Description
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Job Title: Team Leader
Location: Cumbria
Main Purpose:
The Team Leader is responsible for operating, optimising and improving the Anaerobic Digestor and gas to grid operation and wastewater assets at a site in Cumbria. The site includes two large Anaerobic Digestors which produce biogas from Creamery Waste, with the biogas being used for on-site electricity generation and bio-methane to gas grid. In addition, the site contains an Effluent Treatment Plant which treats waste water from the creamery process. This will involve all aspects of the plant – process operations, maintenance and asset care, development projects, resource, risk, cost management and control and overall optimisation. The Team Leader is expected to drive operational excellence and significantly improve the reliability and efficiency of the Anaerobic Digestor and the Effluent Treatment Plant.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Co-ordinate and implement HSE systems
2. Team Leader reporting to Plant Manager
3. Visible leadership on HSE issues at all levels both in the client organisation and within AOL
4. Ownership and effective stewardship of local permitting
5. Understanding of budget
6. Control of costs on projects - suppliers and subcontractors
7. Recognition of risks to AOL contract and operation
8. Establish and maintain professional relationships with Customer personnel, AOL teams and sub-contractor staff
9. Gain recognition by the customer as someone they could go to when the Plant Manager is not available
10. Build recognition with Customer for high performance plant operations
11. Ensure team exhibits proactive attitude and approach to maintaining and improving plant performance
12. Recognise gaps and opportunities in the operation of the plant
13. Recognise opportunities for AOL at customer site through close working with Process Team
14. Respond to emergencies
15. Ensure proper resources are available
16. Efficient plant operations
17. Effective and suitable monitoring including quality control of lab work
18. Involvement and proactive management in asset care planning and feeding through maintenance priorities (risk management)
19. As part of Operational Excellence, support the development of plant KPI’s and information to ensure clear easy monitoring of plant performance
20. Lead/manage incidents in conjunction with Operations/Standby Manager
21. Highlight and fill in gaps associated with technical documentation and procedures required at plant
22. Uphold staff welfare
23. Support the development of training and competence material
24. Carry out ‘on the job’ training of technicians
25. Support the development of the AOL culture of ownership, involvement and accountability for plant operations
Knowledge and Experience:
1. Food/sludge waste AD experience performing in a senior operator or Team Leader role
2. Waste Water experience performing in a Senior Operator or Team Leader role
3. Demonstrate through previous work experience technical and operational knowledge in one or more areas
4. Experience working directly with a Customer including attending, facilitating and contributing to meetings
5. Leadership experience in the management of a team of operators, skilled technicians and engineers
6. PC literacy
7. Time management skills
8. Sludge disposal/waste management
Education/Training:
1. Background in Anaerobic Digestion or Waste Water
2. Certificate/training in Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety systems
Salary: Negotiable
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