Production Shift Lead

Müller UK & Ireland; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 10% yearly bonus

Pension scheme

Life Assurance at 4x your annualSalary

33 days annual leave

Health care cash plan

Muller rewards platform

Long term career

Career growth

Supportive team and friendly env

Job summary

Müller UK & Ireland Severnside site is seeking a Production Shift Lead to drive target attainment and coach the team across 4-on-4-off patterns (2 days, 2 nights, 7-7). The role focuses on coaching, development plans, and delivering improvements using PDCA and operational excellence practices.

The ideal candidate has experience in food production or FMCG and is capable of leading frontline teams, delivering performance reviews, and collaborating with other teams to drive waste reduction and

Qualifications

• Experience in food production or FMCG environment.
• Ability to coach, develop and review staff performance.
• Strong problem-solving and process-improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the production shift team to meet targets.
• Deliver development plans and coaching for front-line staff.
• Apply PDCA and OE tools to drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to remove waste and improve flow.
• Manage performance reviews and employee relations as required.

Skills

Operational Excellence

Coaching

Problem solving

Team leadership

Job description

Join Our Team as a Production Shift Lead at Servernside Depot

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off (2 days, 2 nights: 7-7)

Contract : Permanent Full time

Location: Servernside

We’re recruiting a Production Shift Leader at Muller Severnside to enable the team to deliver targets and continuously improve performance by coaching and developing our people.

The ideal candidate will have experience within Food Production or have a FMCG background and will lead the team to continued success.

Responsibilities as Production Shift Lead will include but not be limited to:

• Creating and delivering development plans.
• Coaching front line team members, enabling them to solve problems.
• Ensures own activities are aligned to overall business objectives.
• People management including delivery of performance review, development and coaching of team, dealing with employee relations issues.
• Collaboratively works with other teams to improve our business.
• Deep knowledge of Operational Excellence , coaching team on use of the principles and tools.

Muller Responsibilities

• Creating and delivering development plans.
• Creating succession pathways both up through and across organisation .
• High level problem solving capability and facilitation skills.
• "go, look, see" issues by visiting the workstation when called upon.
• Coaching front line team members, enabling them to solve problems.
• Uses PDCA techniques to follow problems through to "100 year fix" in real time.
• Encourages others to seeks out improvement opportunities within the workplace and converts to own operational excellence projects.
• Owns and delivers operational excellence initiatives and is recognised for these.
• Looks and encourages others to find "waste" opportunities in everything that we do.

As Production Shift Lead, Benefits Will Include

• Up to 10% yearly bonus*
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance at 4x your annual salary
• Generous annual leave - 33 days holiday per year
• Health care cash plan
• Muller rewards platform saving you money across numerous retailers
• Long term career with an established business
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive team and friendly environment

At Müller, we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage people to apply even if they don’t meet every requirement listed. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know - we’re happy to support you.