Colour Shift Manager

We are looking for an efficient Colour Shift Manager to be responsible for all tasks involved in being a Line Manager, a role that has a big impact on the culture of our business. The Colour Shift Manager has a range of duties that include demonstrating sound judgement in prioritisation and decision making, as well as being able to balance capability and experience in equal measure.

To be successful as a Colour Shift Manager, you will have a high level of self-motivation, an inner desire to succeed, and have a focus on continuous improvement that will continue to grow Clays from strength to strength. Ultimately, a Colour Shift Manager should act as a role model to all members of staff, treating people with respect and being approachable at all times.

• Productivity ownership of all equipment in your particular areas of responsibility.
• Maintain, develop and grow excellent working relationships with your immediate reports, continually striving to get the best out of people.
• Ownership and accountability of everything that affects the productivity of the machines, actively working with other departments to resolve issues and make improvements.

• Lead a 'safety first' culture at all times ensuring the standards of the department reflect the levels the business expects.
• Influence a good housekeeping culture.
• Strive for continual improvement in the area of Health & Safety.
• Be actively involved and engaged in the departments Health & Safety departmental plans.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Customer Service.
• Complete commitment to ensuring the best level of quality is achieved at all times.
• Responsible in ensuring all quality checks are undertaken by appropriate members of the team.
• Ensuring all continuous improvement plans in place are being worked on and are delivering improvements.

• Monitor and understand how to reduce all raw materials used, including shortages.
• Have the correct tools to manage space and stock held on site.
• Work with your department to ensure the EMP recommendations and targets are being delivered.
• Understand the environmental impact of all actions undertaken.
• Ensure full compliance on the use of the correct waste streams.

• Development of all members of your team.
• Responsible for all HR related activity in terms of people management including control of holidays, sickness monitoring and recording, flexible workers and casuals, in line with company policy.

• Clear understanding of all specific job role responsibilities and how they relate to the goals and aims of the department and the overall business.
• Full ownership in communicating and delivering the agreed directions set by the company.
• Strikes the right balance between leading people and the day-to‑day operations of the business.
• Strong self‑awareness and being aware of external factors that may affect people.
• Self‑management; manages self in the appropriate way in line with the level of responsibility and profile within the business.
• Relationship management; possession of highly tuned influencing skills, adept at managing people and situations regardless of level, position and/or circumstance.
• Always leads by example.

• High levels of self‑motivation with the inner desire to succeed with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Considers other views first, curious to understand others perspective, valuing and understanding the contribution of others.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding and belief that behaviour breeds behaviour.
• Always portrays a positive and realistic approach.

• Takes ownership of personal development and knows when to as for support.
• Encourages the future…