diff --git a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/site/metoffice-env b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/site/metoffice-env
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+#!/bin/bash -l
+#
+# Usage metoffice-env COMMAND
+#
+# ENVIRONMENT
+#   MODULE_NAME         The name of the module to load
+#   PYTHONPATH_PREPEND  The path to prepend to PYTHONPATH after loading the
+#                       module
+#   QUIET_MODE          Don't print confirmation messages
+#
+# OPTIONS
+#   COMMAND             The command to execute with options
+set -eu
+
+module_count(){
+    module list -t 2>&1 | wc -l
+}
+
+safe_load(){
+    PRE_LOAD_COUNT=$(module_count)
+
+    module load "${1}"
+    # Check module count to determine whether module load was successful.
+    if (( PRE_LOAD_COUNT == $(module_count) )); then
+        echo "[ERROR] Failed to load: ${1}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Must be run before importing numpy, see
+# https://www-avd/sci/dask_best_practice/numpy-threads.html.
+export OMP_NUM_THREADS=1
+export OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=1
+export MKL_NUM_THREADS=1
+export VECLIB_MAXIMUM_THREADS=1
+export NUMEXPR_NUM_THREADS=1
+
+# Ensure '~/.local' isn't added to 'sys.path'.
+export PYTHONNOUSERSITE=True
+
+safe_load "${MODULE_NAME}"
+
+# If PYTHONPATH_PREPEND has been set, prepend it to PYTHONPATH to extend the
+# Python environment.
+if [[ ! -z ${PYTHONPATH_PREPEND:-} ]]; then
+    echo "[INFO] Prepending the following to PYTHONPATH: ${PYTHONPATH_PREPEND}"
+    export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH_PREPEND}:${PYTHONPATH:-}
+fi
+
+if [[ -z ${QUIET_MODE:-} ]]; then
+    echo "[OK] Modules loaded."
+fi
+
+command="/usr/bin/time -v -o ${CYLC_TASK_LOG_ROOT}.time $@"
+exec ${command}
diff --git a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/site/metoffice.cylc b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/site/metoffice.cylc
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