Plastic Waste Collection Manager
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Job Category
Other Jobs
Job Type
Permanent/Full Time
Working Experience
5 - 10 Years
Education Level
First Degree
Industry
Manufacturing Jobs
Salary Range
Not Specified
Qualifications
EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences or any other relevant field
• Minimum of 5 to 8 years experience in the same industry.
REQUIREMENTS
• Experience in waste recovery and collection.
• Good people skills and an ability to build good relationships.
• Data analytics skills and an ability to manage information.
• Able to keep up to date with the latest market data, environmental legislation, and compliance regulation.
• Knowledge of environmental issues, but also technological solutions, and relevant environmental legislation, policy, and guidance.
• Project management skills to manage a budget and cope with practical issues related to Project.
• Ability to lead teams.
Application Deadline
2022-04-23
Description
PLASTIC WASTE COLLECTION MANAGER
LOCATION: Accra
CATEGORY: Waste Management
Our client, a Waste Management Company is looking to hire a Plastic Waste Collection Manager to help manage its operations.
ROLE PROFILE
The successful candidate will be responsible for setting up a collection infrastructure for Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and other plastic waste materials. He/she will also monitor and drive the recovery of these waste materials.
DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop, implement and drive environmental strategies and policies
- Communicate with key stakeholders regarding environmental performance
- Select the right candidates for Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles collection contractor/supplier’s job.
- Do market survey and establishing bottle collection centers at strategic locations in Accra and other regions in Ghana.
- Provide baling machine, Generator and Truck to the contractor if need be and an MoU can be signed with them for the bottles supply to the company.
- Guide the other collection staff for follow up of the collections with different suppliers and different areas in Accra and other regions of the country.
- Strive and look out for new avenues for bottle collections to achieve the target of 100T of PET bottles per month.
- Liaise with other Bottle collection companies for the supply of well pre-sorted and baled bottles from their own established collection hubs.
- Ensure thorough quality control/checks the right quality of PET bottles and weighment of the materials reaching to the company and establishing the system for deduction for high contaminated materials and arrange for timely payment to the suppliers.
- Keep track of market competition and prices of the material and as and when necessary, review it from time to time. Record keeping for materials received and stocks in liaison with stores/warehouse.
- Follow up on maintenance of the company’s collection trucks with auto maintenance workshop and arrange for daily schedule for collection trucks for bottles pickups in addition to bottle supplies by suppliers’ vehicles.
- Explore waste procurement from neighboring countries and outside of Accra and leveraging the company national logistics presence to use to our advantage.
- Oversees and facilitates recycling pickup programs, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local ordinances and guidelines.
- Engage with national and global organizations in the recycling space to ensure collaborations with all stakeholders across the value chain.
Location Information
Location
Accra Central
Region
Greater Accra
Street Address
1st Otwe Street Adjacent to La General Hospital Labadi Road, Accra