A Plant Manager position at Ardley ERF, 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday.
The salary is circa £90,000 per year, plus car allowance, participation in annual bonus scheme, and a great range of benefits.
The closing date is 30th April 2026.
As our Plant Manager, you will take full accountability for the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF), leading a dedicated team to achieve operational excellence, ensuring safety, predictability, reliability, and availability as the foundation of all decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the ERF site team in promoting a safety-first culture while acting as the senior Viridor representative on site.
- Drive safety compliance by implementing the Health & Safety Plan, Environmental Management Plan, and Quality Manual, ensuring alignment with ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001.
- Ensure plant availability, waste throughput, and energy production targets are consistently met, providing regular reports on actual performance against these goals.
- Build and sustain a culture of performance and continuous improvement, focusing on recruitment, staff development, and succession planning.
- Take full ownership of the site’s Profit & Loss, preparing the annual budget, managing expenditures, analysing variances, and initiating corrective actions to meet financial objectives.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders across departments such as Commercial, PPM, Finance, HR, and SHEQS to support company initiatives and ensure contractual obligations are met.
- Ensure operational practices align with industry best standards, working closely with central teams to identify and implement necessary improvements.
- Maintain rigorous legal and regulatory compliance standards, coordinating with central functions to ensure a consistent and integrated approach.
Our Ideal Plant Manager Will Have
- Extensive people management experience within a large technical department/region at the senior level.
- Strong financial acumen and experience in running a P&L, preparing and managing budgets.
- Practical implementation of a corporate management system.
- Senior management experience within a power generation or relevant process environment.
How to Apply
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Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities employer, Viridor is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
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