Operations Manager

Astute’s Power Team is working exclusively with a major waste management and energy company to recruit for an Operations Manager to join their new Energy from Waste Power Station in Kelvedon, Essex. The power station can generate up to 65MW of electricity to export to the National Grid.

The vital Operations Manager role comes with a competitive salary + excellent benefits.

If you’re an Operations Manager, or experience Shift Team Leader, and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Operations Manager role

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will be responsible for:

• The overall safe and efficient operation of the plant
• The day-to-day leadership of the operations staff which will include shift and day workers.
• Ensuring the power station operates and complies within environmental regulations at all times
• Liaising with the Maintenance Manager and other relevant personnel regarding projects, maintenance, outages, costing and programming of plant improvements
• The day-to-day monitoring of plant efficiency and directing the operations staff to optimise the power station accordingly
• Preparing the annual budget for the Operations department for review and work within this budget
• Carry out annual performance reviews with operations staff

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Ideally having a HNC minimum qualification in an engineering discipline such as Mechanical, Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation, etc
• Ideally a formal health and safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH

Personal Skills, Prior Experience and Knowledge

The Operations Manager role would suit someone who has:

• Prior experience of operational / engineering management experience on a large process plant, ideally Power Generation – Candidates from other sources of Power, Utilities, Refineries, Petrochemical, COMAH etc will also be considered
• Prior experience of contract management and budget responsibility
• Good leadership experience and proven ability to lead large teams

Salary and benefits of the Operations Manager role

• A competitive salary
• Bonus
• Private medical
• Other company benefits

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.