Shift Manager in Blackburn

Production Shift Manager (Shadsworth Business Park) Rotating 6am – 2pm, 2pm – 10pm and 10pm – 6am Salary starting £51,000 per annum Our Blackburn based manufacturing client are currently hiring for an experienced Shift Manager to join their team on a full time, permanent basis. The Shift Manager is responsible for coordinating operational resources (machines, materials, people and out of hours engineering) in order to achieve planned/ targets for production output, product quality, BRC requirements, environment and health & safety. Role responsibilities * Accident and incident investigations, being a proactive leader of behavioural safety * Liaise with Quality departments in relation to complains / internal issues. * Ensure staff understand importance of cost of quality and hygiene * Provide leadership to the shift team/supervisors, appropriate deployment of resources in accordance with production priorities * Complete 1:1\’s, appraisals and team meetings in a timely manner * Day to day responsibility for the welfare of all shop floor personnel * Attendance management, completing return to work documents, disciplinary and grievance hearings * Delivery of the production plan in a timely manner Skills and experience * Experience of leading a production team, ideally within manufacturing. * Be able to identify and resolve basic machine related problems. * Demonstrate being H&S competent in a safe working environment. * Certificate in leadership management or previous engineering background – desirable * IOSH or NEBOSH trained – desirable Please apply now to be considered for this fantastic opportunity