EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Full Time
APPLICATION START DATE
APPLICATION END DATE
LOCATION
Colnbrook
STATE/COUNTY
Berkshire
ZIP CODE
SL3 0EL
COUNTRY
UK
WORK STYLE
On-site
DESCRIPTION
Role & Responsibilities
We are looking for a confident, hands-on Night Shift Manager to lead overnight operations and drive performance across our equipment control and equipment departments.
This is a critical leadership role focused on delivering operational excellence, eliminating shortages, maintaining strict stock accuracy, and ensuring equipment flows efficiently through the business overnight. You will act as the key link between teams, ensuring clear communication, strong pace of work, and consistent execution of company standards.
You will take full ownership of night shift performance, ensuring workloads are completed accurately and on time while preparing clear priorities for the following day. A major focus of the role is driving zero shortages, improving scan accuracy, enforcing returns and double-scanning procedures, and ensuring urgent equipment, including sub-hires, repairs, shortages, and new stock is identified and moved without delay. You will proactively resolve issues, remove bottlenecks, and ensure shelves and departments are fully prepared for the early shift.
Health & Safety leadership is central to this position. You will lead by example in promoting a strong safety culture, carry out regular H&S walk-rounds, act as ICO1 during emergency evacuations, and ensure full compliance with manual handling, storage, and mechanical handling standards.
As a first-line manager, you will lead Equipment Supervisors, Technicians, agency staff, and trainees. You will manage staffing levels, conduct return-to-work interviews, oversee absence and holiday processes, deliver regular 1-2-1s, and drive performance through clear feedback, development plans, and competency reviews. You will also lead investigations where required and deliver weekly toolbox talks to maintain high operational and safety standards.
Working closely with the Equipment Manager and department supervisors, you will ensure returns areas are controlled, RTPro tracking is accurate, stock anomalies are investigated, and quality control standards are upheld across all equipment prepared for dispatch.
What we are looking for
The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong first-line management capability, with proven experience in personnel management, conflict resolution, effective communication, and supporting the training and development of teams. You will be IT literate, with a solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and confidence using operational systems such as RT Pro inventory software and Microsoft Teams.
You will possess excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt within a fast-paced, high-expectation environment while maintaining exceptional service and quality standards. A proactive mindset, strong organisational skills, and a focus on continual improvement are essential. Flexibility to work overtime and occasional weekends in line with business requirements is also required.
What's on offer
This is a full-time role based on a 40-hour working week, operating on a rotating shift basis between 7:00pm and 7:00am, which includes some weekend work. We offer a competitive salary, including a Night Shift Allowance with the opportunity to earn regular overtime. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, private health insurance, a great pension scheme, life insurance and an annual discretionary bonus scheme.
About Us
MBS Equipment Co. is a global leader in the provision of professional lighting and associated facilities to the film, television and media production industry.
With bases in Europe and North America, we are proud to support crews, the world over, with an unrivalled collection of equipment and solutions.
We currently have the following opportunity to join the team at our European Headquarters in Colnbrook, West London.
MBS Equipment Co is an inclusive, people focused organisation, which strives to create strong career opportunities, available to all sections of the community.