Production Shift Team Leader

Production Shift Team Leader

Rivenhall, Essex

Indaver leads the field in sustainable waste management in Europe. We deliver high-quality, cost-effective services in the municipal, industrial and specialist hazardous waste markets. We currently offer Total Waste Management and Waste-to-Energy solutions in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Portugal, the UK and Ireland.

Currently, in Essex, Indaver is constructing the Rivenhall Facility, which will process circa 595,000t of residual waste per annum and produce electricity to power in the region of, 60,000 homes. Indaver is now hiring 65 specialist personnel to maintain and operate this large scale process plant. 

The Production Shift Team Leader operates within a 5-shift rota system and is responsible for all production and operational coordination activities required to operate the Rivenhall facility in a safe, efficient and compliant manner. 

This position will also be responsible for the management of a small team of Production Operators, ensuring ongoing development and training needs are met. 

There’s no future without sustainability. We are building a circular economy which gives waste a new lease of life. Come join us!

Role

• Coordination of all production and material handling processes within the facility, and the maintenance of the facility in a clean and tidy manner at all times, whilst operating on a 24 hour/365 days per year basis
• Consumable and additive management
• Coordination of external production support services
• Coordination with the maintenance team and facilitation of maintenance activities within the facility
• Identification and scope determination of operational improvement projects that simplify, standardise or improve the operability and/or compliance of the facility 
• Leading, developing and motivating the Production Shift Team to deliver operational excellence across all facility operations
• Participate in the development, control and optimisation of operational budgets in conjunction with the Production Manager

Experience required

• Ideally HNC/HND educated, in a technical or process related area of study but significant applicable experience will be acceptable in lieu of qualifications
• Proven operational shift experience within a power generation or continuous process industry. Minimum 5 years of relevant experience. Minimum 2 years people management experience.
• Knowledge and experience within a High Temperature Continuous Process’ (metallurgy, power generation, cement industry, petrochemicals)
• Attention to detail
• Unrelenting focus on continuous improvement of the facility and the people who work within it
• Must be eligible to work in the UK, as no visa sponsorship will be offered for this position

Offer

At Indaver, we offer excellent benefits to provide our colleagues with the additional support and flexibility to enable a genuinely gratifying work-life balance. Taking care of our colleagues is of utmost importance to us.

Our range of benefits enables our colleagues to enjoy life at any stage while growing a career path, including:

• Competitive Salaries
• 30% Shift Allowance
• Attractive Pension scheme
• Death in service insurance
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory
• Annual performance bonus scheme
• Paid training with study and exam leave
• Long service rewards, including increased Annual Leave
• Wellness Programme
• Employee Assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free Parking
• New employee referral incentive

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Where and when do you work?

On-site position - Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility. 12 hour shifts, operating over 5 shifts throughout an integrated pattern to enable 365/24 operations