Production Shift Manager

The Magnum Ice Cream Company; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is seeking a Production Shift Manager to lead semi-autonomous operator teams on shift, ensuring safety, quality, efficiency, waste reduction and hygiene across the production area in the Gloucester facility.

This role requires making fast-paced operational decisions, managing incidents and coaching teams to achieve high performance while driving continuous improvement in a busy factory environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing and factory operations.
• Proven people leadership skills in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong continuous improvement knowledge and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of safety standards, environmental legislation and site policies.
• Excellent organisation, communication and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Operator Teams: Provide day-to-day line management, coaching and support for semi-autonomous operator teams on shift.
• Manage Safety Standards: Complete safety actions, audits and safety incident handling.
• Support Quality Performance: Drive quality standards, validate checks and actions.
• Coordinate Shift Operations: Make key operational decisions and adapt plans to maintain production.
• Enforce Site Standards: Ensure adherence to safety, quality, breaks and housekeeping.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

People leadership

Continuous improvement

Safety compliance

Decision making

Job description

Production Shift Manager

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Production Shift Manager to join The Magnum Ice Cream Company within a busy factory and manufacturing environment, leading operator teams and supporting safe, efficient and high-quality production.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Manufacturing Shift Manager, Shift Manager, Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager, Factory Shift Manager, Production Team Leader, Manufacturing Team Leader, Factory Manager, Continuous Improvement Manager

SALARY: £37,800 - £59,100 per annum (depending on experience) + Benefits

LOCATION: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, South West England

JOB TYPE: Full Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: Shift work – working pattern to be confirmed

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an excellent opportunity for a Production Shift Manager who has a strong background in manufacturing, people leadership and continuous improvement.

Working as the Production Shift Manager you will lead semi-autonomous operator teams on shift, helping to deliver safety, quality, efficiency, waste, housekeeping and hygiene objectives across your production area.

As the Production Shift Manager you will make operational decisions in a fast-paced factory environment, manage incidents professionally, support improvement activity and coach teams to achieve high standards of performance.

ABOUT US

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is a leading global ice cream business and a EUR 7.9 billion publicly listed company, with 19,000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands including Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved by consumers in 76 countries.

Formerly part of Unilever, the company has been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick and scoop of ice cream for generations. Now operating as a standalone organisation, The Magnum Ice Cream Company is focused on growth, innovation, performance and creating extraordinary ice cream experiences.

With deep expertise in the ice cream category, the company offers an environment where people are encouraged to work with ownership, move at pace, win together and help shape the future of ice cream.

DUTIES

• Lead Operator Teams: Provide day-to-day line management, coaching, guidance and support for semi-autonomous operator teams on shift
• Manage Safety Standards: Complete safety actions, carry out audits, manage safety incidents and support investigations where required
• Support Quality Performance: Drive quality standards, validate checks, follow up quality actions and manage quality incidents professionally
• Coordinate Shift Operations: Make key operational decisions, coordinate factory activity and adapt plans where needed to maintain production performance
• Enforce Site Standards: Ensure teams follow expected standards for behaviour, safety, quality, breaks, processes, housekeeping and hygiene
• Manage Performance: Support appraisals, absence management, employee relations, development planning and performance conversations
• Communicate Disruption: Provide clear updates on operational changes, absence, material shortages, downtime and production disruption
• Deliver Effective Handovers: Ensure accurate, detailed and professional handovers between shift managers and operational teams
• Support Continuous Improvement: Identify losses, communicate improvement opportunities and support initiatives to reduce waste, cost and inefficiency
• Coordinate Training Activity: Work with the site training team to support training plans, scheduling and day-to-day training delivery

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Strong background in manufacturing, production or factory operations
• Strong understanding of end-to-end manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of safety and environmental legislation, factory standards, company policy, systems and working practices
• Proven people leadership skills with experience leading teams in a manufacturing environment
• Experience of supporting improvement projects and managing change with teams
• Strong continuous improvement knowledge, including tools used to identify and reduce time, cost and waste losses
• Excellent organisation, communication and decision-making skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment and prioritise operational activity in real time
• Ability to drive a strong safety culture and support high standards of quality and performance
• Good reading, writing, numeracy and communication skills to support data recording, machine performance analysis and teamwork
• Curious about self-development and motivated to progress into senior people leadership or technical roles in manufacturing

DESIRABLE

• Background in shop floor roles
• Reasonable mechanical skills to help address day-to-day operational issues

JOB REF: AWDO-P15044

This job is being advertised by AWD online on behalf of The Magnum Ice Cream Company