Team Leader in Severn Beach

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 elevate issues or risks.

Key Accountabilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 to raise 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 elevate 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!