Shift Manager

Job Requirements

Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

The Shift Manager will support the Production Manager in leading all aspects of operations across the Rainford site with responsibility for all operational personnel on their shift.

You will manage a manufacturing team of circa 10 colleagues across 3 plants, over a 4 on 4 off shift pattern of days and nights. Ensuring the factory is run safely & efficiently, the Shift manager will ensure that all product is manufactured to the highest quality and in line with our production scheduling to ensure OTIF (On Time In Full) targets are acheived.

The role will involve liaison with Planning, Quality, EHS and Engineering on a daily basis, with a direct line at looking for continuous improvements to processes, schedules, scrap reduction and quality to ensure that productivity is maximised through driving all aspects of a Global Excellence Manufacturing System.

• Ensure Health and Safety standards are maintained, championing a zero-injury culture amongst production teams.
• Carry out daily SOTs and GEMBAs to ensure a safety driven and fluid manufacturing environment.
• The supervision and leadership of operational employees.
• Control and Creation of manufacturing procedures through SOP and Standardised Work Documentation creation and adherence to.
• The supervision and direction of all Engineering employees at night and weekend shifts.
• Carry out annual personal development reviews.
• Ability to create accountability and to ensure standards are clear, maintained and improved with learnings passed on across all shifts.
• The effective and efficient allocation of resources to ensure plant targets for quality and output are consistently met, including performance and OTIF.
• Delivery of the production plan on a shift by shift basis to meet internal and external customer needs.
• Engage with and motivate team members to high levels of performance. Carry out annual appraisals of all employees under the Shift Manager remit.
• Drive absence and performance management across the team in a timely and professional manner, ensuring all aspects are escalated through Human Resources.
• Identification of training/developmental needs for team members.
• Engage and participate in a work environment of Continuous Improvement
  - Identification and implementation of corrective actions to optimise quality and yield
  -Reporting of non- compliant material to appropriate departments through a defined escalation process and root cause analysis.
• To elevate issues to wider management team both during days and outside normal working hours so that so shifts are capable of delivering customer needs
  - Represent the Plant Manager during night shifts and weekends.
• To be available to attend/hold disciplinary hearings and investigations if called upon.
• During times of emergencies, Shift Manager to step in on Production Duties to ensure seamless running of Plants and minimise downtime.
• Conduct daily operational reviews and briefings feeding all Safety/Quality/Yield/Downtime/Engineering KPI escalations to relevant department heads to create champions and RCA in all required fault finding/remedies.
• Responsible for all 5S/housekeeping duties in all plant areas, auditing cleaning schedules against Process Cleaners and Production operatives alike, both internally and…