Treatment Plant Manager
Are you an experienced chemistry professional with a strong understanding of chemical treatment processes and operational performance?
Do you enjoy solving technical challenges, improving process efficiency and maintaining the highest standards of safety and compliance?
Are you ready to take the next step in your career and lead a treatment operation that plays a key role in delivering sustainable waste solutions?
If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding role within a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.
What's in it for you?
Joining RED Industries means becoming part of a company that genuinely values its people. You will benefit from:
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Career progression within a growing business
- The opportunity to lead and develop a specialist treatment operation
- A collaborative and supportive working environment
- A strong safety-focused culture
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Health & wellbeing support (HSF)
- Retail discounts (Wider Wallet)
- Employee referral programme
- Free life insurance (following qualifying period
What You'll Be Doing
As Treatment Plant Manager, you will be responsible for the safe, compliant, efficient and profitable operation of the Brownhills Treatment Plant. You will oversee all treatment activities, ensuring wastes are assessed correctly, treatment processes are controlled effectively, and output specifications are consistently achieved.
Working closely with Commercial and Operations teams, you will play a key role in identifying treatment opportunities, maximising plant performance and driving continuous improvement across the department.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Taking overall responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the Brownhills Treatment Plant
- Leading, developing and supporting Treatment Plant staff while setting clear standards for safety, performance and accountability
- Planning and coordinating plant activities, labour and resources to maximise throughput and operational efficiency
- Working closely with Commercial and Operations teams to identify suitable treatment opportunities
- Assessing waste streams for suitability and compatibility prior to processing
- Ensuring treatment activities are completed in accordance with defined operating requirements
- Maintaining control of waste movements, treatment materials, residues and outputs
- Ensuring accurate and traceable operational records are maintained
- Operating in full compliance with environmental, health & safety, quality and company management system requirements
- Monitoring plant performance, productivity, yields and key operational KPIs
- Identifying and implementing improvements to strengthen efficiency, recovery and profitability
- Coordinating maintenance activities to maximise plant availability and minimise downtime
- Raising purchase orders and ensuring costs, invoices and associated expenditure are accurately reconciled
- Maintaining effective communication with Commercial, Operations and support teams regarding plant capacity and operational priorities
- Investigating operational issues, non-conformances and process failures, implementing effective corrective actions
- Ensuring all employees are appropriately trained, competent and supported in their roles
- Driving continuous improvement across plant processes, working practices, housekeeping standards and overall operational performance
This is a hands-on management role that combines technical expertise, operational leadership, commercial awareness and continuous improvement.
Working Hours
40 hours per week
8:30am to 5:00pm
Who We're Looking For:
Essential
- Degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline
- Practical process experience within chemical treatment, waste treatment, chemical processing or a similar industrial environment
- Strong technical understanding of chemical treatment processes, waste compatibility and process control
- Experience working within a regulated process or industrial environment
- Strong understanding of Health & Safety and environmental compliance requirements
- Competent IT and administrative skills, including operational reporting, purchase orders and cost reconciliation
- Ability to assess technical issues and make sound operational decisions
- Strong communication and organisational skills
You'll Also Bring
- A safety-led and accountable approach to leadership
- The ambition and aptitude to lead and develop a small operational team
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of how operational decisions impact profitability
- A practical and proactive approach to problem solving
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- The ability to prioritise competing demands in a fast-paced environment
- A continuous improvement mindset and desire to drive positive change
- A positive, collaborative and team-focused attitude
What Happens Next
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview at our Brownhills facility. This will provide an opportunity to meet the team, learn more about our operations and gain a realistic understanding of the role before making your decision.
Need an interview outside normal working hours?
Just let us know when you apply.
Pay: £35,000.00-£38,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Licence/Certification:
- Degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline (required)
Work Location: In person
