Supervisor / Shift Co-Ordinator

Supervisor £31,209 (rotating 8.25-hour shifts Mon-Fri, mornings/afternoons).
Salary: Shift Co-Ordinator £33,630 (rotating 8.25-hour shifts Mon-Fri, mornings/afternoons).
Location: Telford Recycling
About The Role
At AO Recycling, we are committed to extracting as much value as possible from the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that is thrown away by UK households every year.

Like the rest of the AO Group, we are a very exciting and enthusiastic company to work for. The role will be located at our innovative plastics recycling plant in Telford, Shropshire, which uses state of the art technology and is able to create high quality recycled plastics for reuse in new products.
We are growing rapidly and so with that, opportunities to develop and try new approaches become aplenty. If you are an energetic, hands on, innovative professional, this is the environment for you. We will soon move from a 2-shift (6am-2.15pm / 1.45pm-10pm Mon-Fri shift pattern to 24/5), and as we do this, AOer’s who move to this shift pattern will benefit from an additional pay increase to compensate the unsociable hours.
We are part of a bigger group and with that backing comes stability and continued investment in our business and growth aspirations.
At the AO Plastics Recycling Plant, we are focused on creating industry leading product streams for our customers. We succeed through strong operational ownership of Safety, Environmental, Quality and productivity.
Here’s What You Can Expect To Be Doing

• First line manager for a team of 6-7 people within an automated production line.

• Leading the team by ensuring equipment and materials are available and operational capacity and throughput are maximised.

• Responsible for managing and appraising team performance, developing team ethic underpinned by mutual trust, dignity and respect. Key role in ensuring skills training is completed, mentoring and development of your team members, along with managing absenteeism and first line disciplinaries.

• Ensuring adherence to all company policies and processes. Drive continuous improvement, emphasising safety, quality, efficiency, productivity, cost reduction and morale.

• Manage staff and storage of stock and all areas are organised, tidy, compliant and safe. The site should always be VIP / audit ready, and you will drive the culture and pride in the site.

• Lead Daily Shift briefings, using and completing reports, monitoring safety, whilst ensuring all KPI’s are met. Able to identify areas of improvement, or challenges which require support or project teams to overcome.

• Updating the production data into dedicated data capture/analysis software.

• Contributing to problem solving workshops, providing operational expertise to identify root causes of failures and subsequent improvement activity.

• Attending daily operational review meetings, providing updates on operational performance, live defects, and ongoing improvement work.

• Lead, perform, and/or participate in 5S housekeeping, accident investigation, and safety audits and related activities.
A Few Things About You

We don’t expect you to know everything about our technology and equipment, but it’d be amazing if you’re:

• Experience in supervising teams (min. 2 years for Supervisor, min. 3 years for Shift Co-Ordinator), ideally in an operational setting.

• ILM management (L2 – Supervisor, L3 – Shift Co-Ordinator) or equivalent qualification, with a desire to advance with AO supported qualifications.

• Likes high contact time with team, and works alongside the team when required (FLT training will be given if required)

• Experience working within a processing, manufacturing, or similar environment.

• Good communication skills.

• Ability to think logically and decisively to effectively provide solutions.

• Ability to work on own initiative or part of a team.

• Formal qualifications in English and mathematics (GCSE or equivalent).

Experience and/or qualifications in continuous improvement beneficial
Our Benefits

Our benefits are designed to cover the moments that matter to AOers. From health and wellness to giving back - you’ll be rewarded inside and outside of work.

• Holidays; 30 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)

• Pension; Contribute 5% of your annual salary and we’ll do the same, giving you a little extra support for the future.

• Be a VIP at the AO Arena; we have loads of opportunities to win free tickets and pre-sale access!

• Health & wellbeing; discounted gym membership, and our Help @ Hand scheme giving you access to virtual GP’s, Mental Health support and much more.

• Discounts; exclusive discounts across our product range.

• Family leave; Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave.

• Making a difference; 2 fully paid days a year to donate your time to any charity of your choice.

• Free Food Thursday - Last Thursday of every month, lunch is on us as a way of saying thank you for your efforts!
To see all our benefits and perks, visit our AO Benefits page.