General Manager

4 weeks ago

Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom Veolia UK Full time

General Manager (Hazardous Waste)

Salary: Circa £90,000 per annum plus annual performance bonus, company car or car allowance, pension, private medical and dental

Hours: Full time

Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 4EQ


When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.


We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.


It’s an exciting time to join our Hazardous Waste business unit, which has been identified as a key booster in our Veolia Strategic plan.


What we can offer you;


- 25 days of annual leave

- Access to our company pension scheme

- Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to

- 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household

- One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community

- Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential


What you'll be doing;


  • Overall responsibility of the Ellesmere Port top-tier COMAH site.
  • Leading the site team to deliver the overall performance objectives for Hazardous Waste including financial, production, plant availability, safety and compliance.
  • Developing and supporting the site management team to help them reach their pull potential.
  • Strategically supporting innovation opportunities to improve performance.
  • Be part of the senior leadership team and input to the overall Hazardous Waste strategy.
  • Lead by example and support the site management teams to show, promote and acknowledge positive behaviours
  • Ensuring sufficient resources are in place to operate safely and to optimal performance.
  • Working closely with Plant/Facility Managers to deliver robust engineering solutions.
  • Knowledge of functional safety / protected electrical equipment as required by role
  • Supporting site management in abnormal and emergency situations i.e. troubleshooting, breakdowns.
  • Working closely with the management teams to develop and apply the strategy for the services and identify opportunities for improved performance.
  • Providing strategic technical oversight whilst facilitating a close and joined up working relationship between the operational and commercial teams within the business.
  • Manage the Hazardous Waste activities environmental permit requirements, relevant ISO standards and any other relevant standard (i.e. COMAH).
  • Ensuring CAPEX annual budget process is delivered whilst tracking spend, forecasting and project reviews are in place.
  • Ensuring agreed operational targets are achieved in respect of Risk and Assurance performance, asset availability and reliability.
  • Support site management on regulatory body intervention visits, audits and specific topic campaign audits.


What we're looking for;


  • Experience in leading and developing operational teams.
  • Previous experience and knowledge of top-tier COMAH sites.
  • Financial reporting to guide business performance, cost control, pricing strategies and preparation of £70m budgets.
  • Business Modeling to identify opportunities for innovation, process improvement, operational efficiencies and cost-saving solutions via detailed business cases and potential investment committee presentation.
  • Experience in producing business reports to report on facility/asset performance including budgets, CAPEX, plant availability and project progress (including outages).
  • Risk management experience to track leading and lagging safety indicators, track regulatory body actions, monitor tends and provide means of engaging with workforce.
  • Experience of driving growth, compliance and profit.
  • Internal and external stakeholder relationship management skills.
  • Chemical engineering or Chemistry background is essential.
  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • Knowledge of external guidance documents such as BREF, Appropriate Measures: Chemical Wastes and various other publications on HSE, EA and trade association websites to ensure legislative compliance and predict legislative changes that may impact on the business unit.


What's next?


Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.


We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation and Highly Commended as a workplace for 55+.

This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.


We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

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