Site Manager

Site Manager

Location:

Isabella Road, Workington

Hours:

Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week
Salary: £50,000–£55,000 depending on experience

We’re looking for an experienced Site Manager to lead our battery sorting facility in Workington through an exciting period of operational development and investment.

You’ll take overall responsibility for the safe, compliant and efficient day-to-day operation of the site, leading our people, performance, safety and environmental standards.

This is also an opportunity to play a key role in the next stage of the site’s development. Our current operation is predominantly manual, but we are preparing to introduce new mechanical and automated sorting technology. You’ll lead the site through that transition, working closely with our Projects and HSEQ teams to successfully integrate new equipment, processes and ways of working while maintaining operational performance.

It’s a hands‑on leadership role for someone who can balance people, safety, compliance and commercial performance, while bringing their team with them through change.

As Site Manager, you’ll:

• Take overall responsibility for the day-to-day performance of the Workington site, including safety, quality, throughput, compliance and cost.
• Lead, engage and develop the site team, creating clear accountability and high standards of performance.
• Ensure robust health, safety and environmental standards across battery handling, sorting and storage activities.
• Maintain compliance with environmental permits, waste regulations, Company procedures and customer requirements.
• Manage site budgets, labour costs, operational KPIs and resource requirements.
• Oversee inbound and outbound logistics, stock control and operational planning.
• Lead incident and near‑miss investigations and ensure appropriate actions are implemented.
• Work closely with Project Engineering and equipment suppliers to support the installation and commissioning of new automated sorting equipment.
• Lead changes to workflows, staffing structures and ways of working as the site transitions towards greater automation.
• Support the reskilling and development of employees as roles and operational requirements evolve.
• Maintain effective risk assessments, SOPs, training and competency standards.
• Build strong relationships with senior leadership, customers, suppliers, regulators and other internal stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement across safety, efficiency, cost, quality and operational performance.

You’ll be an experienced operational leader who is comfortable taking ownership of a busy site and developing both its people and its performance.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Proven site or operations management experience, ideally within waste, recycling, manufacturing, hazardous materials or a similarly operational environment.
• Strong health and safety knowledge and a practical understanding of managing operational risk.
• Experience leading and developing a manual or labour-intensive workforce.
• An understanding of environmental compliance and regulated operational environments.
• Experience managing budgets, labour costs and operational performance.
• Strong people leadership, communication and change‑management skills.
• The confidence to challenge, make decisions and take accountability for site performance.

Experience of plant installations, automation, mechanisation or capital projects would be particularly valuable, as would a NEBOSH/IOSH qualification or previous experience within battery, WEEE or waste operations.

Success in this role will mean maintaining a safe, compliant and high-performing operation while successfully leading the site through its next stage of development.

You’ll build an engaged and…