The role involves the day to day running of all processing/ reprocessing equipment and supporting operations at the specified site. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Site Manager and other members of the Site Management Team, ensuring all site objectives are completed in a timely manner and relevant targets are met. This may involve working beyond normal contracted hours and on call as required to fulfil the needs of the role. The role supports the line is responsible business model, ensuring Site Teams are empowered, accountable and motivated to achieve the best results. Key accountabilities: Ensure you/ your Team conform to the expected behaviours and uphold the companys core values at all times Lead your Team, setting clear goals to ensure delivery of strategy and key responsibilities Manage resources effectively to achieve the desired outcomes for safety, environment and to meet or exceed the required performance expectations Motivate and develop people to support individual and Team growth, fostering a positive work environment to achieve high performance and operational excellence Communicate and collaborate, ensuring effective communication between you/ your Team, the broader site and across other business functions Performance and feedback, monitor progress towards objectives, regularly assess Team performance and provide constructive feedback Problem solving and reporting, resolve conflicts, and provide regular performance/ status updates to higher management and other stakeholders Key Responsibilities: Overseeing the efficient day to day running of the site, working with the Site Manager and the Site Management Team to achieve daily objectives/ targets ensuring compliance with Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety standards in force at any given time; ensuring all workers follow safe working practices Management of the workforce, including their performance and competency, on a day-to-day basis, both directly and indirectly through your Team; using all available resources, including appraisals; and fostering good working relationships with colleagues, interested parties and members of the Site Management Team. Coaching/ mentoring of direct reports and site teams to ensure they are performing to their best A daily on-site presence will be required. Ensuring staff are fulfilling their duties/ responsibilities and the highest levels of housekeeping, site organisation and operational efficiency at all times Becoming familiar with all aspects of site operations, its equipment and its people to enable efficient utilisation of resources; providing cover for increased workloads and/or absence as appropriate Ensuring the site is correctly supported through appropriate allocation of existing resources, prioritisation of tasks, recruitment and retention of staff working with the Site Manager to obtain approval for recruitment requisitions, as required Working within the budgets set by the Company at any given time, ensuring the site complies with Group procedures for purchasing and procurement Liaising with the Transport Department on a day to day basis to ensure correct movement of materials to fulfil the sites production objectives Liaison with the relevant member(s) of the Commercial Team; to ensure development of good working relationships with suppliers and customers (current and new).Support the Commercial Team to run material trials and adjust site operations to meet current/ future needs Full responsibility for production on relevant Static Plant - achievement of KPIs, labour organisation/ planning Working collaboratively with the sites Maintenance Team to ensure maximum uptime on all Static/ Mobile Plant via completion of TPMs and PMs, as appropriate Full responsibility for receiving inspection processes and turnaround of material deliveries to the site Full responsibility for 'day to day fulfilment of the sites HSEQ requirements, including ensuring staff competency/ training, completion of relevant compliance inspections, incident reporting and investigation and correct implementation of company safe working procedures always Generate management reports, attend site/ Group meetings, to communicate site performance for production, HSEQ, stock management, and any other aspect of site operations, as directed by the Site Manager. Utilising the relevant Group data systems and reporting templates/ structures, in place at any given time. Support the Site Manager, as directed, to achieve the sites strategic goals, in accordance with broader company strategy Liaise with 3 rd parties, including regulatory authorities, customer representatives, as required and/ or directed by the Site Manager Follow the Group Contractor Management procedure, including issue and use of relevant Permits to Work, as required Carry out any additional duties that may be reasonably requested Comply with all Company policies and procedures as defined in the Employee Manual and the post holders terms and particulars of employment Ensure you and your team uphold the Group values and behaviours, at all times, fostering a safe and healthy culture on site Person Specification: Experience: Ideally from a Scrap Metal background but not a pre-requisite. Experienced and accomplished Production Managers/ Line Managers from the wider Waste and Recycling industry will be considered Drive Results: The individualis achievement orientated andhas proven experience in achieving results even under tough circumstances, with aproven track record insafelyleading operational sites Action Orientated: Taking on tasks, newopportunities,and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, enthusiasm and in a planned and safe manner Be Resilient: Rebound fromsetbacksand adversity when facing difficult situations Collaborate: Build partnerships with other departments/ sites and workcollaborativelywith others to meet shared business goals Mentor / Coach: Well developed people management skills and motivated to support the development and performance of others through empowerment and accountability, with a proven ability to lead the professional development of teams and direct reports Persistence: Be energised by new, tough assignmentsand overcome obstacles to achieve stretching work objectives Focus: Detect patterns and trends in performance and implement corrective actions when required to achieve desired outcomes Balanced: Is able to balance time proportionately between simultaneouslymaintaining visibility of site operationsandmanaging office-based activities Composed: The ability to remain calm when managing abnormal or emergency situations Key Competencies: Excellent people skills and the ability to manage and develop others The ability to develop good working relationships with colleagues, customers, and other business contacts Professional in all aspects of work including but not limited to relationships with customers and other professionals Excellent time management and organisational skills The ability to work under pressure using own initiative, managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines Clear effective communicator; in person, in writing and on the telephone Essential skills: Proven track record of working in a comparable role Health & Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely) The ability to deliver verbal and written reports Analytical mindset, wherever possible, use data to make informed decisions Educated to GCSE level or equivalent with good literacy and numeracy IT Literate with the ability to use a range of packages applicable to the role A commitment to upskill as required to meet the changing needs of the business Full, clean driving license Desirable Skills: Knowledge of plant and machinery including but not limited to material handlers, wheel loaders and static plant such as metal shredders, shears A working understanding of environmental requirements within the metal recycling industry WAMITAB certification in a range of relevant modular elements Relative experience in environmental controls applicable to metal recycling and other associated processes Evidence of higher-level Health & Safety qualification (e.g. ISOH or NEBOSH) Evidence of an operational excellence qualification (e.g. Six SIGMA) Evidence of further education (degree) in a relatable subject or other equivalent time served qualification/ experience