Production Shift Leader

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your role:

The Shift Leader ensures that all aspects of front-line operations are completed to schedule, and in compliance with EHS and Quality requirements.

In addition, the Shift Leader will identify opportunities for, and implement actions to achieve, continuous improvement in their area of responsibility.

They will also act as a coach to the operations team and provide support to ensure the operators can carry out their role effectively.

The Shift Leader will have a full understanding of the high-level manufacturing processes including applicable EHS and Quality aspects.

Your Responsibilities:


* Lead shift operations to ensure safe, compliant, and on-time production in line with EHS and Quality standards


* Monitor daily activities (logs, BPRs, training, work orders) to ensure accuracy and compliance


* Plan and coordinate shift activities, including maintenance, changeovers, and resource allocation


* Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Maintenance, QA, QCL) to support production schedules


* Drive continuous improvement through problem-solving, Gemba walks, and team engagement


* Lead troubleshooting of plant issues and escalate when required


* Ensure effective communication across shifts and with site leadership


* Manage deviations, incidents, and support initial investigations


* Coach, develop, and performance-manage the operations team, including training and development plans


* Support workforce planning, including shift cover, absence management, and contractor oversight

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):


* Minimum of 5 GCSE’s or equivalent


* Experience/knowledge of production areas


* Effective time management and co-ordination skills


* Previous demonstration of desired behaviours

Additional Information:


* Rotating shift: 4 consecutive working days followed by 6 days off


* Banked hours: Extra hours may be accumulated and used for additional time off or schedule adjustments


* Location: Speke, UK

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