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Plant Operations Manager

  • Location: Widnes
  • Salary: £70,000 + Benefits
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 2 months ago

Are you an experienced AD or biogas professional looking to step into a high-impact operational leadership role?

We’re supporting a well-established, expanding business in the renewable energy sector that is looking for a Plant Operations Manager to take charge of daily operations at their Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility in Widnes.

This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone with a strong track record in running complex biogas or waste-to-energy processes.

You’ll be joining a company with a real environmental mission converting food waste into renewable energy, sustainable fertiliser, and recyclable packaging materials. With strong investment and a clear growth strategy, now is the perfect time to get on board.

 

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Lead daily site operations to ensure maximum uptime, performance and compliance

  • Manage and develop the operations team across production, engineering and support

  • Monitor and improve KPIs, process efficiency, and plant optimisation

  • Ensure full compliance with environmental permits (EPs), ABP regulations and ISO standards

  • Drive a positive safety culture through visible leadership and continuous improvement

  • Collaborate with commercial, transport and project teams to align operational delivery

  • Oversee and support site engineering and preventative maintenance programmes


 

What You’ll Bring

  • Proven experience managing Anaerobic Digestion (AD), biogas, or waste-to-energy facilities

  • A strong understanding of process optimisation, site compliance, and team leadership

  • Background in waste, wastewater, food production, energy or chemical processing

  • WAMITAB COTC, IOSH or NEBOSH (or willingness to complete)

  • Confident, proactive and collaborative leadership style

  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally


 

What’s On Offer

  • Competitive salary and benefits

  • Company pension and private healthcare

  • Real autonomy to run a modern AD facility with significant investment

  • Supportive leadership and opportunities for progression

  • Join a business making a real impact on food waste reduction and renewable energy generation


If you’ve been running AD plants and are ready to take the lead at a flagship site, this is the opportunity to make your mark.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential chat about the role.