Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Müller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.
We are looking for an Effluent Team Leader to manage the day to day operation of the sites effluent treatment plant within our Yogurts and Desserts facility at Market Drayton. The purpose of the role is to carry out line manager tasks for the operational team responsible for the operation of equipment making up the effluent treatment plant and to ensure the plant runs efficiently and in compliance with the Trade Effluent Consent and environmental permitting regulations.
Working hours – Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.
Responsibilities
- Manage the team and provide leadership in the process of trouble shooting problem areas within the treatment process plant and ensure measures are put in place to ensure compliance with permitting regulations.
- Ensure the monitoring and testing of the plant (discharge water etc.) is carried out as set out in company policy and where necessary arrange for action to address out of specification results.
- Communicate effectively with a diverse range of people; regulators, senior managers, factory operatives and ensure problems/rectifications are reported effectively. Where necessary escalate issues to senior management to ensure all notifications required to EA are carried out in a timely manner.
- Propose to management and engineering teams any required engineering and routine maintenance to ensure consistency of operation. Recommend improvements to the both engineering and operational teams to ensure the plant is operating at the highest possible efficiency.
- Ensure at all times the site safety regulations are adhered to and where necessary raise awareness of hazards through the site's reporting mechanisms. Manage communications to the effluent team to ensure they are following the latest safety directions.
- Ensure all records are updated in the required timescale in a clear and consistent way to ensure compliance with permitting regulations is fully recorded.Skills and Experience
- Able to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people; regulators, senior managers, factory operatives, Demonstrates integrity, Creates Solutions, Methodical approach to problem solving, Maintains records in a clear and consistent way.
- Knowledge of safe working practices and dairy skills
- Specialist training in effluent plant operation and knowledge of how to comply with EA consent limits.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Up to 10% bonus paid annually
- Health Care cash plan (single)
- 4% life assurance
- Access to the Müller Rewards discount scheme offering over 800 discounts online and in-store and the potential to make savings across grocery and clothes shopping, holidays, insurance, gifts and more
- Have pride in what you achieve as a member of a team
- Free onsite secured colleague car parking
- Career progression opportunities