Shift Manager - Packhouse

Vitacress Herbs, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Location: Vitacress Herbs, Runcton

Contract Type: Full time permanent

Shift: 4 on 3 off (including 1 day at weekend)

Pay Rate: £36,550

Are you ready to grow into something new? Do you possess the skills to manage a large team of people, health and safety and process in an extremely fast-paced environment? If so, we want you to join our team at Vitacress as a Shift Manager.

You will be responsible for leading a team of our production staff to ensure that our operations run smoothly, efficiently, and safely. While experience in the food industry is not necessary, we are looking for someone with a proven track record in managing teams and optimizing processes in any fast-paced environment.

Your Responsibilities:

• Manage, motivate, and develop your team to deliver on production targets.
• Ensure all relevant requirements concerning KPI targets are fully complied with and reported on.
• Oversee daily operations, ensuring production runs smoothly and efficiently.
• Maintain compliance with health and safety standards and company policy.
• Solve problems on the go and make decisions to achieve results.
• Ensure customer orders are met in full, on time, every time.
• Ensure effective communication between you and your staff and the management, supply chain, procurement, and technical departments.
• Notify the Senior Production Manager immediately of any problems arising.
• Report and discuss any performance or behavioral issues within the team to the Senior Production Manager.
• Use the available tools to effectively plan and manage daily and weekly staffing levels according to production demands.
• Keep all operatives fully informed of shift times and other requirements.
• Take an active part in recruitment, training, and development.

Are you?

• A Proven Leader? You have experience managing teams and driving performance.
• Process Driven? You excel at identifying and improving operational processes.
• Strong Communicator? You can clearly communicate expectations and feedback to your team.
• Results Oriented? You focus on achieving goals while maintaining quality and safety standards.

About Vitacress Herbs: Based just outside historic Chichester, West Sussex, Vitacress is a primary supplier of herb and horticulture products in the UK. With our 23-acre site covered in specialist glasshouses, we take immense pride in ensuring our consumers have a fresh, quality product to enhance their home cooking or garden environment. We value the best possible standards and empower our employees to do the same. From the way we grow our products to the relationships we maintain with customers, we are authentic and grounded. Trust is at the center of everything we do. Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.

Job Family: Operations

Pay Type: Salary

Hiring Min Rate: 36,550 GBP

Hiring Max Rate: 36,550 GBP