The Site Manager oversees and directs the daily operations of the plant, beginning with a focus on upgrades and maintenance before progressing to a phased ramp-up towards full-scale production. Their primary duty is to ensure that the plant operates safely, reliably, and efficiently, while meeting the key performance indicators (KPIs) and performance objectives established in collaboration with EVE Directors.

Additionally, the Site Manager plays a critical role in fostering and upholding the plant’s safety culture and performance standards. They are responsible for implementing and sustaining best industrial practices, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, optimizing plant performance, and managing inventory effectively.

• Lead from the front and by example, to achieve and maintain a high level of performance efficiency for the plant, provide leadership in directing all day-to-day site business activities.
• Review and initiate the day-to-day operation of the plant and to this end become fully conversant with each and every activity undertaken.
• Manage and take part in, where necessary, the rota for call outs to site outside contracted working hours to ensure the smooth running of the plant.
• Understand, be familiar with and contribute to the existing strategy of the Company.
• Ensure the successful interpretation, facilitation and implementation of Legislative and other regulations.
• Maintain and nurture a good relationship with customers and suppliers.
• Assist with increasing the profitability of the Company through cost centre analysis, action planning, and reporting to the Company Directors.
• Build and maintain a sound site organisational structure with succession planning.
• Take in the recruitment of operators, train and motivate staff. Provide regular performance meetings and coaching.
• Maintain a safety culture that places the safety of employees, customers, contractors and visitors first.
• Maintain ongoing compliance to Ofgem, National Grid, HSE, EA, APHA, PAS110 and any other regulatory body.
• Respond to and record all Near Misses and NCR’s as soon as possible and report EVE Health and Safety Team immediately. Review trends at the plant and implement a continuous improvement plan based upon each review.
• Deliver production expenses on budget for the plant, work with the EVE Finance Team and Directors to assist with the financial control management system to reduce costs where opportunities present themselves.
• Define training requirements for all direct reports and ensure all are completed.
• Supervise and motivate plant personnel to ensure compliance to safety, quality and productivity standards, and to meeting the required operating goals.
• Regularly review all existing site documentation and procedures with the Area Manager and all Operators. Initiate and produce new procedural documentation when required.
• Analyse and resolves daily production problems.
• Review and complete various reporting requirements to the Board of EVE. Ensure proper follow-up and implementation of actions derived from reports and efficiency reviews.
• Review processes, procedures and equipment and implement continuous improvements in safety, quality and productivity
• Interpret company policies to workers, contractors and visitors and enforcing safety regulations and procedures by methods from Toolbox Talks to more formal presentation.
• Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, dismissals, and disciplinary measures.
• Working closely with the Health & Safety team and the Area Manager promote, ensure compliance and a strong safety culture through transparency, accurate reporting, correcting concerns and deficiencies.
• Responsible for CAR closures as well as other HSE, EA and Quality audit findings.
• Assure availability and reliability of plant and equipment aligned with objectives to meet throughput commitments
• Define, implement and manage maintenance activities with contractors in conjunction with the Area Manager.
• Identify and escalate areas for improvement. Propose and execute improvement initiatives through change management.

• COTC is desirable, not essential
• IOSH, NEBOSH are desirable, not essential
• Line Management; 121s, appraisals

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience in AD preferred, however transferable skills from diverse process backgrounds welcome to apply.
• Willing to embrace change and challenge processes to improve the efficiency and the effectiveness of the site/company
• Mechanical aptitude
• Able to self-manage workloads and priorities
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Commitment to achieve the highest standards of work at all times
• Takes full ownership of tasks through to conclusion