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Shift manager CV: example and template

This example is for shift managers at large manufacturing plants, paper mills, chemical and food plants, and for supervisors and coordinators who want to take charge of a whole plant shift.

The production manager wants to know how many people and departments you lead on a shift, how you deliver the plan, how you respond to breakdowns and how you look after safety and quality. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: shift manager

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Andrzej Bielecki

Shift manager

Kwidzyn +48 123 456 789 andrzej.bielecki@example.com

Professional profile

Shift manager with 12 years of experience at a paper mill, the last 6 responsible for a whole plant shift. I lead 90 people in 4 departments, including 4 supervisors, deliver the board production plan, make decisions during breakdowns and am responsible for safety and quality on the shift. For 3 years my shift has delivered 101% of plan on average with the least downtime in the plant.

Work experience

Shift manager

01.2020 - present

Paper mill, board production, Kwidzyn

  • Leading a shift of 90 people in 4 departments, including 4 supervisors.
  • Delivering the production plan, 101% of plan on average over the last 3 years.
  • Decisions during breakdowns with maintenance, the least downtime in the plant.
  • Safety, quality and order on the shift, reports for the production manager.
  • Annual reviews, training and onboarding new supervisors.

Production supervisor

05.2013 - 12.2019

Paper mill, Kwidzyn

  • Leading the rewinding and cutting department, 22 people.
  • Changeovers and product quality checks.
  • The department's shift rota.

Education

Engineer's degree, chemical and process engineering

2008 - 2012

Gdansk University of Technology

Skills

  • Leading a large production shift
  • Delivering the production plan
  • Decisions during breakdowns
  • Safety and quality on the shift
  • Developing supervisors and staff
  • Production reports and metrics

Training and licences

  • Health and safety training for people managing staff, 2024
  • Leadership training for middle managers, 2021
  • SEP electrical licence up to 1 kV, supervision

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Four-crew shift pattern

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a shift manager CV

Professional summary

Write at which plant you manage a shift, how many people and departments you lead and how many supervisors you have. Add the shift's results, for example plan delivery and downtime. The production manager is looking for someone who can run the plant on their own when no one from management is there.

Production supervisor with 6 years of experience at a chemical plant. I lead a department of 25, deliver the shift plan and stand in for the shift manager. I am looking for work as a shift manager.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the number of people, departments, supervisors, the plan, breakdowns, safety and quality. Show the shift's results in numbers. Add how you develop supervisors and staff.

Weaker: Managing the shift.

Better: Leading a shift of 90 people in 4 departments, including 4 supervisors.

Weaker: The plan.

Better: Delivering the production plan, 101% of plan on average over the last 3 years.

Weaker: Breakdowns.

Better: Decisions during breakdowns with maintenance, the least downtime in the plant.

Skills worth listing

List leading the shift, the plan, breakdowns, safety, quality and developing people. In your soft skills show decisiveness, calm and leadership.

Professional skills

  • Large shift
  • Production plan
  • Breakdowns
  • Health and safety
  • Quality
  • Reports

Personal skills

  • Decisiveness
  • Calm
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Responsibility

Training and licences

List health and safety training for people managing staff, leadership training and licences, for example an SEP supervision licence. At chemical plants add process safety training.

How to become a shift manager

People most often move up from supervisor or coordinator. On your CV show when you already stand in for the shift manager and what you are responsible for then.

Add your technical education and people management training. Say that you know every department in the plant.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A paper mill or chemical plant looks for continuous process work and safety, a food plant for hygiene and deadlines, and an assembly plant for productivity and quality metrics. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a shift manager CV

Questions and answers

What should a shift manager put on a CV?

The plant, the number of people, departments, supervisors, the plan, results, safety, quality, licences and training.

How does a shift manager differ from a supervisor?

A supervisor leads one department or line, while a shift manager is responsible for the whole plant on their shift.

Is a degree needed?

Not always, but large plants often require a technical degree.

How do you show a shift's results?

Give plan delivery, downtime, quality metrics and the number of accidents.

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