Process Shift Supervisor

The Process Supervisor will efficiently organise and supervise the operation of an anaerobic digestion plant, which will be a 24/7 operation (4 days on/off alternating 12 hour day and night 7:00 - 7:00), ensuring health & safety and environmental compliance, whilst showing continuous improvement in productivity, plant availability and the requirements of sub-products produced in accordance with the site licences.

The Biffa division you'll be supporting

Biffa operates 76 waste processing facilities across the UK. Biffa's Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facilities can process up to 315kT of food waste per year and operate 24/7, Large volumes of food waste that can be bulked onto an artic our site at Poplars in Cannock can accept this for re-processing. Food waste is then converted into electricity through Anaerobic Digestion, improving environmental credibility with your waste being used as a source of renewable energy.

Why it's an opportunity not to be wasted.

• Monitoring and controlling all resource within the AD plant in terms of people and equipment, including stock control, maintaining a high level of housekeeping in all areas, to maximise operational productivity, plant availability and plant performance.


• Ensuring productivity and availability exceeds minimum defined standards in terms of biogas/electricity production and quality of the sub products generated during the process (inerts, digestate, and effluents), whilst driving best practice and continuous improvement in cost control and processing operations.


• Controlling the material which flows into and out of the process to ensure downtimes are minimised.


• Providing accurate and detailed records of all plant operations, settings and stoppages and to attribute causes to all unplanned downtime.


• Supporting the engineering functioning in developing a programme of planned preventative maintenance, inspection and cleaning to minimise downtime and provide records of recurrent faulting.


• Analysing and reviewing maintenance activities, cost-control, health & safety and service KPIs, implementing necessary corrective actions in the event of variance,


• Must have good man management skills and be able to stay focussed in a tough and demanding environment.
  
  Experience as Process Supervisor or position of similar responsibility ideally in a green waste/water treatment process plant or similar


• Proven track record of working to clearly defined KPI's


• Good man management skills and be able to stay focussed in a tough and demanding environment.


• Proven track record of delivering continuous improvement within an operational environment


• Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of working within a time critical process environment.


• Experience of people and health and safety management within a unionised and multi-shift environment.


• Understanding of the waste industry and relevant laws.



• Proven track record of working to clearly defined service delivery KPI's


• The ability to communicate with conviction, plan with precision and, most importantly, play well with others.
  
  At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we're turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It's a view that's shared by our 10,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that's always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. And it's why we're the UK's No. 1 choice for business waste management.


Help us make a difference as a Process Supervisor based from our Poplars Anaerobic Digestion plant in Cannock., At Biffa we believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative working environment that delivers real results. It's why you'll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.

And here's why you'll love it at Biffa.

• Competitive salary


• Ongoing career development, training and coaching - because if you don't grow, we don't grow.


• Generous pension scheme.


• Medical and dental scheme.


• Retail and leisure discounts.


• Holiday and travel discounts.


• Bike to work scheme.


• Plus much more......