Shift Team Leader

What you’ll be doing:

As Shift Team Leader, you’ll be responsible for the safe, efficient and effective operation of the ERF during your shift.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supervising the shift team, prioritising workloads to maximise plant availability and performance against KPIs.
• Maximising waste throughput and energy output while maintaining safe and compliant operations.
• Acting as Senior Authorised Person (SAP) and managing the site Safe System of Work, including Permits to Work and associated safety documentation.
• Ensuring all activities are undertaken safely and in accordance with health, safety and environmental legislation and site procedures.
• Carrying out and reviewing risk assessments to make sure work is completed safely.
• Coordinating and supervising contractors carrying out activities on site.
• Ensuring visitors and contractors receive appropriate site safety and emergency procedure inductions.
• Monitoring plant performance and ensuring operations remain compliant with the site's EPR environmental permit.
• Ensuring planned preventative maintenance activities are completed on schedule and accurately recorded within the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Identifying, reporting and recording plant defects and ensuring appropriate follow-up action is taken.
• Completing incident reports and supporting or leading investigations where required.
• Acting as Incident Controller during emergency situations and Unit Emergency Plan exercises.
• Routinely testing site emergency, safety and environmental procedures.
• Organising shift cover as required to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained, including providing weekend shift cover when necessary.
• Supporting team members through regular briefings, performance reviews, personal development plans and return-to-work discussions.
• Encouraging your team to identify opportunities, solve problems and continuously improve plant operations.
• Working closely with the wider management team to continually improve operational, environmental, health and safety performance.
• Responding professionally and promptly to operational issues, concerns or complaints.
• Ensuring required quality standards and operational parameters are consistently achieved.

What we’re looking for:

You’ll bring previous experience working within a process or power plant environment, together with the technical knowledge and leadership skills needed to safely manage a busy operational shift.

Essential experience and skills:

• Previous process or power plant experience.
• Good understanding of health, safety and environmental requirements within a process or power generation environment.
• Experience working with Safe Systems of Work, including issuing Permits to Work, safety documentation and associated systems.
• Knowledge of maintenance management systems.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to communicate confidently at all levels, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deliver effective team briefings, participate in detailed shift handovers and produce clear, concise reports.
• Good IT skills.

Qualifications and Experience:

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• An engineering qualification such as ONC/HNC or equivalent.
• A recognised health and safety qualification, preferably IOSH or NEBOSH.
• Experience coordinating and supervising shift personnel and contractors.
• Knowledge of environmental permitting/IPPC requirements.
• Experience using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems.
• Senior Authorised Person (SAP) competency covering Mechanical, HV and LV electrical safety.

The Role:

You’ll be accountable to the Operations Manager and will have responsibility for Shift Operator Technicians and Auxiliary Plant Operators.

The position operates as part of a 24-hour shift system, so flexibility is essential. There will also be a requirement to provide shift cover at weekends when needed.

Above all, we’re looking for someone who puts safety first, enjoys leading people and can combine sound technical judgement with a continuous improvement mindset to help deliver excellent plant performance.