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Shift Manager
Location: Elland, Halifax, HX5 9JP Working Pattern: Permanent · Continental shift pattern – 4 days on, 4 days off Careers – Apply now
Are you a confident operational leader who thrives at pace, takes real ownership of your shift, and gets the best out of your team?
About the Role
As a Shift Manager at A-SAFE, you’ll take full ownership of your shift and everyone in it. Reporting to the Production Manager, your mission is to drive operational excellence, meet KPIs, and ensure safety, quality, and productivity. In a fast-growing hi-tech manufacturing environment, you’ll lead initiatives for process improvement, lean working, and team development—making sure every day is better than the last.
Given the expansion of our Elland facility, you’ll join at a pivotal moment, with full induction, mentorship, and structured training to support you from the start. This role is your chance to scale your leadership alongside the business.
Core Responsibilities
Operational Leadership
- Manage continued shifts with ** PIBONUTC standards** and quality control – ensuring production targets, KPIs, and Manufacturing Order Production & Execution (MOPE) processes are met.
- Lead a shift team of supervisors to foster engagement, safety, and continuous development, driving performance through coaching and H&S policies.
Safety & Compliance
- Prioritise health and safety daily – ensuring team compliance with company safety protocols and maintaining a zero-incident culture.
- Standards & Systems Leadership:
- Own Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and regular Team Leader cover until trained staff are recruited.
- Keep 5S housekeeping standards immaculate, handing over a clean, organised workspace to succeeding shifts.
- Coordinate inventory management, WMS/NetSuite transactions, and accurate stock checks across all active manufacturing cells.
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Quality & Problem-Solving
- Address customer returns or quality concerns promptly, implementing offline containment actions to maintain service standards.
- Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and utilise lean tools (e.g., Six Sigma, 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, value stream mapping) to drive measurable improvements.
Process Improvement & Collaboration
- Partner with Engineering, Quality, and Health & Safety department heads to diagnose and resolve operational issues efficiently.
- Continuously identify scope for efficiency enhancements, sharing findings at operational hands-on reviews.
Key Requirements
Essential
- Proven operational leadership in a fast-paced manufacturing/construction setting with team management experience.
- Quadruple competence in applying lean manufacturing tools (Six Sigma, 5S, Value Stream Mapping).
- Process discipline – a ‘can-do’ mindset with a strong rule-of-law comprehension in systems like MOPE and on welfare priorities.
- Resilient decision-making – the ability to act decisively under pressure when the situation evolves rapidly.
- Emotional Intelligence & HR awareness – positively driving expectations through coaching, empowerment, and conflict resolution.
Preferred
- Experience within process improvement (e.g., formal Six Sigma Green/Black Belt).
- IOSH Managing Safety at Work (Safe System of Work) qualification (or equivalent).
Who You Are
- Resilient but composed when dealing with high-demand shifts – maintaining a high standard every day.
- A learner with enduring curiosity – challenged by identifying scope for even greater effect.
- Naturally inclined toward bias for action, matched by a considerate approach to team decisions.
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Why Join A-SAFE?
Support & Opportunities
- Mentorship & Training: A structured support package (induction, on-job training, shadowing an experienced manager) to hit the ground running.
- Growth: With our business expanding, your role will evolve, along with your team extension opportunities.
Investment in Development
- Access to personal and professional growth programs, study support, and a long-term career trajectory in a dynamic global safety solutions business.
Company Values
- We Are Pioneers: Driving innovation across workplace protection and safety tech.
- We Are in It Together: A collaborative workplace where your contributions are valued.
- We Do the Right Thing: Upholding the highest ethics, compliance, and safety standards for our teams and customers.
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
- A-SAFE fosters an inclusive workplace inspired by diversity – celebrating how distinct perspectives can fuel our success.
Your Impact: First Step into a Standing Safari
At A-SAFE, you won’t just be leading a shift—you’ll be setting new industry standards. As a critical cogs in our operations for blue-chip clients such as Amazon, Coca-Cola, BMW, and Coca-Cola, your effort matters. For someone who thrives in dynamic environments and wants real operational ownership, this is your role.
Join us and shape a culture of excellence, safety, and scaling impact.
**Ready to apply and build the future of workplace safety with us? Visit Careers at A-SAFE > and submit your application.
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