Team Leader

 

 

Location: Severn Beach BS35

Job Role: Recycling Department Team Lead

Hours:08:00-17:00
Hourly Salary: 30,000 per annum
Role Type: Permanent 

 

Gap Personnel is looking for a Recycling Team leader for one of our clients based in Severn Beach BS35.

Position:

• This is a practical leadership role, not a desk based management role.
• The post holder works alongside the team while setting daily priorities, standards and pace.
• This role acts as the first line lead for the recycling department and reports into Operations Management.
• The role supports compliance and audit readiness but does not own permits, licences, regulator relationships, budgets or formal outcomes unless specifically delegated.

What success looks like:

• Daily work is planned, resourced and controlled, with clear priorities for the team.
• Telecoms equipment is dismantled, sorted, labelled, recorded and moved into the correct reuse, recycling, recovery or disposal streams.
• Holiday, absence and task cover are managed early enough to protect safety, output and service levels.
• PPE, manual handling, workstation safety, housekeeping and material segregation standards are visible and consistent.
• Records, labels, stock movements and disposal evidence are accurate enough to support traceability, audit and management review.
• The team receives practical coaching and knows when to escalate issues or risks.

Key accountabilities.

1. Hands on recycling operations.

• Work directly within recycling activity including dismantling, sorting, grading, handling, storing and preparing end of life telecoms equipment and recyclable materials.
• Support correct identification and segregation of metals, plastics, printed circuit boards, batteries, reusable parts and controlled disposal items.
• Keep materials in the correct bins, cages, storage locations or processing areas, with clear labelling in line with company process.

• Support loading, unloading, internal stock movement, workstation preparation and safe handling where required.

2. Daily leadership, workload planning and team coverage.

• Set daily priorities and allocate tasks based on workload, resource, skills, safety requirements and operational deadlines.
• Organise practical cover for dismantling, sorting, labelling, stock movement, housekeeping, dispatch preparation and other key activities.
• Respond to planned and unplanned absence by reallocating work, arranging cover or escalating resource risks promptly.
• Maintain clear handover notes so the team understands priorities, cover arrangements, gaps and actions.

3. Coaching, standards and performance support.

• Coach team members in safe dismantling, material segregation, tool use, equipment care, system discipline and quality standards.
• Role model attendance, timekeeping, conduct, communication, safety behaviour and productivity.
• Monitor KPI’s, accuracy and completion throughout the day and give practical feedback.
• Escalate repeated performance, conduct, attendance, safety or training concerns factually to Operations Management.

4. Health, safety, environment and housekeeping.

• Ensure PPE, manual handling, workstation safety, tool use and operational controls are followed.
• Support safe handling of hazardous or sensitive components, including lithium-ion batteries and other controlled materials, in line with company procedure.
• Stop or escalate unsafe work, poor storage, uncontrolled waste streams or practices that create risk.
• Report incidents, near misses, non-conformances and process issues in line with company policies.

5. Quality, stock accuracy and continuous improvement.

• Support accurate recording of materials, stock movements, recoverable items, disposals, processed equipment and work completed.
• Use business systems, spreadsheets, labels, forms or approved records to maintain traceability and operational control.
• Identify repeat errors, delays, unclear instructions or practical changes that could improve safety, flow, accuracy or output.
• Provide factual updates on output, risks, delays, resource gaps, training needs, stock issues and operational concerns.

Required experience, knowledge and skills.

• Practical experience in recycling, e-waste, telecoms equipment handling, warehouse operations, production, stock control or a similar hands on environment.
• Confidence working with end of life telecoms equipment, out-of-box equipment, components and recyclable materials.
• Safe and competent use of basic hand tools, workstations, handling equipment and manual handling methods relevant to the role.

• Good working awareness of health and safety, PPE, housekeeping, material segregation and controlled handling requirements.
• Ability to organise people and workload while maintaining output.
• Attention to detail around labels, locations, stock accuracy, materials, customer requirements and system / record accuracy.
• Basic IT capability, including business systems, scanning / recording tools, email, spreadsheets or operational reporting tools.
• Clear communication skills and confidence to challenge poor standards constructively and escalate concerns when needed.

 

Decision making and authority

• Allocate daily tasks and adjust workflow within agreed priorities.
• Coordinate daily cover, task allocation and holiday / absence cover planning.
• Pause work or escalate immediately where there is a safety, environmental, quality, customer or stock risk.
• Provide practical coaching, correction and feedback during the working day.
• Recommend process improvements, training actions or resource changes. Requires Management Approval.
• Change company policy, compliance controls or customer requirements.
• Approve budgets, pay, recruitment or commercial arrangements.
• Own permits, licences or regulator relationships unless formally appointed.
• Make formal employment decisions such as disciplinary or capability outcomes.

If you are interested, please get in touch on 0117 911 7111 or click Apply now!