Shift Manager

Shift Manager - Lutterworth - Permanent

Position: Shift Manager
Location: Lutterworth
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Salary/Benefits: £36,000 Per Annum

Role Details - Shift Manager
We are currently looking for a motivated Shift Manager to join an agile business based in Lutterworth on a permanent Contract.

The Shift Manager will be responsible for leading, managing and motivating a team of people to coordinate activities to achieve a number of technical and business goals; through effective process compliance management, continuous improvement, quality and a focus on self and team development.

Key responsibilities of the Shift Manager
* Accountable for providing weekly daily and monthly performance reports, develop and maintain visual management boards for the team.
* Ensure health, safety, environment and housekeeping standards are delivered on an ongoing basis and actively promote individual responsibility for health and safety.
* Create daily / weekly production schedules including hourly resource planning in conjunction with Planning and resource Manager.
* Continually evaluate Tact times for production line cells and identify opportunities to improve Quality and throughput.
* Drive and Monitor value added activities to maximise recoverable product value.
* Ensure all direct activities have a relevant standard operating procedure which are compliant to current client provided work instructions (GSX and Agile)
* Actively pursue the elimination of waste through the application of continuous improvement tools and techniques
* Understanding of production process tools ideally Method Time Measurement (MTM) or similar methodology
* Proactively use problem solving techniques to explore and promote any initiatives that support driving costs down, without affecting quality
* Promote flexibility through skills training and personal development to meet future and current team capability targets.
* Provide accurate and concise End of Day production line analysis / reporting directly to senior Management team.
* Provide analysis of technical exceptions in process, both internally and direct to client, when required.
* Monitor team absence and performance, taking action where necessary, ensuring weekly reviews and accurate reporting.
* Work with appropriate parties to provide solutions to team issues taking account of the appropriate policies and ethical practice.
* Manage customer interfaces and expectations to ensure excellent customer service is received.

Skills required of the Shift Manager
* Previous experience of managing and leading a team in a fast paced or production environment
* Excellent Communication skills including effective listening
* Proven logical thinker with skills in understanding, interpreting and proactively acting upon data
* Proven experience of adapting to and leading programs of change
* Understanding and implementing H&S standards
* Proven experience of delivering excellent customer service

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates