Job Description

REPORTS TO:   Sorting Plant Supervisor  

JOB PURPOSE
Supervise and direct other employees’ daily routines and interact with crew to ensure they have a satisfactory experience.  Act as quality control, ensures customer satisfaction through employees’ trainings and adhering to company policy.    

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creating a shift schedule, assigning duties and ensuring a shift tasks are completed as scheduled.
• Direct and monitor sorting and materials recovery processes and activities.
• Ensure that all recovered fractions are recorded and routed to the appropriate stations for further action.
• Liaising with quality control team, to ensure sorting and recycling activities are carried out to achieve effective results.
• Liaise with maintenance team to control downtime during maintenance activities.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Ensure effective usage of personnel protective equipment (PPEs).
• Submit daily operational report for sorting activities on time.
• Keep daily operational records of all sorting activities.

Required Skills or Experience

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Considerable knowledge/understanding of recycling materials. 
• Considerable knowledge and understanding of legislative requirements relating to occupational health, safety and environment.
• Excellent knowledge/understanding of Health and Safety issues and codes of practice relevant to environmental sanitation/waste management.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and often stressful environment.
• Excellent attendance record and trust worthy.
• Good knowledge/understanding of waste management practices and its environmental impact.
• Good planning, documentation and organizing skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and execute projects. 
• Good knowledge in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet and other software and tools relating to transport management and operations.
• Good decision making based on thorough analysis.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

• HND from an accredited University or institution in a related field.

Experience: 

• Four (4) years working experience with at least 2 years in recycling leading hand position.
• Experience in running a recycling program and training in waste management processes, recycling, and one year experience in public contact work and/or experience in program coordination; or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience.
• Knowledge of large-scale recycling, waste segregation techniques and biological processes.
• Experience in public contact work and/or experience in program coordination.