Team Leader - Pre Pick
As a Pre-Pick Team Leader, you will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of pre-pick operations, ensuring the safe, efficient and compliant sorting of Small Domestic Appliances (SDA) and associated materials. You will support a team of operatives to ensure consistent material flow into processing areas, maintaining quality standards and minimising contamination.
This role plays a key part in delivering production targets, health & safety compliance, and operational efficiency, supporting overall site performance and sustainability objectives.
- Team Supervision: Support and coordinate pre-pick operatives to ensure safe and effective operations across the shift.
- Operational Oversight: Monitor pre-pick lines to ensure correct sorting and segregation of SDA materials and efficient feed into downstream processes.
- Productivity & Targets: Manage daily output, ensuring team performance aligns with site targets and operational requirements.
- Quality Control: Ensure materials are accurately identified and segregated, reducing contamination and supporting downstream processing efficiency.
- Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance:
- Promote a strong safety culture across the team
- Ensure adherence to safe systems of work
- Report and escalate any hazards, near misses or incidents
- Training & Development: Support the onboarding and ongoing training of operatives, ensuring competency in roles and safe working practices.
- Shift Coordination: Allocate tasks and manage workflow across the team to maintain productivity and minimise downtime.
- Communication: Act as a key link between operatives and site management, providing updates on performance, issues and operational improvements.
- Housekeeping: Ensure pre-pick areas are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness, organisation and safety.
Job Requirements
- Full-time role based in Perth
- Shift pattern: 4 on / 4 off rotational shift (4 days on, 4 days off, 4 nights on, 4 days off)
- £16.00 (Dependent on training and experience)
- Additional £1.00 per hour for night shifts
- Work environment includes exposure to noise, dust and moving machinery
- PPE will be provided and must be worn at all times
- Previous experience supervising pre-pick, sorting line or similar recycling operations is highly desirable
- Demonstrable experience in a team leader or supervisory role
- Strong understanding of health, safety and environmental standards
- Ability to lead and motivate a team in a fast-paced operational environment
- Good decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Flexible and reliable approach to shift working
Examples of Company Benefits:
- A competitive salary in a growing company committed to our people.
- Competitive holiday allowance.
- Company pension scheme.
- Enhanced family friendly policies.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Lifestyle & leisure discounts (gym, cinema, shopping, and more).
- Employee life insurance.
- Bike2Work scheme.
- Free on-site parking.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme.