environmental compliance.

The Team Leader will work a 4 on, 6 off, 12 hour shift system which includes 2 days and 2 nights.

What you will do?

• Monitors plant performance and communicates actions to shift personnel to ensure KPIs are met.

• Drives SHEQ compliance by driving high standards for housekeeping, and ensures issues and events are raised and actioned (in Ultimo).

• Trains and develops the team to ensure they are fully competent and kept up to date with business developments.

• Maintains accurate records of plant operations, including logs, shift handovers and incident reports.

• Monitors plant equipment and materials to ensure they are in good condition and stored correctly. Ensures all issues raised by the team are updated and actioned in the Maintenance system.

• Ensures Maintenance is carried out according to the pre-defined schedule and in line with safe systems of work.

• Troubleshoot operational issues and resolve them promptly, coordinating with other departments as needed.

• Manage all HR related matters to optimise your team's performance in line with HR policies.

Who will you work with?

With the other Shift Team Leaders to ensure a detailed and precise shift handover to oncoming teams.

Plant Manager to communicate plant performance and production issues.

Maintenance regarding preventative and planned maintenance.

What skills and behaviours will you need to be successful:

• Strong understanding of pre-treatment/chemical process operations, control systems, and troubleshooting techniques. (essential)

• Familiarity with process equipment (pumps, compressors, reactors, heat exchangers, etc.) and their operation. (essential)

• Managing the Safe System of Work (essential)

• Knowledge of SHE legislation (essential)

• Project management (desirable)

• Can lead, motivate and influence teams

• Actively promote a team-working environment and always lead by example, demonstrating Argent values.

• Continuous improvement and solutions driven

• Makes clear and prompt decisions with confidence whilst working under pressure, considering risks to process and people.

• Is collaborative and builds relationships.

Other Experience and Qualifications required:

• Degree in Engineering or Science discipline (desirable)

• Relevant H&S qualification (desirable)

• Previous supervisory experience (desirable)

• GCSE’s minimum grade 4 in Maths and English

• NVQ 2, or equivalent in process, electrical, mechanical or similar (desirable).

• Oil, gas or chemical industry operational work experience (desirable).

• Experience of working in an Industrial setting with good safety practices

What’s on offer

• Medicash

• Enhanced pension

• Bonus Scheme

• Onsite car parking

• Skills and qualification development