Manufacturing Shift Leader: Drive Efficiency & Team Growth

KPI Recruiting Ltd; Wigan; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

28 days holiday

Job summary

KPI Recruiting Ltd in Wigan is seeking a Manufacturing Leader to oversee shift operations across multiple production lines, ensuring targets, quality and safety are met and driving improvements in efficiency and waste reduction.

You will lead a team of Team Leaders, coordinate start-up and shutdown activities, and ensure adherence to the production plan while escalating issues as needed to maintain performance. PPE is provided and the role offers rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage shift operations across multiple production lines, ensuring production targets, quality standards, and safety requirements are consistently achieved.
• Take full accountability for shift performance, driving efficiency improvements, waste reduction, and optimal labour utilisation.
• Ensure all machinery and production lines operate at optimal operational settings to maximise performance and minimise waste.
• Oversee and inspect the completion of Autonomous Maintenance (AM) and 5S tasks across all lines, ensuring standards are met and issues are escalated.
• Coordinate start-up and shutdown activities before and after production, including completion of all required paperwork and full shutdown procedures, ensuring equipment is turned off when not required to support energy efficiency.
• Deliver effective and structured shift handovers to ensure continuity of performance between shifts.
• Ensure the shift delivers the planned workload in line with the production plan (SFDC or equivalent).
• Resolve non-major mechanical and operational issues, escalating to Engineering or the Shift Manager where required.
• Lead, coach, and develop Team Leaders and operational teams, ensuring consistent application of site standards and procedures.
• Create and sustain a multi-skilled, highly capable workforce through cross-training and skills development to enable flexibility across job roles.

Job description

KPI Recruiting Ltd in Wigan is seeking a Manufacturing Leader to oversee shift operations across multiple production lines, ensuring targets, quality and safety are met and driving improvements in efficiency and waste reduction.

You will lead a team of Team Leaders, coordinate start-up and shutdown activities, and ensure adherence to the production plan while escalating issues as needed to maintain performance. PPE is provided and the role offers rotating shifts.