Biodiesel & Anaerobic Digestion Operations Manager

Liverpool | circa £55,000 per annum (DOE) Plus Pension, BUPA Medical Cash Plan and Life Assurance

Employer: Olleco
Sector/Specialism: Operations

Biodiesel & Anaerobic Digestion Operations Manager
Liverpool, Merseyside
circa £55,000 per annum (DOE) Plus Pension, BUPA Medical Cash Plan and Life Assurance

Olleco is the UK’s leading resource recovery company.

We’ve been around for 10 years now and have innovated every step of our journey, from when we created a network to enable recycling of used cooking oil to our amazing AD plants which are fed on food waste and you could be part of a thriving network and play a pivotal role in helping us make a greener future.

We are now recruiting for a Biodiesel & Anaerobic Digestion Operations Manager to join our team in Liverpool and take charge of our biodiesel operations.

This is an incredible opportunity for a driven professional with a strong health and safety ethic, proactive in your approach and adaptive to the needs of the business, looking to rapidly progress your career and match our drive for progression and development.

So, if you are looking to advance your career with a company that is dedicated to the future of our planet, is trusted by thousands of businesses across the country and is an innovator with expert-level status, your future is with us. Apply today.

As a Biodiesel Operations and Anaerobic Digestion Manager, you will be tasked with the day-to-day operation of our biodiesel and anaerobic digestion plants. You will focus on safe working practices and the surrounding legislation and will manage and directly supervise a team of site operators.

Working closely with the leadership team on site you will oversee health and safety, environmental, quality and performance, personnel supervision, operational performance and continuous improvement on the Biodiesel and AD plants.

Specifically, you will:

- Prioritise that safety comes first in the running of the plant, and ensure that all members of the production team fully understand this message
- Ensuring that the plant runs to Olleco’s policies and procedures
- That there are procedures in place to safely run the plant and that other works on the plant are carried out in line with Olleco’s permit to work policy
- Ensure that operational activities are completed in line with environmental standards
- Make sure that the plant delivers the required output and yields to the appropriate quality
- Oversee day-to-day plant operations and take part in analysis and decision making surrounding operational processes
- Take P&L responsibility for the running of the plant
- Seek to optimise and develop processes with a view to improve throughput and yield
- In co-ordination with the maintenance team ensure that planned and corrective maintenance takes place

So, is this the role for you? If so, you will need:

- Process manufacturing experience
- High SHEQ standards and sound knowledge of safety practices
- Experience of optimising and managing process parameters
- Experience of delivering operational improvements
- A BSc. in Engineering, Science or equivalent

The ideal Biodiesel & Anaerobic Digestion Operations Manager will have a Process Safety and Occupational Health and Safety qualification.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Biodiesel & Anaerobic Digestion Operations Manager, please apply via the button shown.

Other organisations may call this role Plant Operations Manager, Operations Team Leader, Production Operations Manager, AD Plant Manager, or Manufacturing Process Manager.