Head of Production & Operations
Swindon
£65,000 - £73,000
Our client are a leader within the energy production industry in the Swindon area and are leading the charge on Net-Zero. The site is state of the art and are partnering with major energy companies to expand across the UK, Europe and North America.
Key Responsibilities - Head of Production and Operations
- Developing Safe operations practices and enforcing adherence to them by all operations staff and contractors.
- Leading, managing, and developing the operations staff such that Shift Team Leaders are fully managing both their team and plant performance in partnership with each other.
- Ensuring efficient and robust shift handover and inter-shift responsibilities are in place such that all shifts work together to maximise operations.
- Establishing a competency management system that all operational staff work to.
- Optimising operations team performance through tracking and analysis of KPIs.
- Establishing a consumables stock management system in partnership with the Procurement Officer.
- Ensuring optimal use of the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) by the operations team.
- Support CBM commissioning activities by ensuring the correct resources and operational procedures are in place.
- Building and controlling of an operations budget.
- Implementing a Safe System of Work incorporating Safe Working Procedures and a Safety Rules based permitting system.
Qualifications & Experience - Head of Production and Operations
- Engineering/Chemistry related degree/HND or equivalent experience.
- Experience of Operations Team Management in a Process Industry.
- Team Leadership.
- Experience of operations budget management.
- Ability to set high standards of performance and leading by example.
- Ability to adjust to new conditions and changes in the work environment.
- Have a track record of successfully leading and managing a team, by not only providing direction but also motivating and guiding team members to achieve common goals.
- Have a coaching management style to foster the professional development of team members.
Benefits - Head of Production and Operations
- Company pension
- 25 days' holiday per year (pro rata)
- EAP
- Life Assurance x 4 Salary
- 24 hours GP helpline and second opinion
- Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your nearest and dearest, a free subscription to mindfulness app
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Employee online discount
- Training and development
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