Circular Plastics Australia (CPA), part of the PACT Group, is creating a truly circular economy by giving billions of used plastic bottles and containers a new life. Our facilities enable plastic waste to be recycled locally and made into new bottles and packaging, rather than ending up in landfill.

🌐 www.circularplasticsaustralia.com

About this opportunity

The Shift Leader is responsible for overseeing shift operations and leading a team of approximately 10 Production Operators. Reporting to the Production Manager, the role is accountable for delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality production outcomes in line with operational targets and standards. A key focus of the role is developing team capability, supporting maintenance activities, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to optimize productivity and operational performance.

Available shift: Night - 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Lead and coordinate daily shift operations to achieve production targets, optimize efficiency, and meet DIFOT (Delivered In Full, On Time) requirements.
• Supervise and support Production Operators, ensuring they are prepared, engaged, and performing effectively at the start of each shift.
• Ensure compliance with site SOPs, quality standards, and housekeeping requirements, holding team members accountable for performance.
• Develop team capability through skills monitoring, training coordination, and on-the-job coaching to maintain a competent workforce.
• Facilitate effective communication across operations, providing shift handovers, escalating issues impacting customer delivery, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve production challenges.

Your skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a Shift Leader or similar manufacturing leadership role.
• Experience in an industrial manufacturing environment; plastics recycling experience is advantageous.
• Proven ability to lead and develop small teams in a fast-paced production setting.
• Experience working in a 24/5 operation with a strong focus on safety, quality, and productivity.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
• Experience with extrusion machinery is preferred but not essential.
• Strong English communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively lead teams and collaborate with stakeholders across the business.

About us

Our vision is to lead the circular economy through packaging, reuse and recycling solutions. It’s a future-driven group commitment, designed to create lasting value.

We’re the largest plastics recycler in Australia and New Zealand and one of the region’s biggest user of recycled materials. We have 6,000+ team members, operate 110 manufacturing facilities across 15 countries, and our customers include some of the world’s largest brands that consumers know and trust.

As a global leader in circular and sustainable packaging solutions, we’ve committed to lead the circular economy through a $500 million investment plan. 

For us, it’s about finding new and better ways of doing things. Ways to grow business, to give back to the environment and to enrich people’s lives every day.

Our promise is to create a better and more prosperous world all round.

That’s our future Pact. Let’s lead the way together.