Shift Manager (Manufacturing)
DS Smith, Smethwick, Sandwell
Shift Manager (Manufacturing)
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DS Smith, Smethwick, Sandwell
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 13 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 6d777e3537bc4971b285e380c893f1e5
Full Job Description
Shift Manager (Manufacturing)
DS Smith
Birmingham Smethwick, West Midlands
Permanent
Full-time
13 hours ago
About the role
At DS Smith, employee safety and quality manufacturing are cornerstones of our identity. By joining us as a member of our Production teams, you're becoming part of a skilled team that manages the smooth running of the intricate processes involved in turning raw materials into high-quality packaging solutions. With a relentless commitment to safety, efficiency, and product integrity, our Production teams lead their operations with precision and expertise, managing the challenges that come with running a large manufacturing business and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Are you an experienced Shift Manager with a strong focus on safety and a knack for leading teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our site operations team. Our core business values revolve around safety and robust risk assessments, ensuring a secure and efficient workplace for everyone. Therefore, this is a critical role where you will be instrumental in managing production shifts, ensuring operational excellence, and upholding our high safety standards.
The successful candidate would be leading, motivating, and developing their shift team to achieve production targets and maintain a positive work environment whilst championing our safety culture, conducting, and support writing and implementing risk assessments, and ensuring strict adherence to all health and safety protocols. You will utilise your engineering experience to manage and coordinate external contractors on site, as well as optimising production processes to drive efficiency, continuous improvement, and problem-solving on your shift. This is a fantastic role in one of most engaged sites, and therefore you will be interacting with a variety of stakeholders including planners, the customer service team site leadership to ensure smooth operations and timely delivery. If you're a results-oriented leader with a passion for safety and a background in engineering within manufacturing, we encourage you to apply. Join our team and contribute to our success!
About you
- H & S conscious individual with clear knowledge and understanding of requirements
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in a manufacturing role at supervisor level
- A good understanding of MRP systems and Microsoft Excel
- Great attention to detail and organisational skills
- Proven experience of leading teams forward to achieve results
- Previous experience in HR processes
- Relevant qualifications i.e. IOSH Managing Safety, etc - desirable but not essential
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
- Salary sacrifice electric car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
Location: Monday to Friday based in our site in Smethwick, near Birmingham. This role is 37.5 hours per week working double day shifts on a rotating rota.
About us
We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!
Fair recruitment at DS Smith: To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas, and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.
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About the roleAt DS Smith, employee safety and quality manufacturing are cornerstones of our identity. By joining us as a member of our Production teams, you're becoming part of a skilled team that manages the smooth running of the intricate processes involved in turning raw materials into high-quality packaging solutions. With a relentless commitment to safety, efficiency, and product integrity, our Production teams lead their operations with precision and expertise, managing the challenges that come with running a large manufacturing business and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.Are you an experienced Shift Manager with a strong focus on safety and a knack for leading teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment?We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our site operations team. Our core business values revolve around safety and robust risk assessments, ensuring a secure and efficient workplace for everyone. Therefore, this is a critical role where you will be instrumental in managing production shifts, ensuring operational excellence, and upholding our high safety standards.The successful candidate would be leading, motivating, and developing their shift team to achieve production targets and maintain a positive work environment whilst championing our safety culture, conducting, and support writing and implementing risk assessments, and ensuring strict adherence to all health and safety protocols. You will utilise your engineering experience to manage and coordinate external contractors on site, as well as optimising production processes to drive efficiency, continuous improvement, and problem-solving on your shift.This is a fantastic role in one of most engaged sites, and therefore you will be interacting with a variety of stakeholders including planners, the customer service team site leadership to ensure smooth operations and timely delivery.If you're a results-oriented leader with a passion for safety and a background in engineering within manufacturing, we encourage you to apply. Join our team and contribute to our success!About you
- H & S conscious individual with clear knowledge and understanding of requirements
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in a manufacturing role at supervisor level
- A good understanding of MRP systems and Microsoft Excel
- Great attention to detail and organisational skills
- Proven experience of leading teams forward to achieve results
- Previous experience in HR processes
- Relevant qualifications i.e. IOSH Managing Safety, etc - desirable but not essential, diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas, and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.#LI-NS
Competitive salary - 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
- Salary sacrifice electric car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
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