Shift Manager - Coventry - + benefits (RHN/1234)

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Shift Manager
Coventry, West Midlands, England
+ benefits

Weld Shift Manager

Kaizen

• Personally challenge fixed ideas, current methods and look for ways to make improvement using the company standard tools.
• Ensure that Cell Leaders in your area are process experts and can do the jobs in your area and train others to do them.
• Communicate successful improvement ideas across areas accessing support from other functions where necessary.
• Collate and analyse data to resolve the biggest problems in your area. Support and coach CL’s to do the same.

Management

• Report shift performance to target with root cause assessment and countermeasure in a timely manner – data based.
• You drive your team to maintain and improve 5S/TPM condition of the area
• Continuously check and confirm the status of your production associates, processes and reports throughout the shift using DKM.
• Understand and effectively utilise relevant company policies and procedures.
• Ensure effective, relevant, timely and appropriate communications at all levels and across the business.
• Ensure team briefs happen every shift and covers health and safety, environment, quality 5S/TPM, absence, targets.
• Challenge non-conformance appropriately and in a timely manner.
• People are used appropriately to cover absence, holiday and training requirements. Resource issues are escalated and resolution may involve Cell Leaders temporarily covering the process.
• Training needs are identified, planned for and resourced.
• Ensure effective induction into the area.
• Recognise and deal with appropriately with the different needs of associates.
• Recognise and develop potential within your area.
• Ensure effective recruitment and selection.

Key Performance Indicators

• O.E.E.
• Cell Changeover Time
• RFT / Scrap
• Sequence achievement and adherence
• Overtime and absence control.
• Accidents/incidents per month.
• DKM compliance
• TS16949 Systems/audit compliance
• 5S Adherence

Knowledge and Experience for role (Essential)

• Previous Departmental/shift leadership experience in a high pressure environment.
• Planning and organisation of resources/workloads.
• Team organisation and management experience.
• Technical experience of robotic welding and practical load balancing.
• Able to demonstrate use of problem solving techniques and lean tools.
• Concern/countermeasure management experience.
• Knowledge and experience of Health & Safety legislation and requirements.
• Knowledge of SPC/quality tools

Skills

• Excellent team working and man management skills
• Analytical thinking and assessment skills.
• Presentation and effective communication skills.
• Able to challenge ideas positively and constructively.
• Strong communicator, control of meetings.
• Ability to use Excel and other Applications
• Budget management & cost control
• Understand latest safety legislation and its application.
• Manage internal audits.    
• Liaison with customer as required. (Internal/External)

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.