Site Manager

Site Manager – Barkston

Location:

Barkston, Lincolnshire
Operation: 24 hours per day, 6 days per week
Reporting to:
Regional Manager

The Opportunity
We’re looking for an experienced Site Manager – Barkston to take full responsibility for our Barkston processing facility.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in a fast-moving operational environment and enjoys being visible on site, leading from the front. You’ll have end-to-end ownership of safety, compliance, operational performance, plant reliability and people leadership across a busy 24/6 operation.

As Site Manager – Barkston, you’ll play a key role in delivering our recycling strategy, maintaining regulatory compliance and ensuring the site performs safely, efficiently and commercially.

This is not an office-based role. We’re looking for an active, decisive manager who understands waste processing, plant operations and people management in a live operational environment.

What You’ll Be Doing
Health, Safety, Environment and Compliance
You’ll act as the visible safety leader on site, setting the standard and embedding a strong zero-harm culture across all shifts.
You’ll be responsible for:
Ensuring full compliance with health and safety legislation, environmental permits, EA requirements and internal standards
Maintaining robust Safe Systems of Work, risk assessments, method statements and permits
Leading accident investigations, near-miss reporting and corrective actions
Delivering toolbox talks, safety briefings and supporting wider SHEQ initiatives
Managing contractor and visitor safety at all times
Ensuring the site is audit-ready and operating in line with all regulatory expectations

Operations, Plant and Asset Management
You’ll take full accountability for day-to-day site operations, ensuring materials are processed safely, efficiently and in line with permit, quality and commercial requirements.
You’ll be responsible for:
Managing material processing, recovery, storage, transport and offtake activity
Maximising plant availability, throughput, quality and uptime
Overseeing the safe and effective use of static and mobile plant
Working closely with engineering teams to plan preventative and reactive maintenance
Applying strong mechanical understanding to support fault finding, repairs and downtime reduction
Driving operational discipline through daily planning, shift coordination and KPI reviews
Supporting the effective production of SRF and RDF where applicable

People Leadership
This Site Manager – Barkston role requires a visible leader who can build a capable, engaged and accountable team across a multi-shift operation.
You’ll be responsible for:
Leading, managing and developing all site personnel
Ensuring the site is correctly resourced at all times
Supporting recruitment, induction, training and retention of operational colleagues
Setting clear expectations and holding people accountable
Conducting performance reviews and addressing underperformance where required
Building a culture of teamwork, safety, ownership and continuous improvement

Financial and Commercial Performance
You’ll be expected to manage the site with strong commercial awareness, balancing safety, compliance, throughput, quality and cost.
You’ll be responsible for:
Managing site operational costs and labour efficiency
Supporting budgets, forecasting and cost control activity
Ensuring operational delivery aligns with commercial contracts and output requirements
Identifying opportunities to improve performance, efficiency and profitability
Using data and KPIs to understand performance and drive action

Stakeholder Engagement
You’ll work closely with teams across the business to ensure Barkston operates as part of a joined-up regional and national operation.
You’ll be responsible for:
Supporting delivery of regional and company-wide operational strategy
Working collaboratively with Engineering, Compliance, SHEQ, Logistics and Commercial teams
Maintaining effective relationships with regulators, contractors and external partners
Representing Barkston in regional and operational review meetings
Communicating clearly and confidently with internal and external stakeholders

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