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Operations manager

Sheffield
px Group
Operations manager
Posted: 13 September
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px Group Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

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Our Business: px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com

Department: Operations

Location: Sheffield


Description

px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com

Holbrook Biomass Plant is a 6.5MWe biomass fired combined heat and power station is designed to provide CO2 savings of over 210,000 Tonnes over the project life. The renewable energy generated is equivalent to that used to power about 12,000 homes. The plant uses around 55,000 tonnes of waste wood per year that may have traditionally gone to landfill. px Group took on responsibility for the operations and maintenance, performance, emission monitoring and ash disposal from the site, as well as managing the biomass fuel on site. The contract supported the px Group strategy to grow their footprint in green energy with partners around the UK.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for an Operations Manager. The Operations Manager will be responsible for the safe, efficient and reliable operation and maintenance of a circa 6.8MW cyclopentane Turbine unit, one biomass boilers and all the auxiliary and ancillary plant used to support the burning of waste wood fuel and production of power. You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.


Key Responsibilities

As Operations Manager, you will act as line manager for the Operations team to ensure that all operations and functions associated with all main and auxiliary plant at Holbrook Biomass meet the generation and availability targets, safely, efficiently and in an environmentally sensitive manner.

* Ensure logs and routines are carried out correctly.
* Shift cover for fuel operators in the event of sickness or training.
* Environmental reporting of incidents to line management.
* Monitoring of site permit to work system.
* Identification and purchase of essential spares.
* Procedures and risk assessment of tasks.
* Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance.
* Manage the compliance of equipment within the requirements of LOLER & PUWER
* Champion and monitor SSoW and be accountable for the training and delivery to the operations team.


Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Minimum Requirements:

* Qualified to at least ONC or equivalent in an engineering discipline.
* Have sound understanding of process flow and detailed knowledge of plant and maintenance systems and their functionality, especially computer based.
* Experience leading a small team gained in a Chemical, Waste Incineration or Power Generation environment.
* Be a leader in the promotion of excellent Safety Culture.
* Able to investigate plant problems, repair or specify solutions to good engineering practices.
* Capable of carrying inspections, audits, risk assessments and investigating events and accidents.


Benefits

What you will receive from us:

* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Contribution towards eye test and glasses
* Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
* Long Service Awards
* Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Flexible Benefits Package
* Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.


Seniority level

* Mid-Senior level


Employment type

* Full-time


Job function

* Management and Manufacturing


Industries

* Oil and Gas

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We’re removing boilerplate noise from the listing. The role details above reflect the Operations Manager position at Holbrook Biomass Plant, part of px Group, and the listed responsibilities, qualifications and benefits are as described in the original posting.

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