Production Shift Manager

Kaizen Talent Solutions; Redditch; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaizen Talent Solutions is seeking an experienced Interim Shift Manager for our Redditch facility. You will own shift manufacturing output, lead a small production team and drive continuous improvement initiatives on the factory floor.

You will report to the Production Manager, playing a key role in safety, quality, and layout optimisation projects while ensuring KPI targets are met and processes run smoothly on your shift.

Qualifications

• Experience leading shop-floor teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Capable of driving continuous improvement and waste reduction initiatives.
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage all shop-floor manufacturing activities during shift to meet target volume and productivity KPIs.
• Lead health and safety on shift, enforce standards, conduct risk assessments and ensure compliance.
• Motivate and supervise a small production team, addressing performance and attendance as needed.
• Ensure product quality aligns with customer specifications and drive root-cause analysis on defects.
• Support site-wide CI projects, including floor layout and workflow optimization.

Skills

Shift management

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Health & Safety

Education

IOSH Managing Safely

Lean Manufacturing accreditation

Job description

Shift Patterns Available:

Fixed shift on:

• * Mornings: 05:00 - 14:00
• * Afternoons: 13:00 - 22:00
• * Nights: 21:00 - 06:00

About the Role

Are you an experienced, hands-on Interim Shift Manager who excels at both day-to-day team leadership and driving continuous improvement on the factory floor? Our client is an established manufacturing business with a facility in Redditch (~100 staff), seeking strong operational leaders on an interim basis. Reporting directly to the Production Manager, you will take total ownership of manufacturing output on your assigned shift. Beyond day-to-day operations, you will play a crucial role in shaping the site's future efficiency by assisting with process improvement initiatives and factory layout optimisation projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• * Shift Operations & Output: Manage all shop-floor manufacturing activities during shift to ensure target volume and productivity KPIs are met.
• * Health & Safety Lead: Drive a zero-harm culture, enforce site safety standards, conduct risk assessments, and maintain compliance.
• * Staff Leadership & Management: Motivate, supervise, and coordinate a small, dedicated production team on shift, addressing performance and attendance as needed.
• * Quality Assurance: Ensure all products adhere strictly to quality standards and customer specifications, driving root-cause action on defects.
• * Continuous Improvement & Projects: Support site-wide CI projects, including floor re-layout strategies, workflow optimization, and waste reduction.

Requirements:

• * Proven track record in shift management / production leadership within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• * IOSH Managing Safely qualification (or equivalent H&S accreditation).
• * Lean Manufacturing accreditation (e.g., Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt or equivalent CI qualification).
• * Demonstrated experience with continuous improvement tools, 5S implementation, and factory layout projects.
• * Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to hit the ground running.

What We Offer:

• * An opportunity to deliver tangible change through hands-on project work alongside shift operational management.
• * High visibility and direct partnership with the Production Manager in a dynamic, close-knit facility