Yard Trainee Supervisor

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, this is a new role to support our growth. You’ll be an energetic, hands on, team player, working within the small yard team alongside our plant operations team. You’ll be spending your time managing loading and offloading of trailers, keeping the yard organised and safe, along with learning the paperwork requirements for each load of recycled plastics from electronic appliances. You’ll be proficient on a forklift truck, want the first step into managing processes and developing into a Shift Co-Ordinator of the future.

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

• Reporting into the Yard Shift Co-Ordinator, you’ll be responsible for loading and unloading trailers of recycled plastics (in 2 metre big bags and loose tip). Your time will be split between getting stuck in on a FLT and managing/coordinating yard activity, liaising with the transport and operational teams.
• Managing the workload of a dedicated yard FLT driver, yard cleaner, whilst also liaising with the operational team to divert resources at peak times.
• Ensuring stock is kept safe, tidy and weather protected in designated yard locations, in accordance with permits, Environment Agency regulations, Insurance Agreements and AO Policy.
• Ensuring adherence to all company policies and processes. Drive continuous improvement, emphasising safety, quality, efficiency, productivity, cost reduction and morale.
• Actively participate in Daily Shift briefings, using and completing end of shift 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.
• Demonstrate best in practice loading and securing techniques with loading big bags on articulated trailers / shipping containers are always used, with load information (including photographic evidence) is recorded on AO’s systems, limiting risk of movement in transit.
• Complete in full all required legal transport documentation / paperwork for inbound and outbound shipments, both nationwide and internationally.
• Ensure all shipments comply with customer specific requirements.
• Participate in 5S housekeeping, accident investigation, and safety audits and related activities.

A Few Things About You

• Forklift truck licence.
• Experience in working within an operational team (supervisory experience in an operational setting advantageous).
• Demonstrable eye for detail with competence in documentation, supported by GCSEs/NVQ/equivalent in English and Maths
• Willing to study ILM management Level 2 via distance learning, funded by AO.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to think logically and decisively to effectively provide solutions.
• Ability to work on own initiative or part of a team, working flexibly Monday-Friday in a 24/5 open site.

Our Benefits

We’ve designed our benefits to cover everything from big moments to little helps. As well all as the essentials, like pensions and holidays, we’ve got our own "AO Perks" to help you with the little things that matter.
To see all our benefits and perks, visit our AO Benefits page.
• Holidays; 22 days holiday plus 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!