I am currently recruiting for a growing food & beverage manufacturer to recruit a Shift Manager to take ownership of a busy production shift.
This is a hands-on, tactical role in a fast-moving environment. You'll keep production on plan, manage changing priorities and ensure the shift delivers against safety, quality, service and cost targets.
The Role:
Working closely with Shift Supervisors and wider operational teams, you will:
- Take accountability for production performance across the shift.
- Manage changing priorities, labour and resources to keep production on plan.
- Lead and support Shift Supervisors and production teams.
- Maintain high standards across safety, food safety, quality and compliance.
- Monitor KPIs and take practical action where performance is off track.
- Manage downtime, waste and labour efficiency.
- Work closely with Engineering and Quality to resolve operational issues.
- Ensure effective shift handovers and clear communication across the operation.
- Support continuous improvement without losing focus on day-to-day delivery.
About You:
I am looking for an experienced Shift Manager, Production Manager or Manufacturing Team Leader from food, beverage or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
You'll be comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced operation, adapting when plans change and moving people and resources to where they're needed most.
You should bring:
- Strong people leadership and performance management experience.
- Experience owning production, safety, quality and operational KPIs.
- A practical, resilient and solutions-focused approach.
- Good problem-solving skills and confidence making decisions under pressure.
- Experience using manufacturing/ERP systems and operational data.
Experience within high-speed filling, bottling or packaging would be advantageous, as would IOSH, Food Safety or Lean/CI qualifications.
The Opportunity
The business is growing, with increased production capacity and a growing workforce, creating strong longer-term opportunities for someone who can establish themselves and deliver consistently, there is a large opportunity to have progression.
Shift Pattern: The role is expected to transition to a permanent afternoon/evening shift from January, so applicants should be comfortable with this working pattern.
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