Shift Team Leader

Crem Recruitment; Brandon; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Crem Recruitment invites applications for a Shift Team Leader in Brandon, overseeing a busy plastics recycling operation. You will lead a production shift, drive safety and quality, and co-ordinate workloads to meet targets.

The role requires prior team-leadership experience in a continuous production setting, with strong communication and organisational skills. Evening shift hours apply, with emphasis on GMP and shift handovers.

Qualifications

• Experience as Team Leader or supervisor in a continuous production environment.
• Ability to drive team performance while maintaining safety and quality.
• Experience in plastics or recycling operations is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Allocate workloads and ensure production targets are achieved.
• Monitor productivity, quality, downtime and waste.
• Provide leadership, coaching and support to team members.
• Assist with training and development of employees.
• Ensure health & safety procedures and PPE are followed.
• Monitor machinery and perform basic fault finding.
• Maintain production records and handover information.
• Support continuous improvement and efficiency initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

Production supervision

Communication

Organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

FLT qualification

First Aid training

IOSH or NEBOSH qualification

Job description

We are recruiting for a Shift Team Leader to join a busy manufacturing operation in Brandon.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will be responsible for managing the team, maintaining production levels and ensuring high standards of safety, quality and performance throughout the shift.

Hours: Monday to Friday 2:00pm - 10:00pm

Pay Rate £15-£18 per hour

Key Responsibilities

• Allocate workloads and ensure production targets are achieved.
• Monitor productivity, quality, downtime and waste.
• Provide leadership, coaching and support to team members.
• Assist with training and development of employees.
• Ensure company health & safety procedures and PPE requirements are followed.
• Monitor production machinery and equipment to ensure efficient operation.
• Carry out basic fault finding and escalation technical issues when required.
• Ensure the correct materials and feedstocks are being used.
• Monitor product quality and identify any issues outside specification.
• Complete shift reports, production records and handover information.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping and GMP.
• Report accidents, equipment faults and damage promptly.
• Support continuous improvement and efficiency initiatives.
• Provide hands-on support to the production team when required.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Previous experience in a Team Leader, Supervisor or similar production role.
• Experience within continuous production operations.
• Previous experience within a recycling or plastics environment.
• Ability to lead and support a team in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet production deadlines.
• Good understanding of health & safety procedures.
• Good literacy, numeracy and communication skills.
• Ability to monitor production performance and work towards agreed targets.

Desirable Experience & Qualifications

• Experience of plastics film recycling.
• Knowledge of plastics film extrusion, processing or converting.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing / 5S principles.
• Experience operating or working around extruders, granulators, cutter compactors or ancillary production equipment.
• FLT qualification.
• First Aid or Fire Warden training.
• IOSH or NEBOSH qualification.