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Title: Operations Manager - Hazardous Waste
Location: West Midlands
Salary: 65,000
Term: Permanent
SRG are working with a leading waste management and recycling company who have a long and successful history of supporting the UK chemical industry. They are now looking for aSite Manager to join the team in the West Midlands.The successful candidate will manage the day-to-day operations of the transfer station, whilst giving the highest priority to Safety, Health and Environmental goals. You will analyse and improve operational efficiencies, maximise financial performance, develop and deliver customer service excellence for external and internal clients.
Working hours: 40 working hours per week Monday - Friday, 25 days holiday + bank holidays
Role / Description
- Lead, coach, inspire, support and motivate the key leaders within the team, always be leading by example and striving towards operational excellence.
- Conduct HR duties including check ins, back to work meetings, Performance Management and Disciplinary Investigations/Hearings
- Manage the day-to-day operations of a busy site
- Ensure the day's work gets done today as efficiently and cost effectively as possible without compromising health, safety and environment compliance.
- Meet deadlines and measure the performance of the site through KPIs. These KPI's are to be used to effectively manage the day-to-day operation, taking appropriate action to ensure they are met or improved upon.
- Forward planning by reviewing transfer operations that will meet any new legislative changes or providing innovative new service offerings for our commercial team to sell into.
- Ensure training requirements are regularly updated
- Ensure site inspections including Fire Marshall Checks, Emergency lighting Checks, Daily Walk arounds and other Weekly and Monthly inspections are completed
- Ensure an effective management structure is in place to ensure safe, compliant and effective operations are maintained
- Be in communication with all the relevant people / departments and co-ordinating all relevant inputs (people, plant and process) to ensure KPI's, SLA's and delivery targets are achieved.
- Forward planning scheduling and reviewing workloads will be necessary to ensure this is achieved cost effectively.
Requirements
- Degree in Chemical related science or Engineering
- Prior experience working in the waste industry
- Prior experience managing and running a busy site
- COTC in managing hazardous treatment and transfer operations
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Knowledge of hazardous waste legislation
SRG is the UK's number one recruitment company specialising in the scientific, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, energy & renewables, biotech, chemical and medical device sectors.
If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Rhi on (phone number removed).
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Keywords: Chemistry, chemicals, hazardous waste, technical, waste regulations, TFS, PPC, ADR, WM3, COTC, waste management, dangerous goods safety advisor, customer service, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 18001, IOSH, transfer station
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