Job Description

Astute's Power Team is Partnered with an established renewable energy business in the Northeast of England. They are looking to recruit an experienced Commercial/General Manager for their food waste de-packaging and processing site near Middlesborough.
The Commercial/General Manager role comes with a competitive salary, bonus, company pension and additional benefits package.
If you have commercial experience, along with experience of plant operations within the food waste or biogas sector, then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties of the Commercial/General Manager role
Reporting to the Group Operations Director, you will:

• Identify and secure new commercial contracts for waste processing.
• Strengthen existing client relationships and expand service offerings.
• Manage the sale of end products to third parties.
• Carry out client visits acorss the UK
• Liaise with farmers, land agents, and other local stakeholders to maintain positive site relationships
• Maintain strong relationships with logistics partners to ensure efficient, cost-effective material transport
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations at all times.
• Lead the EA permit variation process for site expansion and maintain readiness for audits and inspections.
• Identify and deliver equipment upgrades and site improvements to support future expansion.
• Manage daily operations at the de-packaging site to deliver consistent throughput, minimal downtime, and high-quality output.
• Provide operational assistance to the client's anaerobic digestion site to help it achieve production and performance goals.
• Other duties as required

Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:

• A degree or equivalent environmental science/engineering or similar
• IOSH or NEBOSH
• Full UK driving licence

Personal skills
The Commercial/General Manager role would suit someone who is:

• Commercially astute and able to develop supplier/client relationships and negotiate contracts
• Experience in anaerobic digestion, food waste, waste processing or industrial production
• Experience in feedstock procurement, contract management or logistics
• Happy to travel UK wide
• Strong understanding of compliance, HSE and environmental regulations
• Proven site or operations management experience
• A drive to reduce landfill and create renewable energy from food waste

Salary and benefits of the Commercial/General Manager role

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Company pension
• Bonus
• The opportunity to join an established business within the renewable energy sector

INDREN
Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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