Team Leader

SUEZ; Totnes; Sur place; GBP 16 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

BUPA dental plan

Childcare vouchers

Cosco membership

Cycle-to-work scheme

Death in service benefit

Résumé du poste

SUEZ is hiring a Team Leader at Totnes HWRC to oversee site operations, lead a team, and ensure compliance with licences, permits, and contracts. The role supports sustainable waste management and environmental goals in a hands-on, customer-facing environment.

You will manage staff, uphold safety standards, and drive a culture of recycling while working a 40-hour summer or 36.5-hour winter schedule. The position requires flexibility and a proactive approach.

Qualifications

• Team leader or supervisor experience is desirable.
• Flexible, forward-thinking approach to complete varied tasks.
• Willingness to undertake personal development and training for site operations.

Responsabilités

• Proactively manage the site and all employees, ensuring full compliance.
• Maintain health and safety for all site personnel and users.
• Be accountable for the site, employees, and public on site.
• Assist members of the public in a polite and courteous manner.
• Promote recycling and divert waste from landfill.
• Report non-compliances to the site manager and complete admin reporting on time.
• Keep access roads and site clean and tidy.
• Perform other duties reasonably requested within the job scope.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

Description du poste

Contract type Permanent

Working Pattern Full time

Location based Totnes

Hours per week 40 Summer 36.5 winter

Salary £13.81

Summary of vacancy

Are you an experienced Team Leader, ideally from the recycling or similar processing industry?

When you join SUEZ, you get more than a brand-new role. Your work will help us deliver innovative and environmentally responsible solutions for water and waste management. You will get a chance to help us preserve and restore our planet’s natural capital for future generations. It’s a career that’s not only exciting, but full of opportunities as well as professional and personal fulfilment.

About The Role

Location: Totnes HWRC, Babbage Road Industrial Estate, Babbage Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JA

• Salary: £13.81 per hour
• Hours: Summer - 40 hours per week / Winter - 36.5 hours per week
• Working: 5 out of 7 days per week (must be flexible)
• Suez Benefits include: BUPA dental plan, childcare vouchers, Costco Wholesale Membership, cycle-to-work scheme, death in service benefit.

About The Role

What will I be doing?

We are looking for an enthusiastic team player with excellent communication and leadership skills, who will be expected to obtain a full working understanding of the site licence, permit and contract and will work to ensure site operations exceed all the standards required.

You Will Be:

• To proactively manage the site and all employees and ensure the site operates in a fully compliant manner.
• To always ensure the health and safety of yourself, colleagues and all site users.
• To be accountable and responsible for the site, the employees and all members of the public entering the site.
• To assist members of the public in a polite and courteous manner.
• To promote a new culture of recycling and diversion of waste to landfill.
• To report any non-compliances and/or discrepancies on site to the site manager.
• To ensure all administrative reporting is completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• To ensure the site and access roads, where applicable, are always kept clean and tidy.
• To complete other duties that are reasonably requested within the scope of the job-role.

What are the requirements?

• Team leader or supervisor experience is desirable.
• The position requires a flexible, forward thinking approach to work in order to complete the variety of tasks set.
• You will be required to undertake and complete all personal development and training to obtain skills for waste acceptance, maintenance of site equipment, infrastructure and the operation of site machinery.

Who We Are

At SUEZ the efficient and sustainable management of resources around the UK is at the heart of everything we do. Respect – acting ethically and with integrity – is one of our core values. We’re passionate about the environment and believe in protecting our world. With true team spirit, we can give our customers a standard of service that goes above and beyond and ensure that our local communities have access to essential water and waste services.

We thank our people for all they do with development opportunities, wide-ranging benefits and rewards that reflect their hard work. In a friendly, supportive environment, you’ll be inspired to grow and play your part in creating a better future for all.

Closing Date 18/11/2026

Once we have sufficient applicants we withhold the right to close job vacancies early.