Shift Manager in Kettering

Location: Kettering

Shift Pattern: Sunday - Thursday 22:00 - 06:00

DS Smith are looking for a Shift Manager to join the team based at the manufacturing site in Kettering. As a Shift Manager, people and operations management will be essential to keep our site fully operational! You will be responsible for leading and developing the manufacturing shift to achieve all KPIs, driving a culture of performance and accountability, and working closely with manufacturing colleagues across the wider DS Smith POS business and UK packaging.

Role Responsibilities:

• To constantly reduce safety hazards and ensure a positive safety behaviour culture in all areas of manufacturing.
• Drive daily H&S meetings and lead safety actions in the factory.
• To accelerate the pace of change and drive a culture of performance and continual improvement on the shift and wider site.
• To continually improve customer service, working with the supply chain team to maintain 100% OTIF.
• Develop effective communication channels with internal and external stakeholders, especially the supply chain team and colleagues in other sites.
• To manage team members on the shift effectively, adhering at all times to DS Smith Management Standards and HR policies.
• Maintain housekeeping and GMP standards, delivering audit-ready cleanliness and quality standards at all times.
• To recruit and select employees where necessary.
• To use the Performance Appraisal Process and PDRs to ensure adequate training and development for team members.
• Develop the leadership and organisational skills of team leaders on shift, supporting them and including them in succession plans.
• To ensure management reports including shift reports and OEE reports are accurate and completed on time.
• Ensure all work is undertaken in accordance with the company health, safety and environmental policies.

What we would like to see from you:

• Excellent team leadership skills with a mindset of continuous improvement.
• Qualification in Safety and/or Quality Management.
• A commitment to team working principles and the necessary strengths, character, communication and interpersonal skills to take the business to record levels of productivity, quality and customer service performance.
• Computer literate to an advanced level.
• Comfort with communicating to a wide and diverse audience.
• Analytical and rational approach to decision making.
• Proven leadership and management skills.
• A robust and confident operator, with the ability to observe and question the status quo.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
• Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection.
• Sharesave scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Discounts.
• Cycle to work scheme.

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! Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bringing 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.