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Operations manager

Milton Keynes
Thalia
Operations manager
€60,000 - €80,000 a year
Posted: 11 June
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Allerton Waste Recovery Park, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom


Job Description

Posted Wednesday 3 July 2024 at 00:00 | Expired Friday 12 July 2024 at 23:59

At Thalia, we turn household waste into energy. We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Operations Manager to join our team at Allerton Waste Recovery Park. The Operations Manager role is to ensure the safe and efficient running of waste operations linked to the Weighbridge, MBT & Tipping Hall areas of AWRP. It will be the role of the Operations Manager to ensure that departments remain aligned with a consistent approach in operations, ensuring that all Health and Safety, Environmental, Training and compliance requirements are achieved and in date. The Operations Manager will look to optimise waste operations in line with line plant design capabilities insuring reporting is accurate and on time.

Responsibilities

* Will act as site COTC holder
* Will act as SAP in the MBT plant
* Day to day management of the weighbridge, MBT plant and the Tipping Hall operations staff
* Line management responsibilities of the weighbridge, MBT plant and Tipping Hall
* Manage site agency staff
* Manage operational mandatory and competency based training for Weighbridge, MBT plant and Tipping Hall
* Ensure operations of weighbridge, MBT and Tipping Hall are safe and efficient
* Ensure the daily information recording is accurate as per business requirements and relayed during daily production meeting
* Collate and present during weekly review meeting KPI’s, plant performance, issues and other considerations to the Principal Operations Manager
* Monitor aspects of operations to ensure plant optimisation and smooth delivery of waste
* Monitor DOC in relation to material entering and exiting site and records are compliant and in date
* Manage all aspects of IBA, storage, offloading, sampling
* Manage and audit MBT Policies, procedures, daily/weekly checks
* Manage operational SOP’s and EOP’s
* Proactively arrange for process related works to maximise production between planned outages
* Will Project Manage and control improvements to the process / safety and operation of the Weighbridge, MBT and Tipping Hall ensuring timelines and Budgets are met.
* Operational planning of outages for MBT plant
* Participate in Management of Change, providing information relating to process safety, cost benefit and operational feasibility
* Ensure effective logging and reporting of maintenance related issues using CMMS, highlighting priority jobs during daily production meeting
* Complete Weekly KPI’s and SPC charts to identify variations in the process.
* Attend mandatory meetings as required by Principal Operations Manager

Reporting to: Principal Operations Manager

Number of direct reports: 8-10

Person Requirements

Qualifications

* WAMITAB – Level 4 (Module 12, non-hazardous waste transfer / Module 18, mechanical biological treatment / Module 5, anaerobic digestion)
* IOSH Managing Safely Certificate or equivalent formal safety qualification

Skills

* Experience in Weighbridge, MBT and Tipping Hall process
* Understands relevant industry, health & safety legislation.
* Competent in data collection, analysis and presentation
* Understands how to manage projects.

Experience

* Previous experience working within an MBT environment.
* Working to defined KPI deliverables.
* Environmental Health and Safety experience relating to a Process Operation

Technical competences

* Understands and is capable of demonstrating the importance of Health and Safety systems in the work place
* Understands and is capable of demonstrating the importance of environmental compliance in the work place
* Demonstrable understanding of the key variables and measurements required to effectively and safely operate a Mechanical, Biological treatment facility in its entirety.
* Demonstrable understanding of the importance of a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) in attaining high availability and plant throughputs.
* A good understanding of all HSE aspects and Safe Systems of Work
* Can influence, lead and persuade others
* Analytical and has techniques for identifying and solving problems
* Highly numerate and literate, both in verbal and written forms
* Confident and credible presenter
* IT literate – comfortable using business software and systems
* Effective time manager and self organiser

Our Business
At Thalia Waste Management, we are creating a future to be proud of. We think differently, questioning everything, enabling us to develop progressive waste into energy solutions and services. Being motivated, tackling problems together, inspiring others to take responsibility, making a difference, being ambitious and contributing value.
We operate the best technology available across our four strategic sites in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. Our technology includes everything from mechanical and biological treatment, traditional mass-burn energy from waste and material recycling technologies to in-vessel composting, advanced thermal treatment, innovative small-scale energy from waste and anaerobic digestion. In a single year we process 300,000 tonnes of waste that is turned into energy. This generates the same amount of energy as approximately 600 million solar panels. Similarly we recycle circa 95,000 tonnes of waste.

Inclusion
At Thalia Waste Management, we work hard to make sure we are an inclusive and diverse place to work.This means we don’t just look at your CV, we’re focused on who you are, your skills and passion that can be brought to Thalia Waste Management. We know and understand the everyone is different and has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working and any adjustments that could be needed! We’ll do all that we can to support everyone from their first contact with us. For any support or adjustments needed through our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a Disability ConfidentEmployer, we will make sure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Allerton Waste Recovery Park, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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