Shift Manager Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Shift Manager to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Being obsessed by metrics and diving deep to find root cause quickly, to drive improvements;
- Develop and nurture positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders (including suppliers);
- To ensure Health and Safety standards are maintained, taking responsibility for corrective actions;
- Develop the team to high level of competency, identifying development and succession opportunities for team members;
- Ensure new customers are routed in the most cost effective way, whilst maintaining contractual requirements;
- Monitoring start and finish times of all routes ensuring that they continue to be appropriate;
- Respond to equipment/process problems;
- Attending production management meeting when on shift;
- Ensuring adherence to the agreed site production plan with exceptions reported, evaluated and migrated;
- Primary permit issuer on site; also including the administration of any supporting safety procedure (e.g. Lock, tag & try and Management of Change.);
- Reporting into the Operations Manager;
- Creating standard operating procedures and risk assessments for key production / manufacturing processes;
- Ensure shift production is delivered in line with customer expectations and requirements;
- Overseeing the picking, loading and replenishment team;
- To understand and be able to use various management information systems and reports effectively to ensure optimum department performance.
Requirements:
- Good communication at all levels;
- Good understanding of mould tools;
- Experience managing multiple duties involving a variety of procedures requiring judgment in handling routine work;
- Excellent organization skills to set priorities;
- Team management;
- Ideally holds qualifications in Management and Health & Safety would be advantageous;
- Previous experience in a chemical / batch manufacturing environment;
- You must have a good understanding of health & safety regulations;
- Technical training;
- HR management experience required;
- IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH General Certificate beneficial;
- Have experience implementing continuous improvement and developing production techniques;
- Strong organisational skills;
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and present to different levels of the business;
- Knowledge of Continuous improvement.