Project Manager Manufacturing Waste
Inventum Group (Formally Wells Tobias)
UK - Huddersfield / Grangemouth
Travel between sites required
Sector
Agri-chemical / Manufacturing
Reports To
Global Environmental Technology Manager
Contract
12-month interim assignment
Role Purpose
The Interim Waste Project Manager will lead waste reduction and valorisation initiatives across two UK manufacturing sites within an agri-chemical environment. The role will take project ideas from concept through to delivery, driving measurable operational improvements and cost savings, with a target of contributing to c.£1m annual waste reduction benefits.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of multiple waste and process improvement projects across two manufacturing sites
- Drive waste reduction, cost savings and material recovery initiatives
- Develop robust business cases (capex and opex), progressing initiatives through to implementation
- Engage and influence cross-functional stakeholders (HSEQ, Engineering, Operations, Finance, external partners)
- Track and report on project progress, KPIs and waste performance metrics
- Identify and manage risks, ensuring issues are resolved quickly to maintain delivery pace
- Conduct data analysis and process mapping, working with SMEs to identify and implement solutions
- Capture and share lessons learned and best practice across sites
Experience Required
- Proven delivery of continuous improvement or project-based initiatives in a chemical or manufacturing environment
- Experience managing capex and/or operational projects in regulated or industrial settings
- Background in process, engineering, environmental or waste-related projects
- Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and waste streams
Skills & Capabilities
- Strong delivery mindset with ability to drive pace and outcomes in an interim environment
- Able to influence without authority across senior and operational stakeholders
- Excellent communicator, able to simplify technical concepts for non-technical audiences
- Resilient and adaptable, comfortable managing multiple priorities and ambiguity
- Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution capability
Success Measures
- Delivery of projects to agreed scope, timeline and cost
- Demonstrable progress towards waste reduction and cost-saving targets
- Strong stakeholder engagement with no stalled projects due to blockers
Inventum Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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