Production Shift Lead: Quality, Safety & Efficiency

Science in Sport PLC; Knuzden Brook; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

Cycle to work scheme

Product discount

Birthday day off

Pension - employer contribution at 4%

Job summary

Science In Sport Group is a world leader in sports and performance nutrition with Blackburn Head Office. We are hiring a Production Shift Manager to lead a production team in a state‑of‑the‑art facility, delivering on quality, safety, and efficiency targets while driving continuous improvement.

The role collaborates with Health & Safety, Engineering, Warehouse, Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain teams to meet objectives.

Responsibilities

• Foster a safety-first culture, where all health and safety procedures are followed, hazards are reported, and the team actively engages in safety observations.
• Lead by example in safe working practices, ensuring risk assessments and procedures are adhered to and accident investigations are completed thoroughly and in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all products meet quality standards, ensuring staff are trained, following BOMs and GMP guidelines to prevent HOLD stock and non-conformances.
• Drive compliance to quality procedures through regular checks, training, and corrective actions.
• Ensure the production plan is executed efficiently, exceeding set performance targets while controlling labour, waste, and downtime.
• Seek and communicate opportunities for process improvement to reduce costs and increase overall productivity.
• Motivate, coach, and develop the team, ensuring performance management, training, and clear communication are at the forefront.
• Set clear expectations, provide regular feedback, and manage performance through OKRs and 1-2-1s.
• Deliver the weekly plan – Ensure production targets are met within agreed BOM rates and standard costs.
• Optimise labour allocation – Allocate core headcount to production assets in line with BOM requirements while managing annual leave to minimise overtime and agency spend.
• Reduce changeover times – Monitor and continuously improve line changeovers to meet or exceed predetermined targets
• Waste reduction & control – Accurately capture, analyse, and proactively address the root causes of production waste, and recommend initiatives for department-wide improvements.
• Ensure accurate stock returns – Oversee and ensure that stock returns (Back-to-Stock - BTS) are completed accurately and in compliance with procedures, maintaining stock integrity and minimising discrepancies.
• Uphold quality standards – Ensure strict compliance with all quality and food safety procedures, preventing NCRs and HOLD stock.
• Prevent recurring issues – Investigate NCRs and HOLD stock incidents, establishing and implementing root cause corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain audit-readiness – Foster a Clean-As-You-Go (CAYG) culture, ensuring all areas remain compliant and ready for internal and external audits.
• Manage production trials – Oversee production trials, ensuring all trial documentation, communications, and post-trial analysis are completed accurately.
• Lead a safety-first culture – Understand, actively promote and implement company safety policies. Ensuring legal requirements and company safety procedures are always followed.
• Risk management – Conduct risk assessments on activities within their department ensuring written methods outlining potential hazards and precautions. Ensure that the necessary procedures, rules and regulations designed to achieve this are formulated, published and applied.
• Task assignment – Ensure that only trained personnel perform tasks requiring specific training, always maintaining compliance and safety. Identify and communicate health and safety training requirements within the team.
• Incident investigation & reporting – Ensure accident and near-miss reporting procedures are understood and complied with. Complete manager’s accident reporting and assist with accident/incident investigations where appropriate. Ensuring corrective action implementation to prevent recurrence.
• Encourage positive safety culture – Engage the team through ownership and accountability. Ensure and promote open communication regarding health and safety concerns. Advocate safety observation and near miss reporting and provide feedback that supports their importance to drive engagement in learning and continuous improvement.

Job description

Science In Sport Group is a world leader in sports and performance nutrition with Blackburn Head Office. We are hiring a Production Shift Manager to lead a production team in a state‑of‑the‑art facility, delivering on quality, safety, and efficiency targets while driving continuous improvement.

The role collaborates with Health & Safety, Engineering, Warehouse, Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain teams to meet objectives.