Recycling Manager

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Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:00am – 2:00pm

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Recycling Manager to take ownership of a busy recycling operation in Ammanford. This is a key leadership role responsible for managing the end-to-end recycling process, ensuring high-quality recycled materials are produced efficiently, safely, and in line with operational demand.

If you have a strong background in plastics recycling, extrusion, compounding, or PVC processing and enjoy driving operational performance, quality, and continuous improvement—this could be the ideal next step in your career.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee all recycling operations from material intake through to finished recycled output
  • Manage sorting, processing, granulation, pulverising, and storage activities
  • Ensure recycled materials meet quality specifications for production reuse
  • Plan and manage stock levels and internal supply to production teams
  • Lead, develop, and motivate the recycling team to deliver operational excellence
  • Drive performance improvements across throughput, recovery, downtime, and cost efficiency
  • Maintain accurate stock, traceability, and recovery records
  • Ensure full compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards
  • Coordinate maintenance activities to maximise plant uptime
  • Support audits, investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives

What We’re Looking For

  • Proven experience in plastics recycling, PVC processing, extrusion, or compounding operations
  • Strong understanding of UPVC material handling and contamination control
  • Experience with shredding, grinding, pulverising, and quality control processes
  • Demonstrated ability to lead production or plant-based teams
  • Solid knowledge of manufacturing health, safety, and environmental requirements
  • Excellent planning, organisational, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally
  • A results-driven mindset with a focus on quality, efficiency, and improvement

Why Apply

  • Join a growing, forward-thinking manufacturing environment
  • Take ownership of a critical department with real operational impact
  • Monday to Friday days only – no weekend working
  • Opportunity to influence continuous improvement and operational strategy
  • Competitive salary package up to £45,000

If you're an experienced recycling or manufacturing leader ready for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

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Company: JDR – Just Dynamic Recruitment
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Location: Ammanford
Job Description:

Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:00am – 2:00pm

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Recycling Manager to take ownership of a busy recycling operation in Ammanford. This is a key leadership role responsible for managing the end-to-end recycling process, ensuring high-quality recycled materials are produced efficiently, safely, and in line with operational demand.

If you have a strong background in plastics recycling, extrusion, compounding, or PVC processing and enjoy driving operational performance, quality, and continuous improvement—this could be the ideal next step in your career.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee all recycling operations from material intake through to finished recycled output
  • Manage sorting, processing, granulation, pulverising, and storage activities
  • Ensure recycled materials meet quality specifications for production reuse
  • Plan and manage stock levels and internal supply to production teams
  • Lead, develop, and motivate the recycling team to deliver operational excellence
  • Drive performance improvements across throughput, recovery, downtime, and cost efficiency
  • Maintain accurate stock, traceability, and recovery records
  • Ensure full compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards
  • Coordinate maintenance activities to maximise plant uptime
  • Support audits, investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives

What We’re Looking For

  • Proven experience in plastics recycling, PVC processing, extrusion, or compounding operations
  • Strong understanding of UPVC material handling and contamination control
  • Experience with shredding, grinding, pulverising, and quality control processes
  • Demonstrated ability to lead production or plant-based teams
  • Solid knowledge of manufacturing health, safety, and environmental requirements
  • Excellent planning, organisational, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally
  • A results-driven mindset with a focus on quality, efficiency, and improvement

Why Apply

  • Join a growing, forward-thinking manufacturing environment
  • Take ownership of a critical department with real operational impact
  • Monday to Friday days only – no weekend working
  • Opportunity to influence continuous improvement and operational strategy
  • Competitive salary package up to £45,000

If you’re an experienced recycling or manufacturing leader ready for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

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Posted: May 17th, 2026