Operations Specialist

SUMMARY:
Our client is an environmental consultancy services provider based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, who is committed to achieving sustainable development and environmental protection across the Emirates, is currently looking for a highly experienced Operations Specialist from the Waste and Recycling industry.

POSITION INFO:
Job Title: Operations Specialist

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job Base: Plant

Preferred Industries: Waste Management and Recycling

Division/Department: Material Management

Reporting Line: General Manager

 
Minimum Qualifying Criteria:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Waste Management or Environmental Management
• Minimum 5-7 Years of Experience in Waste Management and Logistics
• Recycling and working within a Waste Plant Environment would be highly advantageous

• Waste technical knowledge
• Mechanical /Equipment knowledge (RDF)
• Recycling knowledge
• Fleet management skills
• Operation & Maintenance skills of medium RDF/TDF plants
• Alternative fuel quality checks (RDF/TDF)
• Negotiation skills
• Decision-making, root cause analysis, and problem-solving
• Quality management
• HSE Management
• Communication skills
• Planning and organizing skills

• Follow the Quality, Safety, and Environmental policies and regulations to contribute to matching and improving levels of quality, environment, and safety.
• Oversee the quality of waste being sorted prior to being shredded, reduce moisture.
• Ensure all PPE is strictly adhered to whilst ALL Plants and parts are being operated or maintained.
• Manage Toolbox talks with both internal staff and subcontractors.
• Identify Hazardous materials and ensure safety data sheets are available.

• Manage the waste feedstock supply into the respective plants.
• Oversee and Plan for Maintenance and major repairs to the RDF/TDF Plants with service providers.
• Planning and coordinating the supply and quality of waste materials to the RDF/TDF plants from the source or landfills and other facilities.
• Waste types involved are municipal solid waste and tyres
• Manage with the supervisor, the Quality of waste selected for RDF/TDF production, minimize contamination and foreign materials.
• Oversee the supervision of the sorting and separation process with outsourced contractors.
• Manage the daily inspection of the respective plants before start-up.
• Understand material recycling facilities and mechanical challenges within these plants, aiming to improve efficiency and operations
• Staff supervision - overseeing an outsourced labour team
• Managing the feedstock supply in line with plant capacity
• Developing KPIs for sub-contractors
• Overseeing the logistics (fleet control/management) (in-house/outsourced)
• Optimization of fleet utilization for cost and volumes of waste streams transported.
• Be able to travel between sites to review productivity and quality of RDF/TDF processed and prepared.
• The individual will oversee our clients' overall production of Refuse-derived fuel requirements.
• Client liaison daily
• Managing the cost per ton in production and the cost per ton in transport