Site Project Manager
hace 2 días
Cannock
Site Manager – Recycling & Biomass Salary: From £50,000 per year Permanent | Full-Time Our client is seeking an experienced, hands-on Site Manager to take full operational responsibility for a busy recycling and biomass facility. This is a key leadership role overseeing the safe, compliant, and commercially efficient operation of a high-volume site running 6–7 days per week with a team of up to 15 staff. If you’re a strong operational leader with experience in recycling, waste, biomass or aggregates, this is an opportunity to make a real impact. The Role As Site Manager, you will be accountable for all day-to-day site activities, ensuring production targets are achieved while maintaining the highest standards of health & safety and environmental compliance. You will lead from the front — managing heavy plant operations, supervising staff, overseeing weighbridge activities, and driving continuous improvement across the site. Key Responsibilities Site Operations • Take full responsibility for safe, efficient daily site operations, • Oversee wood recycling, biomass processing, aggregates, and green waste activities, • Plan workloads to meet throughput and production targets, • Manage heavy plant operations (shredders, loaders, excavators, crushers, etc.), • Lead, motivate, and manage a team of up to 15 employees, • Manage rotas to support a 6–7 day operation, • Conduct inductions, toolbox talks, and ongoing training, • Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety legislation, • Maintain Environmental Permit and Waste Management compliance, • Conduct risk assessments, audits, and incident investigations, • Oversee accurate recording of inbound/outbound materials, • Ensure all waste documentation and duty of care requirements are met, • Monitor KPIs including tonnage, downtime, and site performance, • Control site costs and improve operational efficiency, • Identify opportunities to increase recovery and reduce waste Essential: • Proven experience managing a recycling, waste, biomass, or aggregates site, • Strong knowledge of Health & Safety and environmental compliance, • Experience leading teams and managing heavy plant operations, • Hands-on, confident decision-maker, • WAMITAB qualification (or working towards), • Experience in wood recycling, biomass, or green waste, • Competitive salary from £50,000 per year, • Full operational control and leadership responsibility, • Opportunity to shape and grow a busy, high-volume site