Shift Supervisor

Job Description

Right Now Group are currently looking for a Shift Supervisor to work within the recycling sector. As a Shift Supervisor for the company, you will be at the front-line of making things work. You will have direct responsibility for ensuring the plant runsefficiently and effectively and can process materials for a minimum of 55 hours per week.You will be required to work closely with all company personnel ensuring a Safety-First Culture is embedded, understood, and delivered - challenging areas of concern and promoting good practice.The role will involve:

• Full responsibility for the shift in question, including running the facility, maximising production, completion of paperwork and supervision of all staff
• Ensure the Companies GM & Production Manager is aware of all functions, processes, concerns, and requirements at all times
• To take full responsibility of the shift in terms of management of staff, management of

production and quality targets and to ensure the smooth running of the production processes.

• To take full responsibility of the quality and product that is produced within the shift in line

with the companys quality systems, processes, and procedures

• Manage, develop, and motivate staff
• Monitor, measure and report on production related process performance, general issues
• To maximise facility production time, minimising down time and non-productive hours worked.
• To ensure good communication is given either verbally or written to all members of staff
• To ensure all requirement documentation is completed in a timely, accurate and detailed manner.
• To ensure that Health and Safety rules and regulations are adhered to during the shift and all

matters relating to this are dealt with using the resources within the company in line with thecompanies Health and Safety policy

• Problem solving and troubling shooting skills are used to ensure that all team members can

identify root causes and take fast effective action to resolve the problems in hand

• To work closely with other Shift Supervisors to ensure production handovers are effective
• To ensure that the training skills are met for current and future demands of the shift
• To have an active role in the companys continuous improvement plan to achieve plans for

future growth within the company

• Maintain housekeeping standards to ensure a clean and safe workplace
• All employees are responsible for ensuring company resources are used in an effective

manner to ensure best operating costs

• To champion the companys policies, programmes, and systems of work.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience with working in a high mass volume processing facility (does not have to be waste related) shift Supervisor or within an equivalent capacity.
• Engineering/Maintenance/Electrical Experience
• Strong Project Management Skills
• Worked within the waste / recycling Industry
• Previous Experience of Implementing Planned Maintenance Schedules
• Managed, Nurtured & Developed Staff
• Experience with PLCs and automated processing equipment
• NEBOSH qualification will be a distinct advantage
• COTC desirable
• Operators certificates for Loading Shovels, Material Handlers, Forklifts, Telehandlers, Gene Booms etc. advantageous.
• Essential fluent English
• Excellent time keeping
• Excellent auditability
• Essential flexibility with regards to hours worked
• Essential interpersonal skills
• Dynamic, energetic, self-driven, results-oriented and above all who has a positive "can do" outlook with a clear focus on deliverables.