Shift Manager

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DS Smith’s Featherstone site seeks a Shift Manager to lead manufacturing on a 4 on 4 off pattern (two 12-hour days and two 12-hour nights). You’ll manage two direct reports, drive safety, quality, waste reduction, productivity and cost control, and champion end-to-end improvement. Responsibilities include incident investigations, root-cause analysis and building relationships with customers, suppliers and stakeholders while upholding DS Smith standards. The ideal candidate has manufacturing or packaging leadership experience, Lean and CI knowledge, and proven change delivery with strong communication. To apply, tailor your CV to quantify KPI impacts, reference the Featherstone site, and highlight leadership training. Benefits include competitive salary, pension, life insurance, sick pay, holidays and more.

Shift Manager

Featherstone

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Shift Manager at our Featherstone site. We are looking for a driven and motivated individual with a passion for leadership, people development, and operational excellence to join our team.

This is a challenging yet highly rewarding shift-based role, offering the opportunity to lead teams, drive performance, and contribute to the ongoing success of our manufacturing operation.

About the Role

As Shift Manager, you will be responsible for managing the manufacturing process from goods-in to goods-out, ensuring customer expectations are consistently met in terms of quality, service, and delivery. You will lead a team through two direct reports, driving safety, performance, efficiency, and continuous improvement while maintaining cost control.

**role works on a 4 on 4 off pattern, of 2 x 12 hour days and 2 x 12 hour nights. This rotates 7 times, then there are 18 days off.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver KPI targets across Health & Safety, Quality, Waste, Productivity, Housekeeping, and Team Development.

• Coach, support, and develop team members to maximise capability and performance.

• Lead training and development activities across the department.

• Conduct incidents and accident investigations.

• Conduct incident and accident investigations.

• Lead root cause analysis and ensure corrective and preventative actions are implemented.

• Manage production processes to optimise efficiency whilst minimising waste and cost.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing, quality, and customer service.

• Build strong working relationships with colleagues, customers, suppliers, and key stakeholders.

• Ensure compliance with all DS Smith standards and operating procedures.

What We're Looking For

• Previous management experience within a manufacturing or packaging environment.

• Strong leadership and management skills are important.

• Knowledge of Lean tools and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications.

• The ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• A proven track record of driving performance and managing change.

• Leadership qualifications would be advantageous.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary

• Qualifying Sick Pay scheme

• Pension scheme & Life insurance

• Share Save scheme

• Income Protection

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Virtual GP, Occupational Health & free Flu vaccine

• Cycle to Work and shopping discounts

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, 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.”