1) Role Purpose
Lead and continuously improve all treatment, transfer and recycling operations for healthcare waste at the Hull Site, with a primary focus on scaling the RecyClin™ closed-loop service and its alternative-treatment assets. The post-holder owns day-to-day production, compliance, project delivery and people performance, ensuring that every tonne of hazardous or non-hazardous clinical waste is rendered safe and transformed into secondary raw material in line with Environment Agency Permit, Healthcare waste: appropriate measures for permitted facilities December 2021 and HTM 07 01 2023 Health Technical Memorandum 07-01: Safe and sustainable management of healthcare waste 2022 edn.
A flagship live assignment, already under way, is a fast-track roll-out for a blue-chip medical-device client: collecting sterile-theatre end-of-life instruments, sterilising them in Hull and returning recovered plastics and metals into new supply chains, with verifiable carbon-reduction data delivered to the customer via MYgroup’s digital reporting suite.
2) Reporting & Structure
- Reports to: Managing Director
- Direct reports (initial): 2 Treatment Operators, 1 Multi-skilled Technician, 2 Luton-van Drivers
- Growth mandate: recruit and structure additional Supervisors, Fleet Coordinator(s) and Compliance personnel as the tonnage and route network expand.
3) Key Responsibilities
- Operational Control:- Plan, schedule and run alternative-treatment shifts; achieve daily/weekly treated-tonnage targets without breaching permit capacity. Maintain ≥ 95 % autoclave & microwave uptime via proactive TPM and OEM liaison.
- Regulatory Compliance & SHEQ:- Hold named competence on the EA permit; lead all site inspections, ISO and customer audits; ensure zero major non-conformances and a continuously improving compliance score.
- Project Delivery:- Act as internal Project Manager for: (1) new treatment-line installations, (2) RecyClin™ customer on-boarding, (3) fleet expansion, (4) facility upgrades and (5) validation studies—typically £250 k capex, fast-track (≤ 12 weeks) and cross-functional with OEM engineers, finance, sales, NHS client teams and regulators.
- People Leadership:- Coach, mentor and develop a high-performance crew; embed Lean/5S culture; manage rota, skills matrix and succession planning.
- Commercial & Cost Control:- Own cost-per-tonne KPI (processing and transport); work with finance to track OPEX and deliver budget savings through process efficiency and energy optimisation.
- Customer & Stakeholder Engagement:- Front-face NHS theatres and med-tech sustainability leads; translate technical operations into clear ESG value propositions; represent MYgroup at sector forums and events.
- Continuous Improvement:- Use CI tools to cut waste, improve carbon metrics and raise recycling yield; drive data-led decision-making.
4) Key Performance Indicators (baseline targets will be finalised with the post-holder)
- Treated tonnage vs permit capacity – daily & weekly throughput variance.
- Plant availability – % uptime.
- Regulatory compliance index – EA/ISO audit findings trend.
- Cost per tonne – processing and fleet combined.
- RecyClin™ customer on-boarding lead-time – sign-off to first uplift.
- Carbon-reduction and recycling-yield metrics – kg CO₂e saved and % material recovered.
5) Essential Experience & Qualifications
- Demonstrable track-record running clinical-waste treatment or equivalent high-hazard operations (≥ 5 years), including autoclave commissioning and validation.
- CIWM WAMITAB Level 4 – High-Risk Operator Competence (or ability to gain within 6 months).
- Chartered Member of CIWM (or working toward with evidence).
- NEBOSH General Certificate (Health & Safety).
- Hands-on involvement in multi-discipline projects up to ~£250 k.
- Proven leadership of mixed-skill crews (operations, maintenance, drivers).
6) Desirable Credentials
- ADR / DGSA knowledge for hazardous-waste transport.
- Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent Lean certification.
- CPC (Transport Manager) or willingness to attain.
7) Core Competencies & Behaviours
- Leadership & Change Management – energises teams through transition; sets clear vision and standards.
- Stakeholder Communication – translates technical detail for regulators, clinicians and commercial partners alike.
- Continuous-Improvement Mind-set – data-driven, challenges status-quo, pursues zero waste.
- Commercial Acumen – balances service quality with margin protection.
- Safety & Compliance Ethos – always “permit first”; models safe behaviours.
8) Working Pattern & Mobility
- Base hours: Mon–Fri 08:00-17:00 (flexible for shift cover and emergencies).
- Travel: Regional site and customer visits, occasional overnight stays.
9) Benefits
- Company pension & life assurance
- 25 days holiday + statutory
- Professional membership fees (CIWM, NEBOSH CPD)
- Training pathway to DGSA, Six Sigma or CPC if desired
10) Recruitment Process
- CV & covering letter to HR.
- First-round interview (behavioural & technical).
- Final interview with Managing Director and Director.
- Offer subject to references and right-to-work checks.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Experience:
- clinical waste treatment: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
