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Job Title – Shift Manager
Location – Wrexham
Job Type – Permanent

Due to continued success our client is recruiting for a Shift Manager to join the team. Working within a successful and proven team this is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation.  
 
About You – Working within a fast-paced manufacturing/ production environment, you will have experience within the Food or beverage industry. You will have experience managing teams and being responsible for Team management, Production efficiency, Health & Safety,
 
Food Safety

Create an environment where food safety is a priority
Demonstrate critical to quality behaviours to embed that food safety and product quality take a precedence over product volumes
Ensure all food safety processes are being followed
Ensure that any errors, hazards or breakages are escalated to you quickly and you work with on Shift QA to review risk and any immediate action
Work closely with technical team to ensure market leading product qualityPeople Leadership

Be a role model, withstanding the core company values and hold your team accountable to these high standards.
Engage, motivate and develop your team whilst actively managing any behaviour or performance concerns.
Identify and support the training needs of your new and existing team members.
Manage, support & develop all employees on the shift ensuring that the team are adequately trained with good succession planning for the leaders and other key roles
Manage the timesheet for the shift, ensuring this is accurate and up to date at the end of each shift
Follow the appropriate process for approving leave for your team
Working closely with HR, lead investigations, disciplinary or grievance meetings. Where appropriate and under the guidance of HR.
When vacancies arise, follow all process to ensure good candidate experience and equitable treatment for all candidates Productivity
Supervise the smooth running of the Day Shift, being the point of contact for all management enquiries
Ensure that shift achieves the production plan with the best possible quality of bar minimising waste, rework and giveaway
Manage the packing operation ensuring that the product is correctly labelled and efficiently packaged in accordance with the agreed technical standard & all production documents are completed correctly
Record & assess all manufacturing KPI’s including giveaway, waste and OEE ensuring that machine availability and performance are maximized & rework is minimal
Complete all production reports including the shift report, labour analysis, waste reports, OEE and any other reports deemed appropriate to record the performance of the shift
Prepare corrective action where required ensuring the route cause is identified
Implement Continuous Improvement throughout the process identifying both short term and long-term opportunities
Assess opportunities to improve capacity for short term and long terms gainOther 

Fully engage and support other departments as needed such as NPD, Warehousing and Technical
Proactively seek out opportunities for personal development
Any other tasks as reasonably required by the company for a safe working environment, marketing leading product quality and an efficient production of products.
Be a Health and Safety Champion, always putting health and safety first and supporting and educating your team on best practices and procedures.
Hold your team accountable for their own health and safety by ensuring they always follow health and safety procedures.
Working closely with H&S to follow up on any H&S concerns raised by your team and always communicating back to your team
Have a continuous improvement mentality, looking for opportunities to improve the business The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.Key Skills 

A role model and ambassador of the company’s core values
The ability to motivate, engage and develop a team
Strong verbal communication skills
Commercial awareness
A keen eye for detail and a concern for product quality
The ability to work with a range of people, demonstrating empathy and striving to achieve high
Ability to identify the root cause of an issue and implement changes
Ability to work as part of a team and create a positive environment
Dynamic and sees change as an opportunity
Have a continuous improvement approach to all things, including your own skills and developmentFor more information please contact Grady Izatt email your CV to (url removed) or call on (phone number removed)