Polypipe
Production Shift Manager
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Closing Date for Application:
Wednesday 19/08/2026
Are you an experienced manufacturing leader with a passion for continuous improvement, people development, and operational excellence?
At Polypipe Building Services, we're looking for a Production Shift Leader to take ownership of our Injection Moulding and Extrusion operations, driving safety, performance, quality, and engagement across our production teams.
The Opportunity
As Production Shift Leader, you will lead and coordinate all resources and processes within our Injection Moulding and Extrusion departments. You'll be responsible for ensuring production targets are achieved safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards, while driving a culture of continuous improvement and employee engagement.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll have a direct impact on operational performance, team development, and business improvement initiatives.
This role will be on a 3 shift basis, covering days, nights, and afters.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead production teams to deliver daily and weekly manufacturing plans on time, in full, and at the required quality standards.
- Drive safety excellence, ensuring adherence to Safe Systems of Work and promoting proactive near-miss reporting.
- Monitor and improve performance through KPIs, SMART objectives, OEE, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Use CI tools such as PDCA to identify opportunities, implement solutions, and embed sustainable improvements.
- Plan labour requirements based on production schedules and machine loading.
- Conduct incident investigations and reporting using Alcumus.
- Coordinate daily production meetings and ensure effective shift handovers.
- Support key operational projects, including sustainability and increased recycled material initiatives.
- Maintain exceptional housekeeping standards across production areas.
- Produce monthly performance reports and communicate key operational metrics.
- Manage attendance, training, development, disciplinary matters, and employee engagement.
- Develop and monitor personal development plans for team members through the PDR process.
- Champion a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
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About You
We're looking for a proactive and inspiring leader who can motivate teams, solve problems, and deliver results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Essential Experience & Skills
- Proven experience in a production or operational leadership role.
- Manufacturing experience is essential.
- Strong track record of driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Excellent organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and people management abilities.
- Experience coaching and developing teams to achieve high performance.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects effectively.
- IOSH qualification (or equivalent).
- Continuous Improvement qualification and/or practical CI experience.
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Desirable
- Experience within Injection Moulding and/or Extrusion manufacturing environments.
- Experience leading small to medium-sized improvement projects.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a respected industry leader with over 50 years of success.
- Join a business that genuinely invests in its people and development.
- Work within a supportive, collaborative culture where your ideas are valued.
- Play a key role in driving operational excellence and business improvement.
- Benefit from the stability and opportunities that come with being part of the Genuit Group.
If you're a driven manufacturing leader who embodies the qualities of being Hungry, Humble, and Smart, we'd love to hear from you.
Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group’s success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.
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