Plant Manager – Biomass Power Station

Astute Technical

  • Widnes, Cheshire
  • £32,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 20 days ago
  • Apply easily
Astute’s Power Team are working with a leading global O&M Contractor who operate a fleet of Biomass and Energy from Waste facilities across the UK.The Biomass Power Station in Widnes, is capable of producing around 20MW of electricity, processing nearly 150,000 tonnes of waste wood per year.As Plant Manager, you will be responsible for the facilities day to day operations ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and performance against key contractual obligations.Responsibilities and duties of the Plant Manager role:
Reporting to the Project Director, you will be responsible for:
  • Ensuring that the facility is operated efficiently and that all performance targets are met or exceeded.
  • Managing the site O&M team & third-party contractors, ensuring the plant is run in a safe & efficient manner, in compliance with all internal & external standards & legislation.
  • Oversee plant improvement opportunities to increase plant availability and reduce ongoing costs.
  • Development and delivery of the O&M strategy on site, including the implementation and execution of planned / unplanned maintenance activity, outages and day to day operations.
  • Managing HSE, Quality and Environmental systems in accordance with OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
  • Managing the site’s budgets and taking financial responsibility for the plant.
  • Ensure that the businesses operating model is implemented across the facility.
  • Tracking costs for capital project and outages.
  • Managing and developing site personnel.
  • Reporting on QHSE, Financial, Operations and Maintenance issues.
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
  • Ideally qualified with a Degree in a relevant Engineering field.
  • HNC / HND / ONC or similarly qualified candidates with relevant work experience will be welcome to apply.
  • Ideally hold an IOSH / NEBOSH or equivalent in Health & Safety.
  • HV SAP / High Voltage Authorised would be advantageous
Personal skills
The Plant Manager role would suit someone who has:
  • At least 5 years senior management experience on a Power Station or Large Process Plant with Power / Steam Raising plant; Energy from Waste, Biomass, CCGT, CHP, Refinery, Petrochemical etc.
  • Strong man-management and leadership skills with proven experience in successfully achieving plant KPI’s.
  • Familiar with Engineering standards and legislation such as PSSR, LOLER, PUWER etc.
  • Budget/Commercial/Strategic experience.
Salary and benefits of the Plant Manager role
  • Highly competitive salary (please ask for specifics)
  • Bonus opportunity
  • Pension
  • Full benefits available
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