Shift Lead
| Posting date: | 27 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,000 to £35,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2026 |
| Location: | Paisley |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Allstaff |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Allstaff Manufacturing Division are delighted to bring to the market the role of Shift Lead for our client based near to Paisley. Due to location, own transport is essential. This role will be assisting the Lead Supervisor to look after a small team of 8-14 staff on a busy manufacturing site.
Role purpose
The role of the Shift Lead is to assist the Lead Supervisor to guarantee optimum performance and operational efficiency of the day-to-day production to achieve production KPI’s to meet customer demands whilst complying with company procedures and Health and Safety policies.
Key Duties:
Health and Safety
• Embed a H&S culture of zero tolerance ensuring the policy is fully understood, owned and implemented by every employee.
• Ensure machine operators have set up their machines correctly and all pre-shift safety checks have been completed and recorded.
• Promote the use of TCards for near miss and hazard reporting and ensure appropriate action is taken to close T-cards with feedback and recognition to employees.
Operational
• Deliver the production plan, communicating and highlighting any risk to OTIF in a timely manner to the Lead Supervisor.
• Liaise with the Maintenance team to ensure plant and machinery is kept in full working order, ensuring job requests are logged on Maintain.
• Conduct daily cycle checks and carry out and maintain a monthly stock take.
• Takes ownership of production information
• Aspire codemation recording monitoring and improving KPIs.
• Implement actions identified through internal and external audits (including health & safety and quality inspections) to ensure they are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure all prescribed quality checks are carried out by machine operators, to ensure product quality is not compromised.
• Prioritise workplace Organisation ensuring the factory is always customer ready.
• Investigate defective material, supporting root cause analysis, measuring effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Manage holiday requests in line with the agreed holiday allocation per area.
• Review holiday balances quarterly to ensure holiday requests are evenly spread throughout the calendar year and not left until the last quarter.
• Manage each absence in line with company policy and ensure all return-to-work meetings are completed within 24 hours of the employee’s return.
• Assist in the recruitment of team members.
• Ensure all payroll related documents are accurately completed and submitted the next working day.
Training
• Identify and deliver all operational training.
• Conduct on job assessments.
• Monitor and ensure completion of e-learning refresher training.
Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications
• Experience in leading a small team/cell preferably manufacturing / industrial setting.
• Responsible for a team of approximately 8–14 employees.
• Basic understanding of operational metrics and use of KPI’s.
• Experience of meeting and exceeding health and safety / environmental / quality requirements.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Skilled in multi-tasking and prioritising to achieve set targets.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Awareness of managing internal customers within a production environment.
Salary: £34,000 - £35,500 PA - DOE (Plus Shift Allowance and Overtime)
Hours of work:
Shift pattern (37hpw):
• Early shift: Monday – Thursday 5:30am – 2pm & Friday 5:30am – 1:30pm
• Back shift: Monday – Thursday 1:30pm – 10pm & Friday 1pm – 9pm
• This shift pattern will include 2.5 hours overtime each week to cover hand over times
Allstaff is operating as an Employment Agency for the supply of Permanent and Contract staff employed directly by the hirer. By sending your CV you are consenting to Allstaff processing your personal data for the purposes of providing work finding services, including processing using software solution providers and back-office support
Role purpose
The role of the Shift Lead is to assist the Lead Supervisor to guarantee optimum performance and operational efficiency of the day-to-day production to achieve production KPI’s to meet customer demands whilst complying with company procedures and Health and Safety policies.
Key Duties:
Health and Safety
• Embed a H&S culture of zero tolerance ensuring the policy is fully understood, owned and implemented by every employee.
• Ensure machine operators have set up their machines correctly and all pre-shift safety checks have been completed and recorded.
• Promote the use of TCards for near miss and hazard reporting and ensure appropriate action is taken to close T-cards with feedback and recognition to employees.
Operational
• Deliver the production plan, communicating and highlighting any risk to OTIF in a timely manner to the Lead Supervisor.
• Liaise with the Maintenance team to ensure plant and machinery is kept in full working order, ensuring job requests are logged on Maintain.
• Conduct daily cycle checks and carry out and maintain a monthly stock take.
• Takes ownership of production information
• Aspire codemation recording monitoring and improving KPIs.
• Implement actions identified through internal and external audits (including health & safety and quality inspections) to ensure they are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure all prescribed quality checks are carried out by machine operators, to ensure product quality is not compromised.
• Prioritise workplace Organisation ensuring the factory is always customer ready.
• Investigate defective material, supporting root cause analysis, measuring effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Manage holiday requests in line with the agreed holiday allocation per area.
• Review holiday balances quarterly to ensure holiday requests are evenly spread throughout the calendar year and not left until the last quarter.
• Manage each absence in line with company policy and ensure all return-to-work meetings are completed within 24 hours of the employee’s return.
• Assist in the recruitment of team members.
• Ensure all payroll related documents are accurately completed and submitted the next working day.
Training
• Identify and deliver all operational training.
• Conduct on job assessments.
• Monitor and ensure completion of e-learning refresher training.
Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications
• Experience in leading a small team/cell preferably manufacturing / industrial setting.
• Responsible for a team of approximately 8–14 employees.
• Basic understanding of operational metrics and use of KPI’s.
• Experience of meeting and exceeding health and safety / environmental / quality requirements.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Skilled in multi-tasking and prioritising to achieve set targets.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Awareness of managing internal customers within a production environment.
Salary: £34,000 - £35,500 PA - DOE (Plus Shift Allowance and Overtime)
Hours of work:
Shift pattern (37hpw):
• Early shift: Monday – Thursday 5:30am – 2pm & Friday 5:30am – 1:30pm
• Back shift: Monday – Thursday 1:30pm – 10pm & Friday 1pm – 9pm
• This shift pattern will include 2.5 hours overtime each week to cover hand over times
Allstaff is operating as an Employment Agency for the supply of Permanent and Contract staff employed directly by the hirer. By sending your CV you are consenting to Allstaff processing your personal data for the purposes of providing work finding services, including processing using software solution providers and back-office support