Daywork Shift Manager

Kimberly-Clark; Northfleet; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consumer goods company based in Northfleet is seeking a Day Shift Manager to lead teams and drive operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of leadership experience in FMCG, with strong capabilities in problem-solving and team development. You will have a critical role in delivering high-quality performance while ensuring safety and quality standards are met. This position offers comprehensive benefits and a commitment to employee well-being.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible Savings accounts

Income protection insurance

Education support programs

Gym memberships

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Defined contribution pension scheme

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in FMCG or a similar role.
• Experience in a Shift role and knowledge of industry and safety standards.
• Strong ability to engage and influence teams.

Responsibilities

• Connect and influence teams on shift and day operations.
• Resolve shift issues and drive performance improvements.
• Ensure team collaboration for operational success.

Skills

People leadership

Problem-solving

Team development

Collaborative problem solving

Innovative solutions

Education

Leadership Qualification

Job description

Description

Day Shift Manager

Location : Northfleet Plant, Kent, UK

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In this role you will have the exciting opportunity to drive the next chapter of product innovation for some of the key categories in the IFP tissue business – by bringing together your amazing passion for understanding consumers, pioneering new technologies, translating new ideas & insights into winning product propositions to meet and exceed the business needs. You will also have a fantastic opportunity to partner with some of the key stakeholders in the R&D, Growth and Supply Chain teams and play an active role in influencing the IFP strategy.

As part of the Day Team, the Day Shift Manager acts as the conduit between Shift and Day teams, reporting directly to the Operations Manager. This role takes ownership of setting and aligning operational standards across five shifts, working collaboratively with Shift Managers, Asset Leaders, and support functions. The Day Shift Manager connects with the shift operations team to deliver consistency of operation, driving high-quality and efficient performance across all metrics. The role is accountable for embedding a culture focused on people, safety, and quality through coaching, behaviours, and adherence to standard processes. It is pivotal driving continuous improvement and ensuring alignment with site-wide goals.

Responsibilities

• Strong People leader and at ease to connect and influence teams on various levels on shift, days or the business. Comfortable to have difficult conversations for behaviours in response to performance issues or alignment within teams.
• Driven to play to win and move fast to actively avert or resolve shift issues using problem solving if required for longer-term opportunities working across asset and functional areas.
• An ability to harness a team environment and develop / coach for a high performing team and influence members in the team to achieve overall business aims.
• Engaging and leading collaborative data driven problem solving.
• Generating innovative solutions; trying different and novel ways of working.
• Ensuring that the customer and consumer perspective (internal, external and / or consumer) is a driving force behind Shift and long‑term decisions and activities; implementing shift practices that meet customers’ and our organisation’s needs.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fuelled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.

You will focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the centre. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• 3-5 years’ experience in a FMCG, People Lead position or a similar role which shows leadership experience.
• Preferable experience in a Shift role and knowledge of industry and safety standards.
• Leadership Qualification desirable.

Total Benefits

• Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions.
• Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch pounds when caring for yourself or dependents.
• Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
• Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
• We offer competitive pay and benefits to employees and reward excellence and performance. Our belief in promoting a healthy work‑life balance drives us to support our employees’ total well-being, offering comprehensive benefits not limited to gym memberships, private medical insurance, dental cover, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, critical illness cover, travel insurance and a market leading defined contribution pension scheme.

To Be Considered

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And finally, the fine print….

Primary Location

Northfleet Mill

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time