Team Leader - SDA Processing

Application Deadline: 1 December 2026

Department: E-Waste

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Stourbridge

Reporting To: Operations Manager

Compensation: £15.85 / hour

Description

• Full-time Team Leader position based in Stourbridge, working 40 hours per week
• Three-shift working pattern: 5:45am–2:15pm, 1:45pm–10:15pm and 9:45pm–6:15am, with flexibility to support operational requirements
• e role combines team coordination with hands-on support in SDA processing
• Work environment includes exposure to noise, dust and moving machinery
• PPE will be provided and must be worn as required

Key Responsibilities

• Team Coordination: Provide day-to-day direction and support to employees working within SDA processing, allocating work and ensuring priorities are understood.
• SDA Processing: Support and participate in the safe sorting, handling, pre-picking, dismantling and processing of Small Domestic Appliances, ensuring materials are directed to the correct recycling streams.
• Performance and Output: Monitor workflow, quality and productivity throughout the shift, helping the team achieve daily processing targets and escalating issues to the Operations Manager.
• Attendance and Absence: Monitor attendance, punctuality and absence within the team, maintain accurate information and report concerns, patterns or staffing gaps to the Operations Manager in a timely manner.
• People Support: Support new starters, provide task instruction and on-the-job guidance, reinforce expected standards of conduct and performance, and raise any people concerns promptly with the Operations Manager.
• Health, Safety and Compliance: Promote safe working practices, ensure procedures and PPE requirements are followed, complete relevant checks and report hazards, incidents, near misses or equipment defects immediately.
• Quality Control: Check that SDA materials are processed and segregated to the required quality, environmental and company standards, taking prompt action where standards are not met.
• Communication and Handover: Communicate operational priorities, changes and issues clearly to the team and provide accurate shift updates and handovers to the Operations Manager and other Team Leaders.
• Housekeeping: Maintain high standards of housekeeping and ensure work areas are organised and free from avoidable hazards.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Previous experience in a team-leading, supervisory or senior operative role within recycling, waste, manufacturing or a similar industrial environment
• Practical understanding of SDA processing, material segregation or production operations is desirable
• Ability to organise work, set clear expectations and provide day-to-day guidance to a team
• Good awareness of health, safety and environmental standards
• Reliable and organised, with the ability to monitor attendance, maintain accurate information and escalate concerns promptly
• Clear communication skills and the confidence to address routine issues appropriately
• Willingness to work hands-on in a physically demanding environment and lead by example

Why Work For Enva?

• A competitive salary in a growing company committed to our people. 
• Competitive holiday allowance. 
• Company pension scheme. 
• Enhanced family friendly policies. 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). 
• Lifestyle & leisure discounts (gym, cinema, shopping, and more). 
• Employee life insurance. 
• Bike2Work scheme. 
• Free on-site parking. 
• Holiday Purchase Scheme.