Job Description
Our client are a well-established medium sized manufacturing company with sites based in North East and UK wide.
A position has become available at their North East site for an experienced Shift Manager to manage a multi-disciplined manufacturing unit, covering production and warehouse.
This position reports to the Production Manager, and the main responsibilities are to manage the shift and all direct staff on site, as well as indirect staff out of normal office dayshift hours. To maintain the smooth running of all manufacturing areas ensuring health and safety, quality standards, and operational KPIs are achieved in line with the company’s expectation.
It is essential candidates have experience in managing a diverse team of approximately 25 employees including agency workers when required, in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and working shifts. The shift pattern is a 24/7, 12-hour shift pattern comprising of 3 shifts on and 3 shifts off, alternating between dayshifts and nightshifts, rotating 3 weeks of 36 and 3 weeks of 48 hours, averaging 42 hours per week.
The suitable candidate should be dynamic, self-driven, results orientated, and above all have a positive ‘can do’ attitude with a clear focus on delivering good quality products first time. We are looking for a highly organised, natural forward planning, logical, structured thinker...