Shift Leader

jobr.pro; Stafford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

jobr.pro is seeking an experienced Operations Manager in Stafford to lead the daily production plan, optimise material yield and machine availability, and allocate resources to meet departmental requirements while maintaining excellent customer service.

You will oversee the operations team, recruit and develop staff, perform performance reviews, analyse performance data to drive improvements, and ensure adherence to health and safety, quality standards, and company policies, promoting a

Qualifications

• Degree-level education.
• Minimum 5 years in people management.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Excellent communication across audiences.
• Experience with Lean methodology.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the production plan on time and in full.
• Conduct root-cause analysis to prevent recurrence of issues.
• Analyse performance data to inform future improvement plans.
• Lead and develop the Operations team, including recruitment and training.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and health & safety policies.

Skills

People management

Lean methodology

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Key Objectives:

• To ensure that all direct reports undertake their duties in compliance with company policies and procedures at all times.
• To manage the daily production plan to 100% achievement and ensure material yield and machine availability is optimised.
• To ensure that the necessary resources are allocated to meet Departmental requirements and standards to provide excellent levels of customer service at all times.
• To ensure that cost effective and value-added solutions are in place to meet customer needs.
• To ensure that a safe and healthy work environment exists by adhering to company health and safety and environment polices and ensure full compliance with relevant legislation.

What will this role involve?

• To deliver the production plan on time and in full.
• Where applicable complete root cause analysis to ensure that issues that have negatively impacted on Safety, Quality, Delivery and cost and implement corrective actions to eliminate recurrence.
• To analyse performance data to inform and create future improvement plans.
• To proactively investigate new and innovative ways of working to deliver improvement in performance.
• The management of the Operations staff including recruitment, training and development, performance reviews, absence management, discipline and grievance.
• Ensuring effective communication channels are adopted and adhered to throughout the organization structure.
• Co-ordinate and ensure training and development of the team is carried out in accordance with individual / operational requirements.
• To ensure that all orders are achieved in line with our Quality standards and where quality standards are not achieved completed full root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to eliminate recurrence.
• To continuously challenge the status quo in relation to lost time and material losses.
• To regularly review departmental performance and recommend to the Operations Manager ways to continually improve.
• To ensure that cleaning standards are adhered to as per the Quality standard.
• Ensure personal hygiene standards are maintained as defined by the Quality standard.
• Ensure that the site escalation procedure is understood and followed by all direct reports.
• To build a high performing and proactive operations team with a continuous improvement culture. Taking responsibility for coaching, mentoring and developing the production operators.
• To act as a technical expert for the Operations team, ensuring that staff have the skills and knowledge required to complete their substantive roles.
• To set and communicate clear and well understood SMART objectives and team targets.

What we're looking for?

Essential

• Educated to degree level.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in people management.
• Computer literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Excel.
• Good communication skills with the ability to relay information at a level relevant to the audience.
• Experience in Lean methodology.

Desirable

• HACCP trained.
• NEBOSH.

Expectations

• The jobholder will be required to stand up to assertive challenges from others.
• Timely decision-making, often under complex and demanding circumstances, will be expected of the incumbent.
• The person fulfilling this role will need to be pro-active and a creative problem-solver.
• Good verbal communication is one of the prime requirements for satisfactory performance in this role.
• Success in achieving goals and objectives will depend on this person’s motivational and leadership skills.
• Compliance with corporate values and culture will be critical to long-term success.
• A systematic and precise approach will be advantageous.
• The ability to demonstrate flexibility in approach and a determination to complete assignments on time are important factors for success.
• A style that is energetic and restless is likely to be compatible with the more dynamic and fast-paced demands of this job.

Additional Information

Shifts: Tuesday to Friday 06.45-19.00, and Tuesday to Thursday 18.45 – 07.00 on a two weekly cycle, 41.12 hours average.