Job description

Job Description: RSD Team Leader
Location: Stoke on Trent
Reports to: RSD Manager
Hours: 40 per week
Salary: £27,300

Company Overview
This ambitious, fast-growing company striving to be the UK's premier waste management provider. They pride themselves on commitment to safety, operational excellence, and environmental responsibility. Every member of our team plays a crucial role in driving their success.
About the Role
Seeking an RSD Team Leader to join Stoke-on-Trent operations. You will lead a team of 2-3 personnel, actively participating in the unloading, inspection preparation, segregation, and storage of palletised incoming waste materials. You will ensure compliance with internal procedures, safety standards, and environmental regulations.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead, support, and motivate a team of 2-3 RSD operatives to meet performance KPIs.
• Organise and delegate daily tasks to optimise efficiency and ensure safe operations.
• Liaise with internal teams to coordinate material movements and site resources.
• Oversee and perform unloading, weighing, segregation, and storage of waste.
• Ensure waste materials are compliant with HSG 71 and environmental permits.
• Complete administrative tasks, inspections, and equipment checks (e.g. FLT, PUWER).
• Operate FLT machinery safely in accordance with company P.A.S.S policy.
• Load outgoing vehicles and manage vehicle movements when trained as a banksman.
• Promote and maintain a strong health and safety culture by reporting near misses and addressing hazards.
• Perform additional duties as required by management.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Valid FLT Counterbalance Licence.
• Willingness to work outdoors in hazardous chemical environments.
• Strong organisational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Prior experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential.

Be part of a team making a difference in responsible waste management.

About us: Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all. Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability. Let's help build a better world, together.