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Astute's Renewables team is partnered with one of the UK's leading renewable energy providers, who own and run a portfolio of anaerobic digestion plants and composting sites. They are looking to recruit a Plant Supervisor for their site in Derby

The Plant Supervisor plays a vital part in ensuring the site is running at its optimal level and ensuring high standards of health & safety are maintained. The role comes with a salary of £38,000 + bonus, and excellent benefits package.

If you have experience working at a senior level or ready for the next step up and are looking to work for an organisation that is passionate about renewable energy, then upload your CV to today.

Responsibilities and duties:

Optimising process plant operations
Helping to manage day to day operations of the anaerobic digestion plant
Assisting with the weekly and monthly reporting of plant efficiency, trends and analysing the data
Covering for the Site Manager in their absence
Writing risk assessments
Maintaining the highest levels of Health & Safety
Understanding the importance of permits and compliance with the Environmental Agency
Basic first line maintenance, i.e. with pumps and valves - have a keen eye for fault-finding and diagnosis
Operating a telehandler
Monitoring and running the plant via a SCADA system
Other duties as required

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

WAMITAB COTC is hugely desired
A qualification in a relevant engineering discipline is an advantage

Personal skills

The Plant Supervisor role would suit someone who has:

Experience in anaerobic digestion or a similar processing background
Experience at supervisory level or 2-3 years' experience as an Operator
Good mechanical knowledge
Great at working under pressure
Excellent computer literacy
A mentality towards continuous improvement and a genuine passion for the industry

Salary and benefits of the Plant Supervisor role

Salary of £37,000
Company bonus
Company pension
Life insurance
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
Other benefits discussed at interview
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