Deputy Operations Manager (Hazardous Waste Treatment)
Sheffield
£-Attractive salary and benefits package
Our client is one of the UK’s leading waste and resource management companies, with over 200 facilities and 4,200 employees across the UK.
A vacancy currently exists for a Deputy Operations Manager to play a key role in managing the operation and staff at multiple hazardous waste treatment facilities in the Yorkshire region.
Main Duties:
* Supporting and deputising for the Operations Manager
* Managing the operation and staff at multiple waste treatment facilities to ensure safety, compliance, and financial targets are met
* Leading and managing staff and contractors to operate safely and compliantly
* Developing and maintaining positive relationships with regulators, customers, and suppliers
* Overseeing the reception, inspection, processing, and dispatch of waste and treated residues
* Developing and implementing operating procedures, work instructions, and staff training
* Managing preventative maintenance programmes and arranging timely maintenance
* Liaising with technical staff for sampling, assessment, and monitoring of waste processing techniques
* Providing permits to work and operating mobile plant equipment
* Training and mentoring new starters
Candidate Requirements:
* A degree in Chemistry or a related subject
* Experience in the process (chemical) or waste treatment industry
* Health and Safety qualification such as NEBOSH General Certificate
* Certificate of Technical Competence (COTC) for Managing Hazardous Waste Treatment/Transfer
* Experience in the use and maintenance of mobile plant and fixed machinery
* Ability to motivate and lead a small team of technically qualified and manual staff
* Organised, able to plan ahead, and adaptable to changing work requirements
* Customer-focused, commercially aware, and able to negotiate
* Practical approach, with the ability to manage on-site rather than from an office
This vacancy is for a full-time position, working 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Ref: J9596