The key aim of this role is to manage MRF operations, ensuring compliance with legal/regulatory requirements, quality and environmental standards, Health & Safety, EA permit conditions, company policies, and GOL safe working practices.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Lead by example to promote positive behaviours and a proactive safety culture. Communicate business objectives and performance to staff. Ensure effective safety and environmental compliance across all plant processes. Represent the site and GOL internally and externally. Provide adequate resources and training to maintain and improve performance. Work with plant and maintenance managers to deliver engineering solutions and meet availability targets. Manage direct reports including recruitment, induction, appraisals, development, disciplinary matters, salary reviews, and PDPs. Produce and authorise site-specific risk assessments and work instructions. Direct operations teams to meet financial and technical targets. Support annual goals and business strategy. Manage material flows and annual budgets. Lead site projects and minimise downtime. Report on performance (budgets, CAPEX, availability, outages). Deliver efficiencies and cost savings. Maintain and review technical, operational, and financial KPIs. Ensure compliance with Environmental Permits and ISO standards. Complete inspections and close actions promptly. Support audits. Record and investigate accidents, incidents, near misses, and nonconformities. Monitor trends to drive safety, compliance, and efficiency improvements. Interpret and report performance data internally and externally. Liaise with internal experts to implement solutions. Identify innovation opportunities. Develop procedures for abnormal/emergency situations (e.g. breakdowns, troubleshooting). Deliver presentations and host site visits.
General Responsibilities:
Support overall company performance through collaboration with other facilities, sharing best practice, and supporting approved initiatives. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation and communicate requirements clearly to staff.
Health & Safety Responsibilities:
Responsible for day-to-day H&S with functional link to Head of H&S. Manage Permit to Work (PTW) system and ensure compliance. Maintain high housekeeping standards. Act as Safety Controller within PTW. Report and act on breaches of statutory and GOL practices. Review and update safe systems of work and risk assessments. Build strong cross-department relationships. Ensure compliance with EA permit. Undertake additional duties as required.
Limits of Authority:
Authority to act in emergencies relating to H&S, environment, operations, or equipment, reporting to the Plant Manager ASAP. Responsible for all personnel, subcontractors, and visitors on site. Authorised to issue maintenance-related communications in line with operational needs.
Skills, Behaviour, Experience & Qualifications:
Skills: Strong leadership; team management essential.
Behaviour:
Leading by example, delegation, performance/talent management, planning, commitment.
Experience:
Developing/mentoring people; waste management or continuous process environments; MRF operations.
Qualifications:
Essential – Engineering qualification (waste/power or equivalent experience); NEBOSH/IOSH Managing Safely.
Desirable – HV SAP; MRF operations; Legionella awareness; H&S legislation (PUWER, LOLER, CDM); Confined Space (Medium Risk).
Effectiveness Checks (Quarterly 1-2-1s):
Monitor safety performance, team stability (absence/engagement), regulatory compliance, training completion, plant availability and KPIs, cost optimisation, and documentation standards.