Production Shift Manager

Northwood; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking business in Ellesmere Port is seeking a Shift Manager to lead and motivate a production team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the FMCG industry, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency while managing a team of at least 20. The role involves a 4-on-4-off shift pattern and offers comprehensive benefits including company pension and wellness programmes.

Benefits

Company pension

Life assurance

Free company products

Free on-site parking

Discounts on food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms

Wellness programmes

Free early access to pay scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• Experience leading and mentoring a team of at least 20 people.
• Proven experience in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Experience in implementing continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and manage a high-performing production shift.
• Promote safety and quality, managing daily team meetings.
• Ensure compliance with legal and company standards.

Skills

Team leadership

TPM/Lean manufacturing knowledge

Critical thinking

Problem-solving skills

Time-management skills

Education

Qualifications in people management

Health and safety certifications

Job description

Overview

Ready to lead from the front, motivating and managing a high performing production shift in a forward-thinking business? We are recruiting our next Shift Manager based out of our Ellesmere Port site, at Northwood. Your leadership and management expertise from the FMCG industry will be utilised, providing daily opportunities to ensure safety first, excellent output, high quality, and efficiency are demonstrated on your shift, motivating and developing your team to achieve and exceed results. Your shift pattern will be 4-on-4-off, working days (6am to 6pm) and night shifts (6pm to 6am).

Responsibilities

• Lead from the front, motivating and mentoring a production team in achieving targets, maximising line efficiency and minimising cost.
• Promote and foster safety and quality, managing daily SOR meetings to enable open communication and build a collaborative team environment.
• Manage daily staffing levels, ensuring crewing sheets are completed accurately, and communicating available resources to all departments.
• Communicate daily and hourly line performance targets in a clear and professional manner, taking responsibility for outcomes.
• Utilise the performance management framework to ensure all team members are fully trained, and that all sign-off documentation is complete and verified.
• Ensure compliance with legal and company regulations and standards, including H&S and Environmental standards, and liaise with the Quality team to ensure QC procedures are followed.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Health and Safety, Stores, and HR to operate efficiently.
• Demonstrate strong FMCG production/manufacturing leadership experience in a team leadership capacity (e.g., Shift Manager, Team Leader, Production Manager, Line Manager, or similar).

Apply

Apply today, and we will look forward to speaking with you regarding your Northwood career!

Benefits

• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
• Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
• Free early access to pay scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Employee referral scheme

Requirements

• Leading and mentoring a team of at least 20 people
• TPM/Lean manufacturing knowledge and application
• Proven experience within a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment
• Critical thinking, coupled with efficient problem-solving skills
• Experience in implementing CI initiatives
• Proactive with excellent time-management skills
• Big-picture mindset, enabling you to relate events, processes and procedures to the wider business mission and purpose
• Ideally, qualifications in people management and health and safety

Recruitment Process

Should you be shortlisted, you will receive an email from TalentCentral SHL with an invitation to complete our candidate assessment. This will ensure we can accurately evaluate your competencies and skills. If you require any adjustments to complete the online assessment, please get in touch.