Shift Manager

Ardagh Glass Ltd.; Rugby; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in sustainable packaging is seeking a Shift Manager to oversee production operations. This role involves ensuring safety compliance, driving team performance, and maintaining quality standards in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a background in mechanical engineering. Join a forward-thinking company that values trust, teamwork, and inclusion, and enjoy a competitive salary along with excellent benefits including private healthcare and a generous pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a thriving industry.

Benefits

Excellent salary plus shift allowance

Life Insurance

Private health care

Auto enrolment Pension

Employee Assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in managing teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on integrity and performance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and efficient production operations while meeting company standards.
• Drive continuous improvements and manage team performance effectively.

Skills

Team Management

Performance Driving

Safety Compliance

Problem Solving

Education

HNC / HND in Mechanical Engineering

Time-served apprenticeship

Tools

MS Office

SAP

QA Systems

Ena-blon

Prisma

Win CC

SharePoint

Infinity

Job description

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Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) is a leading supplier of sustainable, infinitely recyclable metal beverage cans to brand owners globally. An operating business of sustainable packaging business Ardagh Group, AMP is a leading industry player across Europe and the Americas, with innovative production capabilities, 23 production facilities, more than 6,000 employees and recorded revenues of $4.8 billion in 2023.

AMP is 76%-owned by Ardagh Group and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AMBP.

Main Purpose of the Position

Reporting to the Production Manager the Shift Manager jobholder is responsible for the effective running of the production department to ensure that the plant meets all of its company and legislative obligations. To supervise the Plant production function as directed and drive objectives forwards in line to Plant KPI’s.

Key Responsibilities:

SUSTAINABILITY

1. Responsible for maintaining a safe and secure work environment, whilst enforcing safety rules and regulations. This includes correcting unsafe acts/conditions, facilitating regular safety meetings, performing regular safety inspections, and investigating accidents, as required.
2. Drives improvements for safer and more ergonomic working conditions.
3. Responsible for maintaining environmental protection, energy optimisation and waste management. This includes promoting correct segregation of waste, regular inspections and investigating environmental incidents as required.

QUALITY

1. Responsible for maintaining process quality in accordance with Ardagh Operations’ process and quality standards.
2. Facilitate implementation and adherence to Hygiene and HACCP systems.
3. Investigates and documents Root causes of internal product/process non-conformances.

PERFORMANCE (Output, Efficiency, Spoilage)

1. Ensures necessary actions are taken to meet Quality, Cost, Delivery targets: set targets, track daily achievements, make appropriate adjustments in resources and organisation, analyse results, identify and implement actions to attain desired result.
2. Promotes/drives continuous improvements for the team and the production department (through 6S, implementations of improvement ideas, SMED, 8D, 6 Sigma, Lean etc.).
3. Handover all necessary information to upcoming shift.
4. Handover safe and clean working environment to upcoming shift.
5. Transparent flow of communications to the shift members, to the management and to the support functions.
6. Inputs, retrieves, and evaluates information to and from computer systems to evaluate performance of shift.

HR/Employee Relations

1. Set and manage clear expectations for team members: behaviour, performance, teamwork, training. Behave like a Role Model at all times.
2. Ensures all standards and procedures are followed (safety rules, routines, quality checks, SOP, etc.). If deviate take necessary actions to come back to standard.
3. Establishes and maintains an employee relations climate of trust and confidence with employees and their Union Representatives which will promote achievement of Plant and Company goals.
4. Manage non-performers, using appropriate BPE Disciplinary, Capability and Attendance policies as required.
5. Reviews the performance and personal development of all subordinates on an individual basis. Identifies high potential employees and successors and supports development to next level where appropriate.

Professional Requirements

Qualifications

HNC / HND / Time-served apprenticeship or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering.

Computer Skills/literacy

Competent in MS Office applications, ideally with SAP and QA systems including Microsoft Packages, SAP, Ena-blon, Analyse, Prisma, Win CC, SharePoint and Infinity.

Experience/Attributes

1. Managing and directing team effectively in a fast speed, high volume manufacturing environment.
2. Driving performance and achieving targets.
3. Strong leader who leads with integrity.

Company Values

1. Trust
2. Teamwork
3. Inclusion

Benefits

1. Excellent salary plus shift allowance.
2. Life Insurance.
3. Private health care for yourself.
4. Auto enrolment Pension from day 1 - company pay 2:1 contributions to a maximum 10% (employee to pay 5%).
5. Employee Assistance program.