Job Opportunity Information

Position Title

Feedstock Planning & Sourcing Co-ordinator

Position Type

Business development

Location

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, UK

Language(s)

English

Added on

Thursday, September 11th 2025

Deadline to apply

2025-09-13

Job Description

The employee must schedule on-site and off-site deliveries/despatches, effectively manage the weighbridge(s), and manage on-site and off-site stockholding locations.

Responsibilities

  • To work on the daily operational requirements of the AD plant and work with the plant manager to ensure plant is optimised in terms of gas to supply to the grid.
  • Agree feed plans for the AD plant with other interested parties and ensure feed plan is designed to maximise gas production.
  • Carry out routine plant inspections and make any necessary adjustments to the plant operations, collecting and recording plant data and sharing the information with all relevant parties.
  • Carrying out Operational Procedures to ensure that plant is in a fit state, reporting any defects found and creating a log of plant issues and concerns.
    Work with the Engineering team to identify plant issues to reduce plant downtime.
  • Work with 3rd party contractors when they are on site to carry out service and maintenance activities
  • Responding to first line and breakdown maintenance requirements as far as background and experience permits. Support the engineering as required with the maintenance activities
  • Carrying out simple analysis of to ensure the plant is fully optimised.
  • To perform duties in a safe manner to prevent incidents, accidents and environmental incidents with particular attention to following safe systems of work.
  • To be on call and change working patterns where necessary to meet the needs of the business.
  • Report all near misses, incidents, safety and environmental concerns to Plant Manager.
  • Maintain housekeeping standards throughout the facility.
  • Drive and operate a range of mobile plants including TM, forklift truck, tele handler and/or front loader.
  • Ensure that all tools, mobile plant and equipment checks are carried out on daily basis and maintained in a proper working condition and defects are reported to the Plant Manager.
  • Control the feeding process of waste into the treatment lines such as to ensure required treatment efficiencies.
  • Assist with the plant operation of the AD when required and accompanying general administrative duties including recording weights & waste type for KPI’s
  • Maximise the biogas yields of the fermenters and electricity produced by the engines.
  • Laboratory sampling/testing to monitor and ensure the plant is operated within the agreed parameters.

Job Qualifications

Experience

  • 3+ years’ experience in the Waste & FMCG Sectors
  • Internal and external stakeholder management
  • Team management experience

 

Skills

  • Scheduling and planning.
  • Relationship building.
  • Process management
  • Microsoft packages proficient.
  • Numerate.

 

Qualifications

  • 5+ GCSEs grades 5-9 or equivalent, including Maths and English Language.

 

Personal Profile

  • Takes responsibility for all aspects of feedstock delivery and site despatches.
  • Able to work effectively in a cross functional team.
  • Open to learning new skills and taking on board feedback from stakeholders.
  • Comfortable building relationships internally and externally.
  • Ability to solve problems and implement effective solutions.
  • Proactive approach.
  • Comfortable to work in a team and independently.

How to apply

Fill the form on the the website.