Operations Manager

Astute's Power team is partnered with global engineering company to recruit an Operations Manager for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Atherstone, Warwickshire.

The vital Operations Manager role comes with a salary of c.£65,000 + Bonus + Benefits.

If you're Operations Manager, or an experience Shift Team Leader seeking progression, and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Operations Manager role

Reporting to the Plant Manager you will be responsible for:

Overall responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of the plant
The day-to-day management of operations staff including shift teams and operations day staff
Ensuring the facility operates and complies within environmental regulations at all times
Liaising with the Maintenance Manager and other relevant personnel regarding projects maintenance, outages, and programming of plant improvements
Overseeing 3rd party contractors
Preparing the annual budget for the operations department for review and work within this budget
Liaising with company directors and managers as well as external stakeholders
Deputising for the Plant Manager in times of absence

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
HV Senior Authorised Person will be highly desirable

Personal Skills, Prior Experience and Knowledge

The Operations Manager role would suit someone who has:

Supervisory or management experience in an operations role on a power station or similar heavy process environment such as Power Generation (EfW, Biomass, CCGT, Coal, etc), Paper Mills, Refineries, Petrochemical, etc.
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 starting basic salary of c.£65,000
Bonus
Other benefits
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