Shift Supervisor

Smiths Interconnect; Dundee; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Shift Manager to oversee operational plans and ensure safety and efficiency in manufacturing. In this role, you will coordinate resources, manage team performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in manufacturing, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to fostering a safe and productive work environment. Join a dynamic team where your leadership will make a significant impact on operational success and team morale.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years manufacturing experience required.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and adaptability skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage shift resources to meet operational plans focusing on safety and efficiency.
• Promote safety and continuous improvement initiatives with the team.

Skills

Manufacturing Experience

Quality Control

Safety Procedures

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Productivity Management

Teamwork

Dependability

Adaptability

Technical Skills

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

Database Software

Design Software

Internet Software

Job description

Job Description

Manage shift resources to execute on operational plans with safety, customer service, environmental performance and manufacturing efficiency being key drivers and KPIs.

• Coordinates resources to achieve production plans, monitors progress and investigates, resolves and communicates issues impacting the efficient achievement of plans.
• Actively promotes and leads all routine and non-routine safety, environmental and continuous improvement activities and initiatives with direct reports and all support functions on shift.
• Accurately communicates progress against plan, deviations from plan and suspected causes to operations management.
• Manages behaviour and development of direct reports – attendance management, productivity and quality management, and behavioural management and creates individual improvement and development plans as required.

Qualifications

• Recommended minimum of 2 or more years manufacturing experience
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality; identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
• Safety - Observe safety and security procedures; report potentially unsafe conditions; use equipment and materials properly.
• Communication - Able to read and interpret written information; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; asks for and offers help when needed; includes appropriate people in decision-making process.
• Interpersonal Skills - Keeps emotions under control; remains open to others' ideas and tries new things; approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; follow through on commitments; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions.
• Ethics & Diversity - Treats people with respect; works with integrity and ethically; upholds and supports organizational values; shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; promotes a harassment-free environment.
• Productivity - Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly; prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Dependability - Follows instructions; responds to management direction; is consistently at work and on time; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work.
• Technical Skills - Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.
• Ability to effectively present information to peers and management.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Knowledge of statistical process control math is required.
• Must be able to communicate effectively.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Must have knowledge of Database software; Design software; Internet software, MS Office software to include Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts.