Asset Manager
Location: Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port
Employment Type: Site Based Full Time Role 5 days per week Monday-Friday
About the Company
EET (Essar Energy Transition) vision is to be the leading producer of low carbon fuels and establish a blueprint energy transition hub in the North West. EET plays a major role in supplying the Northwest and the wider UK with essential fuels. We produce over 16% of the UK’s road transport fuels, supply key feedstocks to the petrochemical industry, and are investing heavily in low‑carbon energy solutions.
We work with major retail fuel brands, supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading airlines, and regional transport operators. We are also a key partner in the HyNet project, helping to deliver the region’s low‑carbon future.
With over 900 skilled colleagues, we offer a strong safety culture, technically challenging work, and some of the best training in the energy sector.
Find out more: Redefining Energy | EET
About the Role
As Asset Manager, you will take full accountability for the safe, reliable and cost-effective performance of a defined asset area at Stanlow. Leading a multidisciplinary team, you will drive operational excellence across HSE, production delivery, asset integrity and financial performance.
You will act as a visible safety leader, championing Goal Zero and ensuring all activities are delivered in line with site standards, legislative requirements and best practice. Working closely with maintenance, engineering and planning teams, you will ensure delivery of the production plan while continuously improving efficiency, availability and operational performance.
As a member of the Operations Leadership Team, you will play a key role in shaping site-wide strategy, contributing to business objectives and leading cross-site initiatives. You will also be responsible for embedding a strong performance culture, developing team capability and driving digital and process improvements across your asset area.
This is a highly visible leadership role requiring strong operational judgement, stakeholder engagement and a focus on delivering sustainable results in a complex, high-hazard environment.
We’re looking for a proven operational leader with significant experience in a continuous manufacturing or petrochemical environment, ideally within a UK COMAH site.
You will bring:
You will be confident operating at a senior level, engaging with internal and external stakeholders, and driving alignment across multiple disciplines. A degree in a relevant technical discipline (or equivalent experience) is essential; chartered status is desirable.
Above all, you will be a visible leader who can set direction, drive accountability and create a culture focused on safety, performance and continuous improvement.
EET Fuels - Performing today transforming for tomorrow! Playing a key role in the decarbonisation of the UK economy, with ambitious plans to build an energy transition cluster in the North West of England.
Stanlow is a key strategic national asset, annually producing over 16% of the UK’s road transport fuels, while playing an important part in Britain’s petrochemical industry by providing key feedstocks.
The business is a major supplier in the North West and beyond with customers including most of the major retail brands operated by international oil companies and supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading commercial airlines and the region’s trains and buses.
The business covers crude and product trading, refinery operations, HSE implementation, maintenance support and technological services, together with marketing and retail activities. Our commitment to maintaining safe and healthy working conditions and following the best operating practices to protect the environment underpins everything we do.
We employ over 900 highly trained and loyal staff, who are at the heart of everything we do. The company has an embedded safety culture, technically challenging work across the different parts of the business and some of the best training available in the energy industry.
In FY2017-18, Essar Oil UK reported revenues of $5.4 billion, and a post-tax profit of $161 million. Since acquiring Stanlow in July 2011, Essar has invested over $870 million in the business. The Board has a strategic focus to further improve the financial performance of the company through the continued growth and development of the business in the UK and beyond.
