Deputy Shift Leader

Vanderlande Industries GmbH; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading systems integration company in Warrington is seeking a skilled Shift Manager to oversee maintenance and operational activities. Responsibilities include managing the shift team, ensuring safety protocols, and supporting engineers. Ideal candidates will have relevant technical qualifications and strong communication skills, with a proactive approach to problem-solving. The role offers various benefits, including performance-related pay and extensive holiday entitlements.

Benefits

Performance related pay

288 Hours Holiday

Aviva Medical Cover & Pension

YuLife - Wellbeing membership

Achievers - social recognition platform

Qualifications

• Must be willing to work shifts including nights.
• Willing to work overtime if required.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily maintenance and operational shift team activities.
• Ensure safe operations and maintenance activities.
• Support engineers during complex operations.

Skills

Proactive approach to fault finding

Customer-orientation/service provision

Computer literate

Safety leadership

Excellent communication skills

Ability to read and interpret drawings

Education

Relevant vocational and/or technical qualifications

Job description

Reports to: Duty Engineer

Location: Warrington (Asda Site)

Contract: Permanent

Introduction to role

You will be responsible for the daily management of the maintenance and operational shift team, reporting to you as instructed by the Duty Engineer. You will ensure that your shift team’s daily duties/activities are carried out in a safe and effective manner, minimising the impact to the customer’s operations. As this position will be both shift and “hands on”, you will also be working within your assigned shift pattern on electrical, instrument,
mechanical and control systems which involve the installation, modification, maintenance and repairs of all site Vanderlande equipment. You will take the lead on all technical recoveries/escalations when required providing technical updates to your management Team. Deputize when/if required covering Duty Engineer Role.

Role Responsibilities

• Ensure all operations and maintenance activities are executed
  properly and in time
• Adherence to quality and delivery of activities
  Reporting performance on daily basis
• Available to the engineers to offer advice and support
• Communicate observations to relevant stakeholders
• Take lead role in training and familiarization of less experienced
  Service Technicians
• Take ownership to ensure that area is clean and hazard free
• Manage and co-ordinate the management of third party interests
  when undertaking specialist operations, maintenance or repair
  activities on their shift
• Responsible for the contractors permit to work and sign offs
• Isolating activities to ensure that work can be carried out safely for
  all parties (maintenance engineers and third parties
• Distribute planned activities amongst the team
• Check activity performance of engineers and third parties ongoing
• Support during complex operation and maintenance activities
• Check safe working conditions and procedures
• Train new / inexperienced employees including Engineering Support Operatives
• Acts independently in several technical tasks with small mutual
  consistency
• Identifies service issues that need extra attention
• Solves problems which disturb the daily operation

Role Qualification and Skills

• You have a proactive approach to fault finding and act proficient in aspects of the operation and
• Customer-orientation/Service provision.
• Be computer literate and have ability to read and interpret drawings
• Safety leadership
• Relevant vocational and / or technical qualifications.
• A proactive approach to fault finding alongside excellent communication skills
• Willing to work shifts including nights
• Willing to work overtime when this is required

What we offer

• Performance related pay
• Opportunity to develop and progress within Vanderlande
• 288 Hours Holiday
• Aviva Medical Cover & Pension
• YuLife - Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
• Achievers – A social recognition platform that also offers a free reward each month and discounts on everyday shopping and activities
• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities for career progression

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.