Team Leader - Organics

Wastemanagement8; Hawke's Bay; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WM New Zealand seeks an experienced operational Team Leader to coordinate our organic waste yard operations, ensuring safety, efficiency and environmental compliance on-site.

You will organize daily yard activities, lead the team, and align work with the production plan while working closely with technicians, maintenance staff and site leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising on an operational site with loaders and heavy vehicle movements.
• Strong planning, communication and people-management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously while contributing to the wider team.
• Commitment to health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Experience in organics, composting, waste, recycling or similar processing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily workloads, staffing and site activities.
• Lead, support and train yard team members.
• Ensure operational paperwork is accurate and on time.
• Monitor site activities for consent compliance.
• Coordinate compost operations, windrow and screening.
• Adjust processing to keep the site efficient.
• Plan work for weekends, early mornings and off-site periods.
• Maintain safety, housekeeping and environmental standards.

Skills

People management

Team leadership

Safety-focused

Planning

Communication

Heavy machinery experience

Autonomous work

Job description

The role you'll play

We're looking for an experienced and hands on Team Leader to coordinate our organic waste yard operations, support our people and keep the site operating safely, efficiently and in line with environmental requirements.

This is a practical leadership position where you'll organise the day-to-day activities of the yard team and ensure work is completed safely, accurately and according to the production plan.

Working closely with our compost technicians, maintenance team and site leadership, you'll coordinate compost operations, windrow movements, screening activities, freight logistics housekeeping and daily monitoring tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinating daily workloads, staffing and site activities.
• Leading, supporting and training yard team members.
• Ensuring operational paperwork is accurate and completed on time.
• Monitoring site activities to maintain consent compliance.
• Coordinating compost operations, windrow and screening operations.
• Adjusting processing activities to keep the site operating efficiently.
• Planning work for weekends, early mornings and periods when you are off-site.
• Maintaining strong standards of safety, housekeeping and environmental care.
• Working collaboratively with technicians, maintenance staff and other site teams.

What you'll need

• You're an experienced operational team leader who is comfortable working around heavy machinery and vehicle movements. You're organised, safety-focused and confident coordinating people and priorities in a busy environment.
• Experience working on an operational site with loaders and heavy vehicle movements.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Strong planning, communication and people-management skills.
• The ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to the wider team.
• A strong commitment to health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Experience within organics, composting, waste, recycling, civil construction or a similar processing environment would be an advantage.

WM New Zealand is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace.

You must currently be in New Zealand and hold the legal right to work here through citizenship, residency or a valid work visa.