Do you want to be part of the ever expanding events industry?
At Natural Event Europe Ltd. we are looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working and reliable Crew Team Leader to join our team. This is a physical role with heavy lifting involved. A good level of fitness is recommended.
Natural Event is an international company based in Somerset UK. We provide mobile compost toilet solutions to festivals throughout the UK and across Europe. Key events in our season’s schedule include; Glastonbury (fallow year 2026), Boomtown Fair, Beat-Herder and Kendal Calling and Leeds Festival.
We operate throughout the season from June to September, with current vacancies starting in mid-July 2026. We’re looking for candidates interested in returning for seasonal work each year and keen to develop and progress within the company. Shifts may vary but average 10 hours per day, 5/6 days per week.
Our work is based on the festival sites, so personal camping gear or a live-in vehicle is needed.
An ideal Team Leader is:
- Motivated, organised and able to work well within a team
- Able to use initiative to lead a fast moving, high energy and supportive team
- Able to adapt to short notice changes to plans, schedules and priorities
- Excellent at communication and able to liaise consistently with Site Crew Members and Managers
- Adept at interpersonal skills and capable at resolving conflicts
- Shown to have excellent attention to detail
- Good at implementing a healthy work/life balance in a festival environment
- Desire to grow position within the company and learn new skills
Due to the nature of the business you will need to be comfortable with the subject and material matter of toilets and their content in your working environment and duties. Safe practices, PPE and dignity are at the forefront of our system and processes for both workers and the general public.
Your day-to-day duties include:
- Manage team members to deliver daily and longer term outputs. This includes taking instruction from the crew manager and planning, delegating and communicating work tasks to crew members.
- Monitor performance, provide feedback, and assist with training and onboarding of crew members.
- Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and relevant regulations
- Assembling, maintaining and disassembling flat pack compost toilets
- Cleaning toilets and components for a sanitary pack down in accordance with our cleaning procedures and health and safety policy
- Installing and maintaining plumbing to ensure a good working system for the drainage of toilet units, and monitoring liquid levels during operation
- Changing toilet ‘solids’ receptacle when required, and assisting in the collection of solid material.
- Maintaining clean and tidy vehicles and workspaces
- Assisting in packing equipment and materials for dispatch to events
You will report to the Event Manager, Production Manager and/or HR Manager
Skills and experience
Essential:
- Full clean driving licence
Desirable:
- Previous experience in labouring/landscaping/events, or any other similar physical role
- Previous team leader or management experience
- Previous build or site experience
- Towing experience
- Telehandler licence or additional vehicles
- First aid training
Job types: Full Time, Seasonal
Salary Package Range: TBC
Start date: Mid July
End date: End of August
2027 and beyond: An ideal candidate would be interested in seasonal work (June-September) on an annual basis with the potential to take on more responsibilities in future years.
Benefits include:
- Free entry to some of the biggest UK festivals
- A free secure campsite at each event you attend
- 3 meals on workdays at most festival worksites *meals not guaranteed at every event or between events
- Refreshments provided
- A communal space to chill in your down time
- Opportunities for growth and development
Pay: From £14.90 per hour
Experience:
- manual labour (example landscape gardener, builder)) : 1 year (preferred)
- Supervising: 1 year (required)
- Hand/power tools: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: On the road
