Job Description
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We are seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead a modern energy-from-waste and materials recovery facility. You will be responsible for delivering safe, compliant, and high-performance operations while driving continuous improvement across all operational, maintenance, and EH&S activities. This is based just south of Glasgow.
This is a senior leadership role, accountable for all site employees and for ensuring the facility meets contractual, regulatory, and performance standards.
Key Responsibilities
Operational Leadership
* Deliver operational performance that meets or exceeds contractual and internal expectations.
* Ensure all operational and maintenance activities comply with statutory requirements and company EH&S standards.
* Monitor, manage, and accurately report all key performance indicators.
* Lead daily operations of both the Energy-from-Waste (EfW) and Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).
* Identify opportunities to improve plant efficiency, reliability, and output, including developing business cases and action plans.
* Support and oversee maintenance functions, including annual outages and unplanned event response.
* Manage budgets, forecast requirements, monitor variances, and implement corrective actions.
EH&S and Compliance
* Implement and uphold the organisation's Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Management Systems.
* Drive a proactive safety culture with strong workforce engagement.
* Ensure compliance with the site's Environmental Permit, investigating and reporting exceedances when required.
* Manage operations in line with ISO standards and ensure all QEHS actions and non-conformances are closed out.
People & Stakeholder Management
* Lead, develop, and support all site employees, including recruitment, training, coaching, performance management, and discipline where required.
* Maintain a safe, secure, and legally compliant working environment.
* Manage relationships with external stakeholders, including regulators, goods and services providers, and interested parties.
* Collaborate with other facilities and functional teams to share best practice and deliver group-wide improvements.
Key Accountabilities
* Health & Safety performance in line with legislation and corporate policies.
* Environmental compliance and performance.
* Achievement of site KPIs (availability, performance, outputs, etc.).
* Delivery against annual budgets and cashflow.
* Compliance with all regulatory and internal requirements.
* Effective support to other company departments and facilities.
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
Essential
* Extensive senior operational management experience, ideally within power generation, waste, or similar heavy industry.
* Strong technical understanding of EfW, gasification, or steam cycle plant (boilers, steam turbines, auxiliaries).
* Qualification in engineering (or equivalent experience).
* Proven experience with QEHS management systems and regulatory compliance.
* Experience with SOPs, permit-to-work systems, and maintenance management processes.
* Strong leadership capability, with a track record of building, developing, and motivating teams.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills.
* Ability to perform under pressure and manage time-critical operational demands.
Desirable
* Operational experience of gasification technologies.
* Advanced engineering or operational qualification.
* NEBOSH, IOSH, IEMA or similar certifications.
* High Voltage Authorised Person experience.
* First Aid qualification. xkybehq
* BOAS certification or equivalent.