Senior Operations Manager

🏙 Based Yorkshire with UK & International Travel

📣 The role is also responsible for supporting the activities of the Business Operations Manager, in the wider group business context in relation to solid fuel streams.

The solid fuels division is undergoing significant growth and development and the role will become critical in supporting the functions and activities of the business unit. In particular, current and new initiatives such as development within the biomass / RDF/ SRF industries, initially, in the UK, Northern Europe and globally.

Some of your responsibilities will include but not limited to; Operational Management; Manage the day to day operations of the UK Waste driven business to ensure that professional levels of service is maintained; Manage and develop the UK waste business operational structure to ensure that all inspection related activities are executed, conducted and reported accurately in a timely manner; Ensure that the Inspection and sample preparation workforce are sufficiently motivated, skilled, and properly trained to meet the operational needs of the UK waste business.

It is the post holder’s responsibility to inform the Business Operations Manager of continual resourcing difficulties and, or, operational problems within the business sector; Ensuring the Company’s Health & Safety policy is applied effectively in areas under the Post Holder’s control; Assist the Energy Services Commercial manager to provide operational assistance to develop new opportunities to increase sales with existing clients. Also, to identify areas of risk and conflict of interest before engaging in work; Assist both the Group Technical and Quality manager and Quality Manager to review, improve and develop group and partner inspection activities in relation to integrity, quality control and accreditation (17025, 17020, 9001, 45001 and 14001), whilst identifying areas of risk and conflict of interest; Ability to travel at short notice to attend nominations of high-profile jobs or evaluate issues in the supply chain operations if required; Participate with IT developments within the Operations; Report any general Maintenance or IT requirements to the relevant department; Ensure compliance with all Company Health, Safety & Environmental procedures as instructed; Ownership of the waste operational cost base within the business and associated business stream;
📢 Experience working in operations within this industry; Ability to motivate internal and external stakeholders to participate in solution-driven, forward leaning business development initiatives; Must have previously supervised or managed direct reports; Exposure to, and preferably operating experience in the circular economy; Experience and demonstrated success in working in a cross-border, international, matrix structure organisation; Undergraduate degree or equivalent professional certification and experience