Production Shift Manager

2 months ago


Greater Manchester UK, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Scantec Recruitment Full time

Scantec are working in partnership with a leading FMCG food manufacturer at their site in Manchester. Due to an internal promotion and some exciting growth plans, we are seeking a Production Shift Manager to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take your career to the next level with a global employer who can offer realistic career progression and excellent development & further training.


Role profile:

Reporting to the Site Ops Manager, you’ll be responsible for the operational performance, Health and Safety, Food Safety, and quality, collaborating with the Planning, Engineering, and Warehouse Teams. You will be passionate about delivering results and will lead, motivate, and coach others.


Hours / Shifts:

  • 12 hour shifts: 6am-6pm / 6pm-6am
  • 2 weeks of days, 2 weeks of nights
  • Have every other weekend off
  • Only work 7 shifts out of 14


Excellent Benefits:

  • £47,500 + 20% shift allowance (£57,000 package)
  • 10% incentive bonus scheme
  • 10% matched company pension
  • Life Insurance policy
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Free on-site parking
  • Wellness programme
  • Salary sacrifice schemes
  • Plus other fantastic benefits


Summary of Role Accountabilities:

  • Deliver manufacturing standards and performance KPIs efficiently and consistently
  • Site management responsibility out of hours with the authority to prioritise and delegate as defined with the escalation procedures
  • Collaborate with other departments to support the delivery of the production plan against the budgeted targets and volumes ensuring achievement of standards in all areas
  • Able to lead, motivate, coach others, delegating effectively to develop a sense of pride and ownership in team performance.
  • Analyse the strengths and development opportunities within your team and be able to effectively deliver improvements in your direct reports.
  • Analyse performance information and ability to communicate confidently, clearly and concisely to team and senior managers
  • Management of non-conformances across all areas ensuring incidents are investigated to determine route cause and actions to close out are effectively implemented.
  • To lead the manufacturing element of the daily operations meeting, providing a thorough review of the previous 24 hours and the next 24 hour plans.
  • Ensure teams are briefed regularly and are fully aware of site standards, procedures plans and line performance.
  • Identify, lead and drive the use of Continuous Improvement tools (Yellow belt, 5Why, CPS) within your shift team.


Required skills and experience:

We’re looking for an experienced, natural leader from a food manufacturing or FMCG background. Able to engage and motivate a team of people whilst setting clear Health & Safety, quality, and Food Safety standards. You will also be a proven problem solver and have a track record of driving efficiency and achieving savings through continuous improvement within a food manufacturing environment. We are looking for someone that can take ownership of issues and be willing to go the extra mile to resolve them.



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