Sterling Recruitment Services have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Shift Manager to join our large scale packaging manufacturing client based in Sedgefield, County Durham. The suitable candidate should be dynamic, self-driven, results orientated, and above all have a positive ‘can do’ attitude with a clear focus on delivering good quality products first time. We are looking for a highly organised, natural forward planning, logical, structured thinker and motivator who can critically assess situations and act on them. Main Duties and Responsibilities: Lead by example, ensuring a safe and efficient workplace is maintained at all times, reporting to your manager any issues or matters that may arise including near misses, tripping hazards etc. To take full responsibility of the quality of product that is produced within the shift in line with the Companies quality systems, processes and procedures, and to ensure all quality records are maintained in line with Company Quality and BRC policies. To monitor the production output of the shift against the production plan, targeting the achievement of planned volume per machine per shift. Any variances from the plan to be reported via the daily Production meeting. To control and measure production wastage for each shift, particularly during changeovers and design changes, minimizing wastage wherever possible. Wherever there are changeovers, to sign off the check sheets confirming ...