Shift Leader

**Shift Leader - Automotive**
**Location**:Woking
**Shift**: Day shift
**Contract **- 6-month interim contract
**Inside IR35**

We are currently recruiting for an **Shift Leader** for an Automotive Supercar OEM, on an ongoing contract basis. The** Shift Leader** will be responsible managing all aspects of the daily load planning and sequence adherence in the Production Centre, along with the governance of downtime and offline car management.

Working in a cross-functional setting, you will contribute to overall departmental goals and company profitability by proactively working closely with teams in Body Assembly, Sub Assembly, Paint Shop, General Assembly, Material Control, Logistics Operations and Quality Engineering.

**The Shift Leader** **role**:

- Lead a team of skilled individuals providing training, motivation, and support in delivering production goals
- Formulate and manage the department KPIs to ensure that the required activities are completed to the required standard in the defined timescales
- Effectively communicates and liaises with cross functional teams on successful implementation and completion of projects, and action plans,
- Delegate actions from the daily team/operations meetings, ensuring effective execution by members of the team for timely resolutions to emerging challenges
- Oversee daily plan versus actual reporting across all lines within the production centre,
- Lead the load plan process incorporating daily load plan validation meetings and SAP load plan management
- Control the re-introduction process of any displaced cars to minimise delay to production completion
- Analyse station sign-off performance and control specific WIP areas, to ensure consistent line performance
- Provide cover for absence within your team and have a flexible approach to working hours as business needs dictate, this will include shift hours on occasions

**The ideal Shift Leader**:

- Experience working as an Automotive Production Line Leader or similar within an automotive production facility,
- Previous experience working within an OEM is an advantage
- Strong management/leadership qualities and excellent influencing and interpersonal skills to ensure aligned strategies and deliverables are achieved
- Proven ability to work within tight deadlines & be able to manage and prioritise multiple activities simultaneously
- Strong and consistent approach to driving governance and process adherence
- Proven track record delivering improved operational performance in both favourable and unfavourable conditions, utilising cross-functional teams
- Understanding and experience in a manufacturing/process driven environment ideal
- Good level of knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and experience with SAP is desirable