Site Manager - Hornsey Street

We are looking for a strong manager with proven people management skills who is able to successfully lead, develop, coach and enable them to work autonomously and confidently as a team. It is important that our Site Manager has the ability to build relationships with key internal stakeholders across many different departments.

You will be responsible for the management of the day-to-day operations of the waste transfer station. Ensuring the highest Safety, Health and Environmental standards across the site. Hornsey Street Transfer Station is a very busy site operating in the Borough of Islington and is a shared building with Islington waste operation.

LondonEnergy Ltd operates the second largest waste management companies in the UK, handling and processing nearly 750,000 tonnes of London's waste every year. We have a dedicated team of people working across North London making a difference to the environment and the local community from the work we do. By processing household waste at our facility, we produce enough energy from waste to power 80,000 homes every year and recycle 70% of items through our Reuse and Recycling Centre's.

Responsibilities:

Compliance

• To drive operational excellence of the site in compliance with its permit, license and any other legal requirements
• To ensure that all issues relating to the Environment Agency including Waste Tonnage returns are dealt with appropriately and recorded as required.
• To ensure that the operation and site complies with health and safety requirements at all times.

Operations Management

• Visibility leading, developing and improving the health, safety and environmental culture (Reducing incidents and increasing reporting)
• To manage departmental budget and ensuring best value practices are implemented at all times and costs controlled effectively and achieve budgeted levels of throughput
• To make proposals for business development and efficiency improvement  relating to all site activities and ensure that such improvements are undertaken effectively and in line with company procedures.
• To undertake  procurement processes including creating tender specifications, tender evaluations and implementation of new product contracts
• Participate in the development of new projects to be launched, and lead project implementation, as requested.

People Management

• To ensure all staff operate in a safe and effective manner including identifying and implementing training requirements.
• Ensure robust succession planning and implementation of effective personal development plans throughout the team
• To resolve any employee relations issue at the earliest opportunity and provide motivation and leadership to all site personnel.
• Build key internal relationships at all levels across a number of departments within LEL

Requirements

• Previous experience managing a busy waste transfer station desirable.
• Relevant professional experience, including managing a mixed skills team in a busy and demanding environment.
• Analytical and able to quickly assess issues and recommend and/or implement solutions.
• Experience of building and maintaining customer relationships.

• To demonstrate a good understanding of health & safety requirements,
• To demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and the ability to coach and develop others
• The ability to work in a pressurized environment
• To demonstrate effective organizational and team leadership skills.
• Confident with work on their own initiative
• Must hold a relevant Certificate of Technical Competency (CoTC)
• Working knowledge of managing waste legislation.
• IOSH/NEBOSH would be desirable

Benefits

• Salary of £62,000 per annum
• All employees will be entitled to 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Salary exchange pension scheme with a minimum employer contribution of 5%
• Westfield Health Medical Cash Plan including eye tests and dental
• Interest free season ticket loan over £500
• Option to save directly from salary with North London Credit Union
• Cycle to work scheme and Health Club concessions
• You can request individual Costco membership and a complimentary card for a family member