Plant manager at the Groß-Umstadt/Semd composting plant

ZAW – We are responsible for the valuables in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district as a municipal company. We are service providers for more than 300,000 people and offer our employees and employees a secure workplace in the municipal environment. We operate five decentralized composting plants and two valuables. Climate relevance and sustainability play a decisive role in this. Come to us and strengthen our team as

Plant manager for our compost Groß-Umstadt/Semd (w⁠/⁠m⁠/⁠d)

on 2 November 2026

Control and monitoring of the operations of the compost plant from the acceptance of biowaste and of the green product through the processing to the processing and storage of the final product, be it compost or earth Responsibility for compliance with requirements from work protection, environmental protection, immission protection and waste law Professional and organisational management of staff employed on the compost Staff deployment planning and coordination of external companies and service providers Monitoring of the use of machinery and the initiation and monitoring of maintenance, maintenance and repair measures Monitoring and documentation of operational key figures, management Participation in the further development of operational processes and in technical and organisational optimization measures Cooperation with internal departments, authorities, disposal companies, testing institutions and other external stakeholders Working on the plant – loading of the machines by wheel loaders, loading for customers, customer advice on compost and substrate applications, repairs and maintenance, customer weighing and cashing Jurisdiction of cash registers, creation of cash accounts, audit of accounts, procurement within the scope of the drawing authorization

completed training as motor vehicle, land, construction machine mechatronics; Industrial mechanics machinery and plant engineering; Farmer or comparable, with suitable training, for example as master/master or technician/technist Multiannual relevant professional experience in a plant, waste management, recycling or production plant Experience in the leadership of employees Possible good knowledge in the relevant legislation and safety regulations, in particular in the fields of occupational safety, environmental protection, waste law and immission protection Embossed technical understanding and organisational and craftsmanship Self-employed, structured and responsible work Decision-making, resilience and safe occurrence Good knowledge of current MS Office applications and basic knowledge of EDV Class B driving licence Good knowledge of German in word and writing (level B2) Willingness to work on Saturday within the 39-hour week

A grouping in the pay group 9c TVöD-VKA Weekly work time 39 hours An occupational pension scheme under the supplementary pension scheme and in addition 15 % contribution to occupational pension provision and the possibility to use asset-effective performance A sliding time agreement Germany-Job-Ticket and bicycle storage and charging for your eBike A modern workplace with interesting, personal and professional training and development opportunities as well as offerings of occupational health management A workplace in the green 30 days holiday (plus birthday 1⁄2 day, Fastnachtsdienstag 1⁄2 day, 24.12. and 31.12. each free) A valuable and collegial working atmosphere Note: The place is in principle divisible. Applications of people with intercultural background are welcome Disabled people are preferably taken into account within the framework of legal requirements. We actively promote equality between women under the Hessian Equality Act. Data from email applications are treated according to GDPR and deleted after 90 days. Application deadline: 02.07.2026 Reference number: ZAW/plant lineKoaSemd/2026