Our mission at Reclinker starts with our people. We believe that great ideas come from diverse perspective and culture of mutual support. If you’re passionate about innovation and want to build something that matters, explore our open roles below and help us shape what’s next.
To apply, please send your CV by email to Patrycja Koziol: patrycja.koziol@reclinker.com
South Wales Logistics Support
Job Description: South Wales Logistics Support
Role type: Full-time, permanent
Location: Based in South Wales (Port Talbot, Cardiff) area, with on-site visits around our South Wales-based operations and suppliers, and some trips to our HQ in Cambridge.
About Reclinker
Reclinker is a fast-growing climate-tech startup transforming cement recycling. We are preparing to launch our first product to market and are entering a critical phase of rapid scale-up in both production capacity and commercial traction.
We are looking for people who are committed to – and consistently demonstrate – our company values.
Role description
We’re looking for a proactive, hands-on Operations Support Assistant to join our South Wales Hub team as we scale up from early commercial production to full industrial output. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early on in their career and with big ambition to build a broad foundation in industrial operations and logistics, working alongside and learning directly from our Operations Lead and Logistics Manager.
You’ll help oversee the processing of source material once it arrives on site – supporting the Logistics Manager and South Wales Hub Operations Lead to ensure material is processed safely, consistently, and to the quality and volume standards production needs. This is a hands-on, relationship-driven role that combines time in the field with third parties and time working closely with the operations team on-site.
Alongside processing, the role will grow into securing a reliable, growing supply of source material to feed our production operations as we scale from early commercial production to full industrial output. You’ll take ownership of building and managing relationships with demolition contractors, waste management companies, and other third parties who supply the concrete waste and recycled feedstock our operations depend on.
You will report to the South Wales Hub Operations Lead, working closely day-to-day with the Logistics Manager, and will be a key part of building out our South Wales Hub team as we grow.
Experience in the cement, concrete, aggregates, steel, or wider heavy industry / recycling sectors is a strong plus, but not essential – what matters most is your willingness to learn fast, get stuck in, and stay organised in a busy, evolving environment.
The position requires frequent travel around South Wales to manage materials and work with our partners. You will be working across a range of environments – construction sites, steelworks, moving mechanical equipment, and varying outdoor weather conditions.
Key objectives 2026-2027:
• Support the Operations Lead and Logistics Manager with routine coordination, data, administration, and scale-up priorities.
• Build a strong understanding of production and logistics operations across South Wales supplier sites.
• Establish reliable tracking and reporting systems for production, logistics, quality, safety, and processing performance.
• Develop a dependable pipeline of source-material suppliers and trusted relationships with demolition and waste-management partners.
• Support safe, consistent material processing while becoming a trusted on-site contact for supplier coordination and troubleshooting.
Responsibilities
Supply chain coordination
• Work with the Logistics Manager to schedule inbound deliveries of source material in line with production needs.
• Track sourced volumes, material quality, and costs, maintaining accurate supplier and contract records.
• Support supplier performance management, escalating delivery or quality issues as needed.
Processing oversight
• Support the Logistics Manager and Hub Operations Lead in overseeing day-to-day source material processing (e.g. crushing, screening, sorting) at the South Wales Hub.
• Help monitor material quality and processing throughput against targets, flagging issues early.
• Support troubleshooting of processing issues on-site, working with suppliers and the operations team to keep things moving.
• Coordinate with contractors and suppliers on material specifications and any quality or contamination issues.
Material sourcing
• Identify, approach, and build relationships with demolition contractors, waste management companies, and other third parties who can supply source material (e.g. concrete waste, recycled feedstock).
• Act as the day-to-day point of contact for third-party suppliers, liaising on availability, volumes, timing, and site logistics.
• Negotiate terms and coordinate collection/delivery schedules with contractors and partners.
• Continuously scan the local market for new sourcing opportunities as production volumes grow.
• Ensure sourcing arrangements comply with relevant waste management and environmental regulations.
Reporting & continuous improvement
• Support data capture and reporting on source material volumes, quality, and processing performance.
• Help identify opportunities to improve sourcing reliability, processing efficiency, and cost per tonne.
• Support the Hub Operations Lead and Logistics Manager with ad hoc analysis and process improvement projects.
Hub team support
• Support the day-to-day running of the South Wales offices and laboratory as part of the wider Hub team.
• Promote safe working practices and help ensure sourcing and processing activities comply with HSE requirements.
• Take on ad hoc tasks and projects as priorities evolve during this fast-growth phase.
Requirements
Knowledge and experience:
• 2-3 years’ experience in materials sourcing, procurement, demolition, waste management, construction, or a similar third-party facing coordination role.
• Demonstrated experience liaising directly with external contractors, suppliers, or partners.
• Comfortable working with data and spreadsheets to track supply volumes, quality, and performance.
• Good working proficiency in key IT tools: MS Outlook, MS Teams/SharePoint, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
• A full, valid driving licence is desirable, given regular travel to third-party and contractor sites across South Wales.
Highly desirable:
• Experience or interest in cement, concrete, aggregates, demolition, waste management, recycling, or similar heavy industry is a strong plus.
• Experience liaising directly with external contractors, suppliers, or partners.
• Knowledge of South Wales industrial logistics networks
• Experience supporting the scale-up of new industrial operations.
Skills and abilities:
• Organised and reliable: keeps on top of multiple tasks and follows through without things slipping.
• Proactive self-starter: comfortable picking things up, asking questions, and getting stuck in – especially in a fast-moving, not-yet-fully-defined environment.
• Clear communicator: confident liaising with suppliers, hauliers, site operators, and internal teams.
• Practical problem-solver: happy rolling up your sleeves on-site as well as working through admin and data tasks.
• Eager to learn: genuine interest in industrial operations, logistics, and sustainable production, with ambition to grow into a more senior operational role over time.
• Relationship builder: confident and personable, able to build trust quickly with demolition contractors and third parties.
• Practical negotiator: comfortable agreeing terms and schedules that work for both sides.
Compensation & benefits:
• Competitive salary
• 33 days annual leave inclusive of UK bank holidays
• Private medical and dental insurance (optional)
• Pension contribution (auto-enrolment, with scope to enhance)
• Flexible / hybrid working
• Potential access to the employee share scheme, subject to board approval.
Lead Milling Engineer
Role type: Full-time, permanent
Location: South Wales/UK based, with extensive travel required to: Production sites and future milling sites – initially largely based in South Wales (Port Talbot, Cardiff), and later further afield / Trips to HQ in Cambridge / Trips to visit other sites/partners/suppliers relevant to milling.
Role description
Defining and scaling our milling capability is a critical part of Reclinker’s journey from first commercial production to international deployment. We’re looking for an experienced, innovative Milling Engineer to lead this capability and become our technical expert in comminution and particle processing.
Your mission will be to develop milling processes that deliver the optimum balance of product quality, cost and carbon performance. You’ll take ownership of the entire milling strategy – from defining product specifications and selecting equipment, through commissioning our first pilot-scale milling facility, to optimising production as we scale across the UK and internationally.
Initially, you’ll establish milling specifications for Reclinker’s products and manage external toll milling partners to support early commercial production. In parallel, you’ll lead the design, procurement, installation and commissioning of our first in-house milling facility, including mills, crushers, classifiers, separation technologies and associated process equipment.
As the facility becomes operational, your focus will shift to process optimisation, reliability and continuous improvement, working closely with Operations to ensure safe, efficient production. Beyond our first plant, you’ll play a key role in designing and deploying milling systems for future Reclinker facilities, helping establish a standardised approach that can be replicated across multiple sites.
You’ll work closely with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D and Finance teams, while acting as the technical interface with equipment suppliers, engineering contractors and toll milling partners. The role reports to the Chief Operations Officer, working closely with both the Engineering, Supply Chain and Ops Lead and the local South Wales Operations Lead includes regular travel to suppliers and operating sites.
This is a rare opportunity to build an industrial capability from the ground up. You’ll have the chance to shape the design of a first-of-a-kind process, influence major capital investment decisions, and help scale a breakthrough decarbonisation technology from its first commercial plant to an international manufacturing network.
Key objectives
2026-2027:
- Define Reclinker’s milling process and capabilities, planning for short-, medium- and long-term operation.
- Secure reliable toll milling capacity for South Wales operations by engaging multiple toll millers and managing their performance and product quality.
- Lead design, commissioning, operation and maintenance of our pilot milling plant, including provider engagement.
- Scale product processing from 1000s tonnes to 100,000s tonnes per annum.
- Continuously improve milling specifications, product performance, energy efficiency and operating cost with the R&D team to deliver a world class operation.
Responsibilities
| Area | Key Responsibilities |
| Milling strategy | -Define milling specifications and process requirements to achieve target product quality, cost and carbon performance -Develop the short-, medium- and long-term milling strategy across Reclinker’s operations |
| External production (Toll milling) | -Identify, negotiate with, and manage toll milling partners to deliver required quality, volumes and schedules – working with wider Ops and Finance teams -Monitor cost, throughput, yield and quality KPIs, driving continuous improvement -Maintain operating procedures, technical agreements and HSE compliance |
| Plant design & delivery | -Lead the design of Reclinker’s milling plants and ancillary systems (hoppers, feeders, siloes, separation etc.) -Coordinate engineering activities through Pre-FEED, FEED and FID -Manage engineering contractors and ensure designs are safe, practical and investment ready |
| Commissioning & operations | -Lead installation, commissioning and start-up of milling facilities -Troubleshoot process and equipment issues, providing technical support and operator training -Optimise plant performance, energy consumption and product quality |
| Continuous improvement & maintenance | -Improve comminution performance across crushers, mills and classifiers -Lead performance testing, plant audits and root cause investigations -Develop preventative maintenance strategies and improve equipment reliability |
| R&D & scale-up | -Support milling trials, pilot campaigns and technology development -Translate trial results into commercial operating parameters, and the first South Wales operation into replicable future plant designs -Evaluate emerging milling technologies and process improvements |
| General responsibilities | -Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with HSE and environmental standards -Build our team in line with Reclinker’s company values -Support project delivery, budgets, technical documentation and stakeholder engagement |
Requirements
Knowledge and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or relevant technical certification required.
- Strong process engineering, commissioning, quality control and optimisation experience in cement or heavy industrial operations.
- Deep knowledge of cement milling systems, including vertical roller mills, ball mills, roller crushers, roller presses and separators.
- Experience with plant operations, equipment sizing, process flow diagrams, process piping and instrumentation diagrams, mass balances and process audits.
- Experience leading engineering design, multidisciplinary teams and large industrial CAPEX projects through Pre-FEED, FEED and EPC stages.
- Proficiency with MS Office tools and a valid driving licence.
- Milling/ comminution technical expertise.
- Nice to have: R&D experience.
Skills and abilities:
- Strong ownership, accountability, troubleshooting, analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work across dynamic site environments, travel regularly and manage competing priorities.
- Ability to design and deliver technical training.
- Excitement to innovate and deliver something new.
Compensation & benefits:
- Competitive salary
- 33 days annual leave including UK bank holidays
- Private medical and dental insurance
- Pension contribution
- Flexible / hybrid working
- Potential access to the employee share scheme, subject to board approval.