Cleanroom and Packaging Shift Manager - Nights

Corin Group; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£40,000 salary

33% shift allowance (total £53,200)

Private healthcare

Pension contribution up to 9.7%

Life assurance (6x salary)

Employee referral bonus up to £1,000

Job summary

Corin Group, a global orthopaedics leader based in Cirencester, is seeking a Cleanroom and Packaging Shift Manager for the nights shift. The role focuses on leading a manufacturing team to deliver targets safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong people management skills, experience in regulated environments, and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Quality, Planning and HR to drive performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment, particularly cleanroom and packaging settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of up to 25 operatives within a highly regulated cleanroom and packaging environment.
• Drive a culture of Right First Time (RFT) and continuous improvement.
• Organise daily and weekly shift activities to meet manufacturing plans and customer requirements.
• Manage resource allocation, schedule adherence and labour planning to maximise productivity.
• Lead shift start-up meetings, handovers, quality discussions and performance reviews.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements and cleanroom operating standards.

Job description

Cleanroom and Packaging Shift Manager - Nights

Cirencester GL7, UK

Job Description

Posted Wednesday 29 July 2026 at 00:00

Shift pattern - Monday to Friday

• Nights: 10:00pm - 5:45am Monday - Thursday, 4:00pm - 8:50pm on Friday!

Salary - £40,000.00 + 33% shift allowance (totalling £53,200.00) + bonus

Corin is a global orthopaedics company based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, manufacturing innovative hip and knee implants that help improve patient outcomes worldwide. With over 500 employees across seven sites, we're committed to quality, precision, and continuous improvement.

Due to continued growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a Cleanroom and Packaging Shift Managerto join our growing leadership team.

In this role, you'll lead a cleanroom and packaging manufacturing team to deliver production targets safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards. You'll oversee day-to-day operations, resource planning, people management, training, performance, and continuous improvement activities, while fostering a positive and collaborative team culture.

You'll play a key role in ensuring the successful manufacture of orthopaedic implants and instrumentation, driving performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and People (SQDIP) metrics.

As a Cleanroom and Packaging Shift Manager you will be:

• Leading and developing a team of up to 25 operatives within a highly regulated cleanroom and packaging environment.
• Driving a culture of Right First Time (RFT), quality excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Organising daily and weekly shift activities to deliver manufacturing plans and customer requirements.
• Managing resource allocation, schedule adherence and labour planning to maximise productivity.
• Leading Shift Start-Up meetings, shift handovers, quality discussions and performance reviews.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements and cleanroom operating standards.
• Investigating production and quality issues using structured problem-solving techniques, including 8D methodologies.
• Driving 5S standards, Kaizen initiatives and team engagement in continuous improvement activities.
• Building strong relationships with Engineering, Quality, Planning, Supply Chain and HR teams.
• Supporting employee development through coaching, training plans, one-to-one meetings and performance appraisals.

The ideal Cleanroom and Packaging Shift Manager will have/be:

• Demonstrable experience as a strong, engaging, and driven people manager within a manufacturing environment, with responsibility for managing 10-25 operatives.
• Strong communication, delegation, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Understanding of cleanroom facilities and their operation.
• Experience working within quality-focused and highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Engineering, Quality, Planning, Supply Chain, and HR teams.
• Experience driving performance through structured communication and accountability.
• Positive, collaborative, organised, and proactive "can do" approach to work.
• Completed or currently working towards a recognised leadership qualification such as ILM Level 5.

We offer great benefits for our Shift Managers, including:

• £40,000 salary + 33% shift allowance (£53,200.00 total annual salary)
• Monday-Friday working pattern
• Free onsite canteen to enjoy hot and cold meals
• Comprehensive, flexible training programme tailored to your experience
• Pension contribution up to 9.7%
• Private healthcare with BUPA
• Life assurance (6x salary)
• Employee referral bonus of up to £1,000

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Corin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.