Shift Operations Manager

Henderson Brown Recruitment; Mid Suffolk; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Shift Operations Manager for a market-leading FMCG company in the UK. The successful candidate will manage the shift team and ensure the site meets its performance targets in various operational metrics. Strong communication skills and a proactive approach are essential for effective team leadership. This role offers an exciting opportunity to drive continuous improvement and enhance overall efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Shift Operations Manager or similar in an FMCG company.
• Proactive mindset to resolve issues and ensure team accountability.
• Ability to coach and engage stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage the shift team for process and engineering reliability.
• Lead operational decisions to meet site targets in Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, People and Environment.
• Optimize management of the entire value stream to enhance efficiency.

Skills

Experience in Shift Operations Management

Excellent communication skills

Continuous improvement mindset

Strong Health and Safety mindset

Job description

Overview

Our client is a market leading company in the FMCG sector and are looking for a Shift Operations Manager to join the team.

Responsibilities

• Manage the shift team to deliver process and engineering reliability to ensure that the site achieves its targets in Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, People and Environment.
• Demonstrate operational leadership to engage the team and deliver the relevant APU objectives. Support the delivery of those objectives whilst leading decisions to ensure actions and decisions are correct for the value stream.
• In collaboration with your line manager and cross functional heads, act as Process Lead and Engineering Lead, seek to optimize the management of the entire value stream to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and improve overall performance, ensuring alignment with your manager and site objectives.
• Be forward thinking in outlook and be prepared to lead from the front when required.

Ideal Candidate

• Experience in a Shift Operations Manager or similar in an FMCG company.
• Forward thinking in your outlook, able to coach, add accountability to the team, but also be prepared to lead from the front when required.
• Excellent communication skills to engage effectively with all stakeholders.
• Continuous improvement mindset to improve productivity, efficiency and drive down cost.
• Proactive rather than reactive to resolve issues from arising.
• Strong Health and Safety mindset.

If you believe you have the skills and personality to fit these requirements, please get in touch with Will Malcolm at (url removed) applying to this advertised job. You consent for Henderson Brown Recruitment Ltd to hold your information.