Senior Safety-Shift Operations Manager
Salary - Up to £70k (Dependant on suitability and experience)
Location - Reading / Basingstoke Area
Closing date - 28th March 2024
As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:
* Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
* Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle.
* Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training.
* Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
* A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution).
* Life Assurance.
* Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
* Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family.
* A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site.
As Senior Safety-Shift Operations Manager you will be accountable to Group Leader Site Services for the provision of a 24/7 Safety Shift. You will maintain regulatory, legislative compliance to support safe, secure, and clean operations across all sites.
Key Accountabilities
* Define, implement, and lead the strategic direction of the Safety Shift group.
* Delivery of all contractual milestones to agreed targets.
* Effective financial and resource planning and budgeting.
* Implementation of performance management arrangements.
* Develop and support transformation initiatives.
* Protection of the company's brand and reputation.
* Ownership of all relevant corporate standards and processes.
* Engaging and inspiring colleagues, promoting a diverse and inclusive environment that encourages them to seek opportunities for continuous improvement.
* Maintain and promote high personal standards of ethical working, environment, safety, health, security, and quality and be a great team player.
* Implementation of efficiency and value adding initiatives.
* Responsible for undertaking other duties as reasonably required by line and task management.
* Prepare and own companywide Shift Management processes, standards, procedures, work instructions and undertake management review to ensure standards etc. are being adhered to.
* Promoting and maintaining effective relationships with external stakeholders and regulators.
Key Responsibilities
* Responsible for operational and tactical management of the group.
* Promoting and developing business relationships with all internal and external stakeholders (regulators and customers).
* Responsible for the provision of suitably qualified and experienced personnel capable of delivering the requirements of the programme.
* Responsible for maintaining minimum manning numbers and competence in compliance with LC11.
* Responsible for the provision of safe, clean, and secure services and operations.
* Intelligent customer responsibilities.
* The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.
Whilst not to be considered a check list, candidates should be able to demonstrate some of the following:
* Financial and strategic awareness.
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to motivate, enthuse and empathise when necessary and challenge and constructively manage conflict.
* Decisive managerial and leadership skills.
* Ability to identify problems, evaluate options and formulate effective solutions.
* Ability to engage, communicate and negotiate effectively at all organisational levels.
* Experience managing in high hazard/highly regulated environments.
* Interaction with internal and external stakeholders, including customer and regulators and translate stakeholder needs and business strategy into tactical plans.
* Experience in Emergency management/operational response.
* A background in Nuclear/chemical/oil and gas industry would be beneficial but is not essential.
* This is a Monday - Friday (9 day fortnight) role however some flexibility and willingness to work outside of standard hours would be required if needed to support the 24/7 shift team.
All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.
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