Four-Day Week Production Shift Manager (Lean & Quality)

Wagstaff Recruitment; Ebbw Vale; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 Day week

17.5 Shift Holidays + Bank Holidays

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Profit share scheme

Sick Pay package

Death in service

Onsite parking

Excellent training and long term dev.

Job summary

Wagstaff Recruitment is recruiting for a Production Shift Manager in Ebbw Vale to lead the engineering team in a busy manufacturing site. You will deliver the production plan, drive quality standards and continuous improvement initiatives while working a four-day week.

You'll oversee safety, housekeeping and KPI delivery, manage shift handovers, and develop staff through training and performance reviews, with strong focus on OTIFNE targets.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Shift Manager in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong production and quality focus with a drive for continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles: 5S and Six Sigma advantageous.
• Excellent people management, communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the production plan and schedule to achieve OTIFNE targets while ensuring jobs are completed on time and within budget.
• Oversee quality, health and safety, and housekeeping standards across the production environment to maintain a safe and efficient workplace.
• Manage day-to-day operations by responding to changing priorities, issuing work and materials, conducting shift reporting, and ensuring effective shift handovers.
• Support operational performance through proactive communication, continuous improvement initiatives, KPI enhancement activities, and scrap reduction programmes.
• Lead, train, appraise, and supervise production and departmental staff during shifts, ensuring high levels of performance and engagement.

Skills

Shift management

Lean manufacturing

5S / Six Sigma familiarity

Team leadership

Job description

Wagstaff Recruitment is recruiting for a Production Shift Manager in Ebbw Vale to lead the engineering team in a busy manufacturing site. You will deliver the production plan, drive quality standards and continuous improvement initiatives while working a four-day week.

You'll oversee safety, housekeeping and KPI delivery, manage shift handovers, and develop staff through training and performance reviews, with strong focus on OTIFNE targets.