Factory Shift Manager

Overall purpose

To lead and oversee all production operations on designated shifts, ensuring safe, efficient, high-quality and cost-effective manufacturing that meets daily and weekly plans. The Factory Shift Manager will own production-specific performance, people leadership and continuous improvement, while sharing overall site operational responsibilities with the Warehouse lead to collectively deliver across all expectations.

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.

Key Rules & Standards

• Ensure the Production plan, inbound and outbound Schedule (XPO Calendar) is populated correctly and that the plan is realistic and achievable.
• Ensure operators are not using mobile phones on the shop floor at any time.
• Ensure operators do not leave the shop floor early, all personnel must remain in the factory until at least 10 minutes before the end of their scheduled shift.
• Embed high standards of housekeeping across production areas, including “Clean as You Go” practices at all times.
• Ensure no shoes are left on the floor in the changing rooms.
• Ensure there are no open bags of products in the production or warehouse areas, and all products must have a bag label.
• During and checks, paperwork must be completed live as the checks are conducted, and accurately.

Management Responsibility

• Agree, review and report regularly against production KPIs (productivity, throughput, plan adherence, labour efficiency, waste, health & safety performance, food safety non-conformances).
• Manage the production teams on shift, including recruitment support, training, performance reviews, rotas, holiday planning, grievance and disciplinary procedures (with referral to HR).

Operational Responsibilities (includes but not limited to)

• Support and lead with other stakeholders the Annual Stock Take across both sites
• Regular review of processes to enhance procedure update or write a new procedure following adequate risk assessment.
• Support with training of your team both direct and indirect reports and update their training matrix.
• Promote and improve Health & Safety standards across production, warehouse and related operational areas. xwzovoh

Skills

• Good understanding of HSE regulations
• Proven management experience within manufacturing environment
• Experience managing and developing production teams
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise
• People management skills
• Good IT skills mainly (Excel, Word & Outlook e-mails
• Utmost professionalism and confidentiality at all times
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Enthusiasm, self-confidence and self-motivated
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines