IPL is a global leading sustainable packaging solutions provider that manufactures specialty rigid packaging products used in the food, consumer, agricultural, logistics, and environmental markets. Sustainability is essential to the long-term success of our business. As a packaging company that develops plastic-based solutions for our customers, it is imperative that we meet customer needs while being mindful of our operational impacts and the need to preserve our planet. We are committed to running our business responsibly and in ways that drive environmental, social, and economic value for our stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, employees, and local communities. We employ over 2,500 people in 17 manufacturing facilities, 2 corporate & sales offices, and 3 R&D facilities across Canada, Europe, and the United States.
To manage the factory and ensure that all personnel work to their full potential to produce high-quality products whilst adhering to health and safety practices. Customer and company targets must be achieved. You will be responsible for managing your team consisting of Shift Technicians, Tool Hangars, Quality Control Technicians, Material Handlers, and Packing Operatives. You will take ownership of all your employees and will become the natural leader for your shift. The role will include people management and reporting requirements.
Role and Responsibilities
* Ensure the safety of your team and area. Support risk assessments, and review PPE adherence by all within your Cells. Lead by example and instill a safety culture with your peers.
* Ensure all accidents and incidents are fully investigated in accordance with the IPL procedure.
* Lead by example, ensuring a safe and efficient workplace is maintained at all times.
* Ensure health and safety, production volume, quality, and product safety standards are maintained.
* As the Shift Manager, you will be involved in continuous improvement within the production operation.
* Plan, schedule, and utilize the required labor for achievement of the production plan.
* Allocate the team to machinery and manage breaks.
* Ensure that all labor is allocated in accordance with the competencies signed off on the skills matrix.
* Achieve the daily and weekly production plan to maintain customer service levels.
* Review downtime analysis data as part of an ongoing continuous improvement initiative.
* Identify and facilitate any training needs and be actively involved with people management.
* Drive improvement in planned machine rates, manning levels, and minimize changeover times.
* Liaise and coordinate with support functions to progress issues concerning production planning, resource, and skill allocation to ensure delivery of products to schedule within all relevant quality specifications (OTIF).
* Communicate with the teams by utilizing visual management, delivering shift briefs with a focus on quality, cost, and delivery, and gathering ideas for improvement.
* Undertake performance management and take responsibility for team members, conducting appraisals and providing direction to aid good people performance.
* Lead and motivate the team to create a high-performance culture where improvement suggestions are embraced.
* Ensure that non-conformances are challenged and countermeasures are agreed and implemented.
* Report and act upon machinery breakdowns to Shift Technicians and Engineers.
* Contribute to the improvement of working procedures by constantly looking for solutions to ensure the best productivity results for the employees' machinery and ensuring compliance with procedures, operating instructions, and work instructions.
* Take ownership and responsibility for production shift KPIs which will include output vs target, manning levels, scrap, safety, quality, and housekeeping.
* Work closely with the Cell Leaders, Engineering Manager, and Quality Manager to escalate production issues, machine breakdowns, or general production concerns.
* Complete all compliance paperwork, daily shift reports, HR attendance reports, or any other documentation or reporting as required by the business.
* Maintain a consistent production flow ensuring employees are fully trained and working efficiently.
* Have the authority and responsibility to ensure the shift is fully staffed, working with HR to ensure absences are backfilled by other operators or agency staff.
* Manage the Technical staff, prioritizing machinery faults and breakdowns and assisting where possible.
* Ensure production is using the correct materials directed by the production plan.
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