Plant Manager in Birmingham

Roles & Responsibilities

• The effective implementation of the CEL Group Health and Safety Management System, Environmental Management Systems and Quality.
• To deliver best practice H&S compliance at Birmingham Bio Power, including a proactive H&S culture with which the facility staff willingly engage.
• Compliance of the facility with the Environmental Permit (EP), including thorough investigation of any exceedances and reporting of such, where required, to the EA.
• Ensure facility KPIs, such as availability, operation performance etc. are met and/or exceeded, including accurate reporting in accordance with the owner’s and CEOSL requirements.
• Daily management of the facility including supervision of the senior staff and administration functions in-line with company procedures and systems.
• Accomplish financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analysing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Supporting the facility maintenance function.
• Responsible for all external interfaces from the facility including goods and services providers, regulating authorities, interested parties, etc.
• Responsible for all effective interfaces from the facility to CEL Group functional groups (Finance, QEHS, Projects etc.).
• Daily management of the waste supply into the facility to ensure sufficient fuel is available at all times, including over long weekends.
• Oversee quality and quantity of waste coming into the plant.
• Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe, secure, and legal work environment; developing personal growth opportunities.
• Accomplishes staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
• Contribute to the overall performance of the CEL/CEOSL Group through co-operation/assistance with other CEOSL plants, shared experiences, supporting initiatives that are initiated by the CEL Group.
• Work with the Cobalt Energy Group to implement specific improvement programs as efficiently as possible.
• Participate in the preparation, planning and execution of the annual outage in co-operation with the CEOSL Senior Operations Manager and Outage Manager.
• Respond to and co-ordinate activities relating to unplanned outages, to return the affected plant and equipment to full operational service as safely, quickly, and efficiently as possible.
• Identify and develop opportunities to achieve synergies between all operating companies within CEOSL, including potential cost savings.
• Keep abreast of and be conversant with all relevant legislation and interpret and communicate it to all staff while giving clear guidelines in respect of appropriate action required.
• Participate in investigation activity (FMEA, RIDDOR, near miss, etc.) as required, support roll out of lessons learned at all CEOSL operating companies.

Experience / Qualifications / Skills

• Senior operational management experience of at least 5 years, ideally in a similar power generation environment.
• Operational experience of gasification plants would be advantageous.
• Preferably an advanced engineering or operational qualification/demonstrable experience.
• Knowledge and experience of QEH&S management systems, implementation and continuous improvement and their relationship to the relevant laws and regulations.
• NEBOSH, IOSH, IEMA, etc., qualifications are advantageous.
• Knowledge and experience of Standard Operating Procedures, permit systems and their implementation and operation.
• Knowledge and experience of Maintenance Management systems and improvement tools and their implementation.
• Team development to include recruitment, performance management, coaching and supervision.
• You must have the drive and motivation to be successful in leading a skilled power generation team.
• Able to interface effectively with all levels of the organization and external customers.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills and influencing skills.
• Strong operational, technical and maintenance knowledge of low to high pressure steam boiler, steam turbine generator & auxiliary systems.
• Ability to work under high pressure and time constraints.
• Ability to influence stakeholders to deliver customer and business needs.
• High voltage authorised person electrical experience and qualifications is desirable.
• A current first aid qualification is desirable.
• BOAS certified.