Recycling Site Manager in Bedford

Taskmaster are currently looking to recruit a Recycling Site Manager to join the expanding team of our well established recycling and waste client based within Sharnbrook Bedfordshire (MK44).

Hours: Monday to Friday: 6.30am - 5.00pm

Pay rate: £18.00 - £20.00 per hour

Duties and responsibilities:

• Managing a team of Bales, Recycling Operatives and Cleaners.
• To ensure that all agencies employees have signed our induction requirements and they are compliant with our H&S standards ensuring they work safe and productive at all times.
• To be an active member of all SHEQ activities on site.
• To assist in the completion of risk assessments and SOPs.
• To conduct regular safety and environmental inspections.
• To ensure housekeeping is of a world-class standard and the site is visit and audit ready at all times.
• To champion Health & Safety / Environmental Statutory and Company Rules & Regulations.
• To complete routine stock checks as instructed by the Operations Manager.
• To ensure that manufacturing KPIs are met.
• To work closely with the Maintenance team to ensure that all plant and equipment is cleaned, maintained and serviced to a high standard and repaired in a timely manner.
• To ensure that returned products are quarantined and investigated thoroughly.
• To work closely with fellow department managers to ensure that the business is operating at optimum cost and efficiency.
• To oversee the Operations management of all warehousing, goods in and dispatch on site.
• To report as instructed by the Operations Manager on KPIs and to create action plans as required to ensure remedial actions are taken to remedy poor performance.
• To ensure that planning of operations is completed to a high standard and that all planning is in line with goods in and dispatch requirements.
• To ensure that all goods in products are inspected and where appropriate actioned and stopped from entering the site if they fail to meet the required standards.
• To ensure finished stock levels are maintained as directed by the Operations Manager.
• To communicate and work effectively with all peer managers and departments.
• To assist the Operations Manager in driving a culture change and move towards an environment that embraces tools and techniques such as Lean, Six Sigma, 5S and RCA.
• Establish individual accountability using coaching and support and performance management process, including the PIP and PDP process.
• To create, conduct and record annual performance appraisals for your direct reports.
• To conduct monthly 1-2-1s with all direct reports to ensure support is provided.

Requirements of Role:

• IOSH qualified.
• Extensive knowledge of EHS working practices.
• Relevant Environmental qualification achieved or willing to attain.
• Extensive manufacturing and operational experience.
• Confident and influential communicator at all levels.
• Experience of leading and managing operational staff/management.
• Has potential to move to a larger role within 3-4 years.
• Knowledge of modern quality practices, tools and techniques qualified or willing to attain.
• ILM Level 3 in Leadership or above.
• Knowledge and experience of working in recycling sector desired but not essential.

For more information please apply.