Our client is a National market leading manufacturer of products and solutions utilised within the construction industry. Applicants to the Shift Production Manager vacancy are invited from a wide range of manufacturing backgrounds. The role requires experience of managing production within a made‑to‑order, fast‑paced and high‑volume manufacturing environment.
What’s in it for you as a Shift Production Manager
- Salary of circa £41,000 with annual pay reviews
- Monday - Friday rotating shifts (6am‑2pm/2pm‑10pm) with seasonal 10pm‑6am
- KPI‑driven bonus
- Overtime paid at 1.5×
- Night shift allowance paid when worked
- Location – Morley/Birstall, Leeds
- Career progression and accredited training programme
- Comprehensive employee benefits programme
- Investment within the manufacturing plant
Key Responsibilities of Shift Production Manager
- The leadership of manufacturing/production operations, covering both automated and labour‑intensive processes, while seeking to automate processes where possible
- The development and promotion of lean manufacturing techniques, such as 5‑S, Six Sigma, VSM, SMED, TPM, OEE etc, across manufacturing operations
- To support the move to a new state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing environment in the local vicinity and oversee a team of circa 30 operatives
- To identify opportunities to further automate manufacturing processes
- To develop multi‑functional/flexible manufacturing teams across operations
Qualifications and Experience for a Shift Production Manager
- Previous experience within a senior production/manufacturing leadership position (e.g. Operations Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Production Manager, Shift Operations Manager, Shift Production Manager, Production Lead, etc.)
- Leadership and people‑management skills and the ability to build, motivate, develop and improve teams
- Resilient and energetic with good influencing and communication skills – credible at all levels from shop floor to executive
- The ability to lead production activities, KPI metrics, analysing results to recommend and implement required improvements in performance
- Experience within a fast‑paced manufacturing/engineering environment, practically implementing continuous improvement tools and techniques – Lean and Six Sigma
- It is essential that applicants to this vacancy are committed to a programme of both personal and career development within the business
The position reports to the Site Operations Manager and provides a high level of influence and autonomy within the business, along with opportunities for both personal and career development.
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