Shift Team Leader - DS Smith : Job Details

Shift Team Leader - Hinckley

Hours: 40hrsweekly rotating shift, Monday - Friday

Week 1: 06:00-14:00

Week 2: 14:00-22:00

At DS Smith Hinkley, we are proud to be part of Europe’s leading sustainable packaging company, producing innovative and environmentally responsible solutions for some of the world’s biggest brands. As our site continues to grow and modernise, we are now seeking a Shift Team Leader to take on a key leadership role within our operations. This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact on performance, people development, and the future success of our plant.

We’re looking for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced production environment and who can bring the right balance of leadership, organisation, and problem-solving. The role goes beyond managing day-to-day activity – you’ll be responsible for creating a culture where your team can perform at their very best, working closely with colleagues across departments to improve processes, reduce costs, and deliver on our customer commitments. You will focus on the performance management of key personnel to ensure that productivity improvement plans are met, also ensuring departmental targets are achieved and actively pursuing improvements in the workplace through cooperation with the Shift Manager, Production Manager, Quality Coordinator and other colleagues. 

If you’re passionate about leading people, driving continuous improvement, and building a rewarding career, this could be the perfect step for you.

As a Shift Team Leader, you will:

• Lead and motivate your team to deliver against performance targets and KPIs.
• Manage and support key personnel, ensuring productivity improvement plans are achieved.
• Collaborate with the Shift Manager, Production Manager, Quality Coordinator and other colleagues to drive continuous improvement.
• Work across departments to support change programmes that improve business performance and reduce costs.
• Champion a positive, safe, and high-performing workplace culture.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a critical role while developing your leadership career within DS Smith.

What we would like to see from you:

• Proven leadership and people management experience, ideally within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• A track record of delivering results through motivating and developing teams.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and driving continuous improvement.
• Proven track record of driving machine efficiency improvements
• Excellent communication and influencing skills 
• The ability to set targets and manage performance to achieve these results 
• Sound analytical skills 

What we can offer you:

• What we can offer you:
• Competitive salary
• Qualifying Sick Pay scheme
• Pension scheme & Life insurance
• Share Save scheme
• Income Protection
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP, Occupational Health & free Flu vaccine
• Cycle to Work and shopping discounts

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us! Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.”

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