Manufacturing Team Manager - Nights

Location: Carlisle

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday on Night Shift 10pm - 6am

Based on site: Carlisle, Cumbria

Site Introduction: Our Carlisle site is proudly recognised as the oldest biscuit factory in the world, established in 1831. With a workforce of over 980 people, it operates 9 ovens and 19 packing lines, processing an impressive 42,000 tonnes of flour annually. The site manufactures a range of products including Carr’s and Jacobs and remains a cornerstone of British biscuit-making tradition.

What will this role achieve? As the Manufacturing Team Manager, you will be expected to make a positive impact and deliver results through others, by overseeing their development and leading by example. The purpose of your role is to manage people, plant, product and process delivery. You will be responsible for site critical metrics, team performance and operational efficiency.

• Team Leadership and Development
  • Direct, challenge, motivate, lead, and coach team members.
  • Conduct regular monitoring, feedback and development initiatives to maintain skills and competencies.
• Operational Efficiency
  • Ensure production meets plan targets and deploy the labour plan.
  • Manage Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), accuracy, waste recording, downtime, packet weights, labour numbers and efficiency.
  • Utilise and maintain systems like Autostore, Workday, SAP, SFOL, Absence Manager to gather and produce management information.
• Communication and Customer Service
  • Ensure effective communication between operations, management, support teams and engineering.
  • Promote high levels of customer service and identify ways to improve customer satisfaction.
• Quality and Compliance
  • Follow Quality Management Systems and procedures.
  • Maintain hygiene audit standards and ensure documentation is completed to the required standard.
  • Identify and resolve problems in staff, production and equipment areas.

Bring your experience!

• Validated leadership skills, leading by example, demonstrating high standards of behaviour, honesty and integrity.
• Be a confident, effective and challenging communicator, and be able to demonstrate a track record in leading teams to drive up standards and improve efficiency in all areas.
• Management experience gained within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of working within a Lean Environment.
• A consistent track record of delegating, empowering, influencing and motivating people to achieve goals.
• An accountable mentality is crucial.
• Experience of working across bakery and snacks processing is preferable.
• Positive approach to self‑development and achieving the skills required to fulfil the role.
• Ability to positively adapt and respond to change for self and others.
• Develop and support people through coaching and feedback to achieve excellence.

Interview Process:

• 1st stage interview – 45 minutes competency‑based interview based on our company values and your experiences.
• 2nd stage interview – 60 minutes – a technical interview to understand your skill set/case study or presentation interview.
• Pladis also uses both Psychometric and Aptitude tests to support our processes so you may be asked to complete these as part of your process.

Benefits:

• Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) – this is the business’s annual bonus scheme.
• Private medical Insurance.
• Life Assurance Cover upon enrolment to Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
• 1 volunteering day per year.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discount and Cashback Scheme – make your everyday spending work hard for you on major high street brands, supermarkets and services.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• Financial Wellbeing Support.
• Access to great training and development opportunities.

Values:

• Purpose led – We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite.
• Agile – We’re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers.
• Positive – We’re highly motivated optimistic, courageous and we inspire each other to be better.
• Resilient – We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward.
• Collaborative – We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.

Pladis is an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.