Our prestigious client is the leading processor and recycler of WEEE waste in the UK. Through the expertise of their people and investment in technology, they promote and deliver a sustainable solution for recycling of WEEE.
Established for over 35 years, they have major contracts with local authorities, utility companies, and businesses alike.
As a result of new contract wins and operational expansion, they are now recruiting for a General Manager Recycling Operations to join a growing team in Newbury, Berkshire.
Role Overview
The role requires an experienced senior operations manager to lead all aspects of the management of their recycling operations across four sites in Berkshire, reporting directly to the Managing Director.
The successful candidate will lead a team of 9 Plant Supervisors, managing approximately 30 different recycling and processing lines and a staff of 75 covering recycling and machine operatives, drivers, weighbridge operators, and maintenance fitters.
Tasks & Responsibilities
The GM Recycling Operations role is diverse and covers a range of operational and management responsibilities:
- Recycling Processing & Site Operations: Day-to-day management of a large volume of WEEE recycling orders and materials across four sites. The successful candidate will have experience working with Transport & Logistics, Weighbridge, Recycling Operations (various processes & machinery), Environmental Waste Compliance, and Internal/Regulatory Reporting.
- Recycling Operatives - HR Staffing & Team Management: Management of operational recycling staff and Team Management across three busy sites, including daily to weekly customer order/workload management, processing operations performance management, issue identification, and resolution.
- Management of Permanent and Agency Operational Staff: Covering appraisals & salary reviews, agency timecards, staff absence, holiday & staff payments/attendance bonus/travel allowance. Strong working knowledge of operational employees' contract terms and HR grievance, disciplinary, and dismissal processes required.
- Plant Supervisor & Operational Staff Training: Management of all aspects of operational staff training covering technical, line and machine operations, health and safety, environmental compliance, and internal company staff training materials/logs.
- Recycling Plant Machine Maintenance: Working in conjunction with the Plant Supervisors & Maintenance Team to ensure any issues or faults across all plant and recycling machinery are identified, reported, and fixed in a timely manner.
- Health & Safety: Manage all aspects of Health & Safety across four sites covering safety awareness, working conditions & practices, training certification, HSE compliance, incident reporting & documentation.
- Site Security: Ensuring that all site security, access, and CCTV are managed efficiently, with communication of risks, issues, and incident logs being up to date.
- Internal Operational Reporting & Performance Tracking: Preparation for and participation in workload/resource planning meetings with the MD and management team, development of operational performance management reporting, metrics, and KPIs.
- Internal Management & Financial Reporting: Covering all aspects of team, staffing, and HR management of all operational resources. Experience participating in existing and new customer workload forecasting, financial and budget planning, P&L management, operational, logistics, machinery budgeting/spend tracking, and reconciliation.
Monday - Friday
£60k - £65k
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