Anaerobic Digestion Supervisor

1 week ago


Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom Thalia Waste Management Full time
Job Description

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a series of natural biological processes whereby organic waste material – known as feedstock – is broken down by micro-organisms and converted into energy, known as biogas. The biogas is used in a combined heat and power plant to generate renewable energy from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. The role will be a hands-on supervisor role ensuring the safe and efficient running of the AD plant, the role will ensure that the plant runs efficiently and effecting, ensuring that all Health and Safety, Environmental, Training and compliance requirements are achieved and in date.

  • To be considered for this role, you must have WAMITAB – Level 4 ( Module 5 , anaerobic digestion) and be the COTC holder for site
  • Location: Allerton Waste Recovery Park, HG5 0SD

Responsibilities

  • Will act as site COTC holder for the AD
  • Day to day management of the AD operations staff
  • Line management responsibilities of the AD
  • Filling operational staffing gaps to ensure continuous operation of the AD plant
  • Manage operational mandatory and competency based training for the AD plant
  • Ensure operations of the AD plant are safe and efficient
  • Ensure the daily information recording is accurate as per business requirements and relayed during daily production meeting
  • Collate and present during operations review meeting KPI's, plant performance, issues and other considerations to the Principal Operations Manager
  • Monitor aspects of operations to ensure plant optimisation and smooth operation of the AD plant
  • Monitor aspects of operations to ensure power generation optimisation of the AD engines
  • Manage all aspects of AD sampling including management of 3rd party involvement
  • Manage and audit AD Policies, procedures, daily/weekly checks
  • Manage AD operational SOP's and EOP's
  • Manage 3rd party contracts in relation to the AD plant
  • Proactively arrange for process related works to maximise production between planned outages
  • Will Project Manage and control improvements to the process / safety and operation of the AD plant ensuring timelines and Budgets are met.
  • Operational planning of outages for AD plant
  • Participate in Management of Change, providing information relating to process safety, cost benefit and operational feasibility
  • Ensure effective logging and reporting of maintenance related issues using CMMS, highlighting priority jobs during daily production meeting
  • Attend mandatory meetings as required by Principal Operations Manager

Person Requirements

Qualifications

  • WAMITAB – Level 4 ( Module 5 , anaerobic digestion) - Essential
  • IOSH Managing Safely Certificate or equivalent formal safety qualification

Skills & Experience

  • Experience in Anerobic Digestion process (essential)
  • Understands relevant industry, health & safety legislation.
  • Competent in data collection, analysis and presentation
  • Understands how to manage projects.
  • Previous experience working within an AD environment.
  • Working to defined KPI deliverables.
  • Managerial Experience
  • Operational experience in Environmental Health and Safety, aspects of a Process Operation


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