- Apply your deep understanding of mechanical treatment, HWRC and Waste Transfer operations and processes to optimise sorting, shredding, compacting, and recycling.
- Manage a dedicated team, fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance. Your leadership will ensure our facilities run at peak efficiency, meeting and surpassing operational targets.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders such as the Maintenance, ERF and Collections teams to ensure the smooth running of complex technologies and operations
- Tackle operational challenges, leveraging your problem-solving skills to maintain seamless operations.
- Prioritise the wellbeing of your team by upholding the highest safety and compliance standards.
- Constantly seek ways to enhance processes, reduce waste, and drive sustainability across all areas of responsibility.
- Budgetary responsibility for the MT, HWRCs and Waste Transfer operations.
- A proven track record in waste management, with a particular focus on mechanical treatment, waste transfer, and recycling operations.
- Strong leadership credentials, with experience in managing diverse teams and fostering a positive, productive work environment.
- Experience as an Operations Manager / Site Manager / Plant Manager on a process plant
- Degree/Foundation degree/HND level engineering qualification preferred. HNC as a minimum
- WAMITAB COTC, level 4
- A solid foundation in Health & Safety practices, ideally supported by a NEBOSH qualification.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
- Financial acumen, with experience in managing budgets and driving cost efficiencies.
Operations Manager - Isle of Wight, United Kingdom - Thalia Waste Management
Description
Job Description
Our Isle of Wight Contract is seeking a dynamic and experienced Operations Manager to spearhead our MT, WTS, and HWRC facilities. This pivotal role combines technical knowledge with strong leadership to promote safe, efficient, and sustainable waste management practices in line with rigorous Health & Safety and Environmental standards
The Role
The Person
Our Business
At Thalia Waste Management, we are creating a future to be proud of. We think differently, questioning everything, enabling us to develop progressive waste into energy solutions and services. Being motivated, tackling problems together, inspiring others to take responsibility, making a difference, being ambitious and contributing value.
We operate the best technology available across our four strategic sites in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. Our technology includes everything from mechanical and biological treatment, traditional mass-burn energy from waste and material recycling technologies to in-vessel composting, advanced thermal treatment, innovative small-scale energy from waste and anaerobic digestion. In a single year we process 300,000 tonnes of waste that is turned into energy. This generates the same amount of energy as approximately 600 million solar panels. Similarly we recycle circa 95,000 tonnes of waste.
Inclusion
At Thalia Waste Management, we work hard to make sure we are an inclusive and diverse place to work. This means we don't just look at your CV, we're focused on who you are, your skills and passion that can be brought to Thalia Waste Management. We know and understand the everyone is different and has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working and any adjustments that could be needed We'll do all that we can to support everyone from their first contact with us. For any support or adjustments needed through our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a Disability ConfidentEmployer , we will make sure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.