Job Description:

Shift Managers   

Location          Yeadon / North Leeds / North Bradford / Harrogate

Salary              £65,000            12 hour shifts mix of days and nights with 7 days off every 4 weeks + 30 day holidays (Yes 30 days) + pension + benefits    

A superb opportunity for a manufacturing or production leader / shift manager to join a market leading business to help continue to drive business growth.  

The Job:

• Responsible for the overall management and performance of the site during shift.
• Oversee 2 shift production supervisors and overall site eg people, health & safety, quality, logistics, facilities and operational performance.
• Provide operational leadership to ensure plant operates safely, efficiently and effectively while meeting production and operational requirements
• Support Lean, 5S, TPM, problem-solving or other continuous improvement initiatives

The Person:

• Experienced leader with previous experience managing teams within a shift-based 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of production processes, operational management and manufacturing KPIs. Experience managing staffing and operational resources. Experience dealing with employee performance, attendance and conduct issues.
• Strong understanding of health and safety requirements within a manufacturing environment.

Desirable:

• IOSH or equivalent health and safety qualification
• Lean / Continuous Improvement experience.
• Experience working with trade unions   
• Experience managing logistics and warehouse operations.

The Company:

Very well established with a global customer base manufacturing sustainable and in demand products. There is a professional yet informal, friendly and relaxed feel to the plant. Career progression opportunities very likely.

Shifts               a mix of 3 and 4 day or night shifts with 7 days off every 4th week

14 x 12 hour shifts over 21 days the 7 days off

Eg NNNNOOO-DDDONNN-OOODDDD-OOOOOOO   

(N = Nights  O = Off   D = Days)

Over 50% of the year off / 7 months off with holidays

do not have to work more than four days in a row.

3-day weekend every other week.

A full week off every fourth week.

Schedule is stable and predictable.

Every 5th month is a cover shift so you can work flexible hours / days for most of it

To apply please send CV to Tim Fawcett at Control Recruitment Solutions or call the office number.

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