Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

At TakaTaka Solutions, We collect your waste like every other waste collector, but, instead of taking it to a landfill, we take it to our own sites, where we sort the waste, and then recycle 95% either ourselves or through our local partners. This represents one of the highest recycling rates in the world.

Responsibilities or duties

Lead and instruct the sorting team across baling, sorting, and equipment.

Enforce and promote a culture of safety; ensure all staff wear full PPE at all times.

Ensure all equipment is cleaned before and after each shift (conveyors, forklifts, wheel loaders, sorting spaces, bale storage).

Investigate and report accidents or incidents promptly; implement corrective actions.

Ensure proper housekeeping around the respective sorting area.

Communicate daily equipment priorities to forklift and wheel loader operators; coordinate scheduling of forklifts and wheel loaders to support sorting and baling.

Coordinate with Logistics to plan tipper trips for Grade IV, Residual, and Grade A clearance.

Approve inflow — plan and confirm trucks delivering waste from camps or external transporters.

Coordinate construction/repair needs at the MRF with the Construction Supervisor; communicate conveyor and baler maintenance needs to the Maintenance team.

Authorise material issuance from the store (fuel, straps) by signing the authorisation book; identify and dispatch baling straps (sorted for reuse) to onsite.

Conduct regular stock checks with Stores on all MRF consumables: maintenance materials, dabras, baler straps (blue baler), and cleaning supplies; raise procurement requests with Plant Manager / Procurement when stock is low.

Follow up with Logistics to ensure purchased consumables are delivered on site on time and in the correct quantities; maintain a running record of consumables usage to inform future procurement.

Supervise and coordinate loading of recyclable fractions onto client trucks; update the Sales Tracker after every dispatch (fraction, bale count, weight, date).

Reconcile invoices with the Accounts team for sold fractions; make petty cash requisitions for sorting-related operational activities.

Conduct regular safety meetings and training sessions for sorting staff; support triage and general SOP training.

Confirm and verify casual attendance before payment; update weekly casual targets (baling/sorting) on the Casual Tracker; send bonus reminder emails to Finance, HR, and the Plant Manager.

Verify all MRF Data team entries: Inflow, Outflow, Pig Food Sales, Total Sorted, Total Baled; contribute to weekly OKR reports.

Assist in planning preventive and scheduled maintenance; ensure equipment checklists are up to date and worn-out spares are flagged within 48 hours.

Participate in disciplinary hearings involving MRF staff; provide input on leave approvals based on operational requirements.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Education - Diploma / Degree in any related field. Minimum KCSE Grade B.

Experience - Proven experience team leading or supervising a production team. Proficiency in Google Sheets / Microsoft Office.

Business Understanding - Manpower utilisation; material composition — ability to identify and separate recyclable from non-recyclable waste.

Key Skills - Leadership | Problem-Solving | Data Entry & Interpretation | Material Knowledge | Communication | Physical Stamina

• Lead and instruct the sorting team across baling, sorting, and equipment.
• Enforce and promote a culture of safety; ensure all staff wear full PPE at all times.
• Ensure all equipment is cleaned before and after each shift (conveyors, forklifts, wheel loaders, sorting spaces, bale storage).
• Investigate and report accidents or incidents promptly; implement corrective actions.
• Ensure proper housekeeping around the respective sorting area.
• Communicate daily equipment priorities to forklift and wheel loader operators; coordinate scheduling of forklifts and wheel loaders to support sorting and baling.
• Coordinate with Logistics to plan tipper trips for Grade IV, Residual, and Grade A clearance.
• Approve inflow — plan and confirm trucks delivering waste from camps or external transporters.
• Coordinate construction/repair needs at the MRF with the Construction Supervisor; communicate conveyor and baler maintenance needs to the Maintenance team.
• Authorise material issuance from the store (fuel, straps) by signing the authorisation book; identify and dispatch baling straps (sorted for reuse) to onsite.
• Conduct regular stock checks with Stores on all MRF consumables: maintenance materials, dabras, baler straps (blue baler), and cleaning supplies; raise procurement requests with Plant Manager / Procurement when stock is low.
• Follow up with Logistics to ensure purchased consumables are delivered on site on time and in the correct quantities; maintain a running record of consumables usage to inform future procurement.
• Supervise and coordinate loading of recyclable fractions onto client trucks; update the Sales Tracker after every dispatch (fraction, bale count, weight, date).
• Reconcile invoices with the Accounts team for sold fractions; make petty cash requisitions for sorting-related operational activities.
• Conduct regular safety meetings and training sessions for sorting staff; support triage and general SOP training.
• Confirm and verify casual attendance before payment; update weekly casual targets (baling/sorting) on the Casual Tracker; send bonus reminder emails to Finance, HR, and the Plant Manager.
• Verify all MRF Data team entries: Inflow, Outflow, Pig Food Sales, Total Sorted, Total Baled; contribute to weekly OKR reports.
• Assist in planning preventive and scheduled maintenance; ensure equipment checklists are up to date and worn-out spares are flagged within 48 hours.
• Participate in disciplinary hearings involving MRF staff; provide input on leave approvals based on operational requirements.

• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Data Entry & Interpretation
• Material Knowledge
• Communication
• Physical Stamina

• Diploma / Degree in any related field.
• Minimum KCSE Grade B.
• Proven experience team leading or supervising a production team.
• Proficiency in Google Sheets / Microsoft Office.
• Manpower utilisation
• Material composition — ability to identify and separate recyclable from non-recyclable waste.