Night Shift Manager

Night Shift Manager – Manufacturing
Location:   Halifax 
Salary:      Circa £45,000
Hours:     Monday–Friday, 10:00pm–6:00am (Permanent Nights)

Our established manufacturing client is looking for an experienced Night Shift Manager to take responsibility for their night shift operation.

The Role
•    Lead and manage the night shift production team.
•    Ensure production targets, quality and delivery requirements are achieved.
•    Manage staffing, performance, absence and day-to-day shift issues.
•    Monitor production output, downtime, waste and efficiency.
•    Work closely with Engineering to minimise breakdowns and downtime.
•    Maintain high standards of Health & Safety and housekeeping.
•    Ensure effective communication and handover between shifts.
•    Identify and implement improvements across the production operation.

The Person
•    Previous supervisory or management experience within manufacturing.
•    Strong people-management and leadership skills.
•    Confident managing a busy production environment.
•    Good understanding of Health & Safety and manufacturing KPIs.
•    Hands-on, practical approach with the ability to make decisions.
•    Plastics, polymers, extrusion, compounding or process manufacturing experience would be advantageous.