Site Operations Manager (Hands-On Industrial Operations)
Location: Port of Cádiz, Spain
(Candidates should be based in or willing to relocate to Cádiz, Jerez, or San Fernando)
To Apply, please send your CV and cover letter to [email protected].
Role Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Site Operations Manager to lead a small industrial dismantling and processing facility at the Port of Cádiz. This role requires a practical, self-sufficient professional who can independently manage daily operations while actively supporting on-site activities when needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and operate the facility with a strong hands-on approach
- Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring efficiency and continuity
- Resolve operational challenges independently and proactively
- Take full ownership of site activities, including administration, coordination with service providers, workforce supervision, and contractor management
- Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, including proper material tracking and reporting
- Manage all on-site administrative tasks not covered by headquarters or external providers
- Build and maintain relationships with customers (buyers of materials such as copper, steel, and plastics), suppliers, service providers, and local authorities including the Port Authority and Zona Franca Cádiz
Profile & Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience in industrial operations, ideally in recycling or processing plants
- Strong hands-on mindset with the ability to step into operational tasks when required
- Proven ability to run a facility autonomously within a lean team environment
- Strong problem-solving skills and a high level of ownership and accountability
- Basic knowledge of business management, accounting, HR, and environmental/regulatory requirements
Education
- Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- Strong practical experience will be considered as an alternative
Languages
- Spanish: Fluent (written and spoken)
- English: Fluent (written and spoken)
Contract
About the company:
Oceanic Environmental Cables GmbH (OEC), founded early 2021, is a European-based submarine cable recovery and recycling company. OEC provides sustainable end-to-end solutions for the Out-of-Service subsea cable industry. Our headquarters are located in Hamburg, Germany.
As well as having a high level of expertise recovering oceanic cable, we are also an innovative dismantling company. By offering a turnkey solution for end-of-life subsea cables, we control the full end-to-end process of recovering subsea cables to the reintroduction of the commodities/ materials back into a variety of industries through our dismantling facility, currently being developed in Cádiz, Spain.
Learn more about OEC: www.oecops.com
To Apply, please send your CV and cover letter to [email protected].
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
