Shift Manager

Nova Leisure Ltd; Dordon CP; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced parental benefits

EAP

Pension

25days annual leave

Job summary

LKQ Euro Car Parts is seeking a Shift Manager to champion a world-class site, ensure health and safety compliance, and develop talent to maximise profit.

You will lead multiple departments and direct reports, drive continuous improvement, deliver exceptional customer experiences, and manage budgets, SLAs and performance.

We support flexible working options and a people-first culture with a focus on work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team inclusive of leaders as direct reports.
• Experience implementing strict Health and Safety policies.
• Ability to translate data into actionable improvements and decisions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health and safety procedures and safe systems of work.
• Oversee multiple departments, including direct reports and leaders.
• Drive continuous improvement, cost reduction and budget adherence.
• Lead weekly team briefings and monthly one-to-one meetings with direct reports.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet SLAs and customer expectations.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety

Decision making

Data analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

IT literacy

Tools

WMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a Shift Manager with LKQ Euro Car Parts you are responsible for championing our objective of being a world class site, adhering to all Health and Safety procedures and developing talent in order to maximise our profit at every opportunity, making LKQ Euro Car Parts and employer of choice.

Why work for LKQ

We are a people first organisation – for our colleagues, the customer is at the heart of everything we do, and in turn we put our colleagues at the forefront of our business. As with many of our roles, we are happy to talk about flexible working options, we are committed to supporting a healthy work-life balance. We’re looking for people who love what they do, are passionate about delivering only the very best and make it their business to excel, whatever their role. We strive to support all our employees through their individual career paths and thrive within our business.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all health and Safety procedures and safe systems of work
• Support Health and safety initiatives such as zero accident behaviour
• Manage colleague issues with empathy and discretion, escalating to HR where necessary
• Oversee the management of the departments, including direct reports and the colleague population. Including leading leaders over multiple departments.
• Ensure departmental and individual performance meets with the locally agreed expectations, including SLAs
• Driving engagement initiatives throughout the site and owning direct team engagement through departmental plans
• Utilise root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement including health and Safety
• Be a champion for the culture of continuous improvement, focusing on the delivery of exceptional customer experiences. Deliverables to be demonstrated alongside budget savings and requirements.
• Hold weekly structured team briefings, outlining key objectives and measures. Individual one-to-one meetings to be held with direct reports on a monthly basis.
• Monitor and manage employee timekeeping/attendance and HR employee systems, ensuring annual leave and attendance records are accurately maintained
• Own and develop robust processes to mitigate the risk of discrepancies being created
• Reduce costs through the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives
• Liaising with multiple stakeholders internally to manage customer expectations
• Working with key stakeholders to implement and support in business initiatives

Skills and Experience

• Have a strong work ethic and a keen eye for detail
• Experience working to and implementing strict Health and Safety policies
• Strong leadership skills - Experience in leading a team inclusive of leaders as direct reports.
• Exceptional decision making and organisation skills
• Knowledge of effective root cause analysis processes and ability to implement positive outcomes
• Budgeting and forecasting based off short- and long-term planning, operating in line with operations improvements and budget requirements
• Ability to transform data into actionable, strategic decisions
• IT literate – working knowledge of all Microsoft office tools and experience with WMS.

What we offer

• Enhanced parental benefits
• EAP
• Pension
• 25days annual leave