Education

• Diploma or Degree in a related field
  
• Minimum KCSE Grade B
  

Experience

• Proven experience supervising or leading a production or operations team
  
• Experience working in waste management, recycling, or production environments is an added advantage
  
• Technical Skills
  
• Proficiency in Google Sheets / Microsoft Office
  
• Ability tidentify and separate recyclable vs non-recyclable waste
  
• Understanding of manpower utilisation and operational efficiency
  

Key Competencies

• Leadership & Team Supervision
  
• Problem Solving
  
• Data Entry & Operational Reporting
  
• Communication & Coordination
  
• Physical stamina and ability twork in an industrial environment
  

• Team Leadership & Operations
  
• Lead and supervise sorting teams across mixed waste sorting, pig food sorting, and baling operations.
  
• Allocate manpower efficiently and ensure daily sorting targets are achieved.
  
• Conduct daily shift handovers and operational briefings.
  
• Monitor staff attendance and maintain accurate casual labour tracking records.
  
• Motivate teams and maintain high productivity standards.
  
• Safety Compliance & Housekeeping
  
• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture across the facility.
  
• Ensure all employees wear full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
  
• Ensure all equipment and sorting areas are cleaned before and after each shift.
  
• Investigate and report incidents, accidents, and near-misses and implement corrective actions.
  
• Maintain high standards of workplace housekeeping and organisation.
  
• Quality Control & Material Recovery
  
• Implement and monitor quality control procedures for waste sorting.
  
• Inspect sorting containers (“dabras”) tensure correct material separation.
  
• Monitor sorting efficiency and minimise contamination.
  
• Improve processes tincrease recyclable recovery rates and reduce residual waste.
  
• Reporting & Data Management
  
• Maintain accurate records for:
  
• Sorting output
  
• Baling quantities
  
• Staff attendance
  
• Equipment performance
  
• Update production metrics and operational reports for the MRF Plant Manager.
  
• Verify operational data including inflow, outflow, total sorted, and total baled.
  
• Participate in plant meetings and performance reviews.
  
• Operational Coordination
  
• Coordinate forklift and wheel loader activities supporting sorting and baling operations.
  
• Work with Logistics tschedule tipper trucks for material clearance.
  
• Approve and manage waste inflow from internal camps or external transporters.
  
• Coordinate equipment repairs with the Maintenance team.
  
• Liaise with Construction Supervisors for facility improvements when required.
  
• Inventory & Consumables Management
  
• Monitor stock levels of operational consumables including:
  
• Baler straps
  
• Sorting containers (dabras)
  
• Maintenance materials
  
• Cleaning supplies
  
• Conduct regular stock checks with Stores.
  
• Raise procurement requests when stock levels are low.
  
• Ensure consumables are delivered on time and stored correctly.
  
• Dispatch & Client Coordination
  
• Supervise loading of recyclable materials ontclient trucks.
  
• Ensure dispatch records are accurately logged in the Sales Tracker.
  
• Verify fraction type, bale count, weight, and dispatch date.
  
• Coordinate with Accounts and Sales teams treconcile invoices and dispatch records.
  
• Staff Development & Performance Management
  
• Manage staff scheduling across all shifts.
  
• Conduct safety meetings and training sessions.
  
• Identify training needs and support Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) training.
  
• Participate in disciplinary processes and performance evaluations.
  
• Provide leadership and guidance tsorting team leaders and staff.