Operations Team Leader - Recycling & Refurbishment

Millbrook Healthcare Group; Exeter; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Training & development

Rewards scheme

Job summary

Millbrook Healthcare Group in Exeter is seeking an Operations Team Leader for Recycling & Refurbishment at our Devon Community Equipment Service Centre. You\'ll lead refurbishment and decontamination operations, supervise operatives, and ensure safe, compliant service delivery.

This role focuses on people leadership, quality assurance, health and safety, and continuous improvement, with opportunities to drive efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory or team leader role in refurbishment, decontamination, production, warehouse, or healthcare-related environment.
• Strong understanding of health & safety and infection control principles.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with team and external suppliers.
• Hands-on leader with a proactive and lead-by-example approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead refurbishment and decontamination operatives to achieve daily output, quality, and turnaround targets.
• Ensure compliance with COSHH, PPE requirements, manual handling, and safe systems of work.
• Provide day-to-day supervision, coaching, and support to team members.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
• Work with transport, stores, and repairs teams to ensure end-to-end service delivery.
• Conduct routine quality checks and audits to ensure equipment is safe and fit for reuse.

Skills

Team leadership

Health & safety

Infection control

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Supervision

Job description

Operations Team Leader - Recycling & Refurbishment

We are currently seeking a Operations Team Leader - Recycling & Refurbishment to join our Devon Community Equipment Service Centre. This is an exciting opportunity where you'll be working as part of engaged and motivated team, for a company committed to reward and recognition for a job well done. Millbrook Healthcare work in partnership with the NHS to supply the necessary equipment and aids to support people in their day to day life.

The Operations Team Leader - Recycling and Refurbishment is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of the refurbishment and decontamination function, ensuring all community equipment is cleaned, disinfected, refurbished, and released to service safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with Millbrook Healthcare standards, regulatory requirements, and contractual SLAs.

The role focuses on people leadership, quality assurance, health & safety, and continuous improvement while maintaining high levels of productivity and service quality.

About the role:

• Lead, motivate, and supervise refurbishment and decontamination operatives to achieve daily output, quality, and turnaround targets
• Ensure compliance with COSHH, PPE requirements, manual handling, and safe systems of work
• Provide day-to-day supervision, coaching, and support to team members
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness
• Work closely with transport, stores, and repairs teams to ensure smooth end-to-end service delivery
• Conduct routine quality checks and audits to ensure equipment is safe, clean, and fit for reuse

What are we looking for?

• Previous experience in a supervisory or team leader role within a refurbishment, decontamination, production, warehouse, or healthcare-related environment
• Strong understanding of health & safety and infection control principles
• Excellent communication skills to interact with the team and external suppliers
• Hands-on leader with a proactive and "lead by example" approach
• Hard working, driven and motivated
• Proven ability to manage workloads, priorities, and people effectively

What can we offer you?

• £32,000.00 per annum
• Tuesday to Saturday 08:30 - 17:00
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Support and training to develop your skills and excel your career with us
• A rewards scheme - 200+ exclusive perks and discounts from leading retailers and leisure outlets

Our ambition at Millbrook Healthcare is to become the leading provider in the assisted living sector whilst ensuring our core company values 'CARES' remain unchanged. We are always looking to recruit hard working and talented individuals to become a part of our ongoing growth and success. You'll enjoy all the support and encouragement you need to reach your own potential and develop a rewarding career along the way.

C are and respect for our colleagues and service users

A ccountable and proud

R eady to learn and grow

E nhance our service users' lives

S ocially responsible, ethical and transparent

This role is working in a regulated activity and may be subject to a DBS disclosure.

No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.

• Millbrook Healthcare Group
  Nutsey Lane
  Southampton
  SO40 3XJ