Anaerobic Digestion Plant Manager

Astute's Anaerobic Digestion Team are proudly and exclusively partnered with a company to recruit an Anaerobic Digestion Plant Manager for their brand new plant in Cheshire. The company are part of a very well known and highly regarded, prestigious brand in the UK and this is a flagship project for them. The Plant Manager role comes with a fantastic all round package, including a salary up to circa £55,000 - £60,000, accommodation provided and a generous pension scheme to name a few. If you're in Anaerobic Digestion and are keen to join a brand new asset at the back end of construction to then build your team and full ownership of the asset, please apply below.

Responsibilities and duties of the Plant Manager role

Reporting to the Senior Leadership Team you will:

• Be accountable for the full day to day running of a brand new anaerobic digestion plant which is currently in construction
• Recruit, manage and develop a best-in-class Operations Team to run the asset
• Ensure the safe transition of the site from construction to commissioning and into operations
• Ensure full regulatory compliance with the EA and external parties
• Be the main point of contact for all compliance and external provider communications, ie the technology providers, gas network operator and service providers
• Optimise the plant through any reasonable means possible
• Ensure biomethane injection meets all standards and codes, optimising yield at all times
• Work with the team, when recruited, to ensure a continuous improvement mindset and to ensure professional development for the team
• Work with the farming and feedstock team to ensure the feedstock if of good quality, comes in good quantity and is planned for feeding accurately
• Have full control of the asset's P&L and profitability
• Participate in standard operational duties when required
• Attend out of hours alarms when required
• Other duties as required

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Previous experience running an anaerobic digestion plant
• A relevant higher level qualification, ie engineering, agriculture or environmental science
• IOSH or NEBOSH is preferred
• WAMITAB is preferred
• Proven experience managing and developing a team

Personal skills

The Plant Manager role would suit someone who is:

• A genuine leader and self-starter
• Someone who appreciates that AD is never a 9 to 5
• Someone who understands the importance of this new asset to the company, the brand and to all involved

Salary and benefits of the Plant Manager role

• Up to £60,000 basic salary, depending on experience
• Accommodation provided
• Life assurance
• Very generous pension scheme
• Further detailed benefits sheet available upon request

If you're local to the plant and don't require accommodation, we can discuss the salary. 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.