The Role
The Operations Manager ensures efficient operations and maintenance of biomass energy facilities, manages a team, and oversees compliance and safety measures.
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Our Business
px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com
Holbrook Biomass Plant is a 6.5MWe biomass fired combined heat and power station is designed to provide CO2 savings of over 210,000 Tonnes over the project life. The renewable energy generated is equivalent to that used to power about 12,000 homes. The plant uses around 55,000 tonnes of waste wood per year that may have traditionally gone to landfill. px Group took on responsibility for the operations and maintenance, performance, emission monitoring and ash disposal from the site, as well as managing the biomass fuel on site. The contract supported the px Group strategy to grow their footprint in green energy with partners around the UK.
The Opportunity
We are now recruiting for an Operations Manager.
The Operations Manager will be responsible for the safe, efficient and reliable operation and maintenance of a circa 6.5MW cyclopentane Turbine unit, one biomass boilers and all the auxiliary and ancillary plant used to support the burning of waste wood fuel and production of power.
px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com
Holbrook Biomass Plant is a 6.5MWe biomass fired combined heat and power station is designed to provide CO2 savings of over 210,000 Tonnes over the project life. The renewable energy generated is equivalent to that used to power about 12,000 homes. The plant uses around 55,000 tonnes of waste wood per year that may have traditionally gone to landfill. px Group took on responsibility for the operations and maintenance, performance, emission monitoring and ash disposal from the site, as well as managing the biomass fuel on site. The contract supported the px Group strategy to grow their footprint in green energy with partners around the UK.
The Opportunity
We are now recruiting for an Operations Manager.
The Operations Manager will be responsible for the safe, efficient and reliable operation and maintenance of a circa 6.5MW cyclopentane Turbine unit, one biomass boilers and all the auxiliary and ancillary plant used to support the burning of waste wood fuel and production of power.
As Operations Manager, you will act as line manager for the Operations team to ensure that all operations and functions associated with all main and auxiliary plant at Holbrook Biomass meet the generation and availability targets, safely, efficiently and in an environmentally sensitive manner.
You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure logs and routines are carried out correctly.
- Plant parameters monitoring, arranging for ash removals, arranging for site consumable deliveries.
- Shift cover for fuel operators in the event of sickness or training.
- Environmental reporting of incidents to line management and monitoring of site permit to work system.
- Identification and purchase of essential spares.
- Procedures and risk assessment of tasks.
- Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance.
- Manage the compliance of equipment within the requirements of LOLER & PUWER
- Assisting site manager in outage/resource planning
- Deliver availability and reliability targets as agreed with the Asset Manager
- Champion and monitor SSoW and be accountable for the training and delivery to the operations team.
- Lead and deliver permitting and associated systems
- Be a focal point for the control and direction of the operations teams.
- Assisting in planning and delivering annual outages
- Expected to respond out of hours during emergencies and work occasional weekend during plan outages
- More duties can be found on the role profile
Minimum Requirements:
- Be an Apprentice trained craftsperson.
- Qualified to at least HNC or equivalent in an engineering discipline.
- Have sound understanding of process flow.
- Detailed knowledge of plant and maintenance systems and their functionality, especially computer based.
- Experience leading a small team gained in a Chemical, Waste Incineration or Power Generation environment.
- Be a leader in the promotion of excellent Safety Culture.
What you will receive from us:
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Contribution towards eye test and glasses
Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
Long Service Awards
Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible Benefits Package
Onsite parking
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.
Contribution towards eye test and glasses
Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
Long Service Awards
Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
Employee Assistance Programme
Flexible Benefits Package
Onsite parking
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.
About
px Group is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business which delivers net zero and stakeholder success through elite performance in the safety, availability, reliability and efficiency of energy infrastructure, industrial processes and related commercial activities - unlocking value for our customers as a trusted partner. Part of the Ara Partners portfolio of companies, Ara Partners is a private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments.
Skills Required
- Apprentice trained craftsperson
- Qualified to at least HNC or equivalent in an engineering discipline
- Sound understanding of process flow
- Detailed knowledge of plant and maintenance systems
- Experience leading a small team in Chemical, Waste Incineration or Power Generation
- Promote excellent Safety Culture
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The Company
What We Do
px Group is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business that owns and manages energy, chemicals, and industrial assets, focusing on delivering net zero and stakeholder success through elite performance in energy infrastructure and industrial processes, driving decarbonisation and efficiencies.
