Electrical/Mechanical Technician

Recycleye is a London-based technology company that develops AI-powered sorting equipment and analytics solutions for the waste management industry. Its core products include robotic sorting systems and data-driven insights tools designed to help recycling facilities improve throughput volume, increase offtake purity, reduce operational expenditure, and address labour shortages on sorting lines. The company serves waste management businesses globally, offering solutions capable of identifying and sorting a wide range of materials including plastics (PET, PP, HDPE), non-ferrous metals such as aluminium, fibre, cartons, and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Recycleye's mission is rooted in transforming the world's waste into a resource, contributing directly to the circular economy by enabling more accurate and efficient material recovery. By retrofitting existing recycling infrastructure with advanced computer vision and robotics, the company helps divert greater volumes of valuable materials from residual waste streams, supporting sustainability goals for both its clients and the broader materials sector. What distinguishes Recycleye is its combination of retrofittable, robust AI robotic systems with real-time analytics, making advanced automation accessible to existing plants without requiring full facility overhauls. Its platform supports limitless waste classification categories and has been deployed in partnership with leading industry operators, demonstrating measurable improvements in sorting accuracy and plant profitability.

(also advertised as Mechatronic Technician) 

A little bit about us   

At Recycleye we are revolutionising Recycling. Our ground-breaking AI powers robots and optical sorters making waste sorting faster, cleaner and more profitable. With our advanced tech, the previously unsortable can now be sorted efficiently and effectively. Founded in 2019, we have grown rapidly ever since, with installations at leading waste management companies across Europe and the US. We are on a mission to help our clients produce higher quality outputs – turning the world’s waste into valuable resource. And our work has never been needed more. Worldwide only 9% of plastic waste is being recycled – every day, we are proud to work on making a meaningful difference towards a sustainable future.

Be part of it – come and join us!  

Why choose to work at Recycleye?

 Our team works together to grow and succeed, driven by our shared values of empowerment, inclusivity, and perseverance. We offer great benefits (which we think punch above our weight), built-in upskilling and unlimited holiday (yes, really).   We know that our mission will be achieved by having the most passionate, driven, talented, and all-around best people on our team. So come and shape the future and help turn trash into treasure! 

The opportunity

This role will involve becoming a key member of our production team, working closely with Technicians, Project Managers and Engineers. The role will be flexible to the needs of the team, some weeks focusing more on a project build we might have in-house, other weeks focusing on improving the efficiency of our workshop, working on making ourselves more efficient. 

We offer:

• High ownership and autonomy  
• Fast-paced scale-up environment with real engineering challenges  
• Opportunity to shape processes, standards, and best practices  
• Exposure to full product lifecycle and customer deployments  
• Occasional travel (UK and Europe) to customer sites for installations and troubleshooting, 25% time

Responsibilities

• Mechanical assembly, quality testing and installation of our QuantiSort and QualiBot offerings Electrical assembly and quality testing, in workshop and on-site Development, building and testing of the subassemblies that make up all our product streams 
• Maintaining component traceability and ensuring the highest quality standards 
• Troubleshoot and resolve any assembly issues or discrepancies to maintain production schedules whilst communicating this information back into improving the process 

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in a hands-on technician role in an industrial engineering environment
• Power and control wiring aptitude a must
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics with the ability to report errors or oversights
• Familiarity or training on electrical standards e.g. BS 7671 and 60204
• Strong problem-solving mentality for engineering challenges 
• Ability to interpret engineering information in multiple formats, including assembly instructions, 2D drawings, 3D CAD assemblies 
• Route and terminate pneumatic lines, wiring/cabling and electrical conduit 
• Confidence using  workshop and power tools, with knowledge of safe handling 
• Keen eye for detail, both in following and developing processes with a proven ability to identify and implement improvements
• Willingness to deal with ambiguity as we grow, and input to iterate and improve building process and design 
• Open to occasional weekend work (with time in lieu) 
• Based within a commutable distance to Stratford, London, to work onsite 5 days a week 
• Good communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively 

It’s a bonus if you have 

• Full clean driving license 
• Forklift qualifications
• Experience assembling and testing pneumatic systems
• Experience installing industrial equipment and warehouse management 
• Experience improving health and safety processes 
• Prior ERP experience
• Startup or scale-up experience  

Even if you don’t tick every box listed above but are motivated by our work and believe you can make a difference on our team, we’d really love to hear from you – so please do apply and drop us a note about what you bring! We are particularly interested in hearing from you if your background enables you to bring a different perspective to our team.

Benefits

• Progression: we are growing rapidly and excited for you to make an impact as we do so
• Unlimited holiday
• A welcoming and inclusive team environment with monthly company-wide socials
• Plenty of opportunities for training and personal development
• Healthcare coverage – Vitality is available from your very first day!