Production Shift Manager

Inspired Global Cuisine; Oldham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Club discount

Free parking onsite

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Employee assistance programme

Long service awards

Reward & recognition

Rewards discount / cashback scheme

Job summary

Inspired Global Cuisine (IGC) in Oldham is seeking an experienced manufacturing leader to drive a safe, engaging workplace, champion continuous improvement and collaboratively raise site performance.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will manage Health & Safety, Quality, GMP, labour, materials and waste; set KPIs; ensure SOPs are current; oversee safety and quality checks; and promote food safety, legality and integrity across production, storage and packaging.

Qualifications

• Extensive management experience, ideally within food manufacturing.
• Quality- and customer-focused mindset.
• Continuous improvement mentality with change management.
• Strong numerical skills to interpret data.

Responsibilities

• Managing Health & Safety, Quality, GMP, labour, materials and waste to agreed standards, including accident/near-miss reporting, holiday cover and investigations
• Ensuring SOPs and quality standards are current, available and understood
• Making sure safety and quality checks are completed as per procedure
• Setting clear KPIs, standards and objectives, and ensuring they're communicated, understood and owned by your team
• Supporting accurate, timely use of our M3 system
• Championing food safety, quality, legality and integrity across production, storage and packaging, with a root‑cause mindset

Skills

Management experience

Leadership

Quality-focused

Continuous improvement

Attention to detail

Manufacturing processes

Numerical data analysis

Job description

Shift Pattern: Sunday to Thursday, 10pm – 6am

Contract: Permanent

Inspired Global Cuisine (IGC)

Inspired Global Cuisine is a frozen ready meal manufacturer based in Chadderton, Oldham, Manchester. We are an ambitious company that has grown significantly over the last two years, now producing over 1 million meals a week, with plans to continue growing - including a recent relocation to a brand new 369,000 sq ft site, where we're investing in new systems and expanding our operations this year.

We believe in manufacturing excellence - delivered by our brilliant people, innovative products and continuous improvement. We achieve this by working within our core values of being accountable, creative, open and as a team.

We have high standards and encourage our colleagues to be autonomous and authentic to drive our business forward. With a supportive environment we encourage personal and professional development too. You’ll work cross functionally and collaboratively, always strive to be the best and even have some fun along the way.

Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced manufacturing leader to make a real impact - creating a safe, engaging workplace, championing continuous improvement, and working collaboratively across the site to help us keep raising the bar.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, key responsibilities include:

• Managing Health & Safety, Quality, GMP, labour, materials and waste to agreed standards, including accident/near-miss reporting, holiday cover and investigations
• Ensuring SOPs and quality standards are current, available and understood
• Making sure safety and quality checks are completed as per procedure
• Setting clear KPIs, standards and objectives, and ensuring they're communicated, understood and owned by your team
• Supporting accurate, timely use of our M3 system
• Championing food safety, quality, legality and integrity across production, storage and packaging, with a root‑cause mindset

What we’re looking for

• Extensive management experience, ideally within food manufacturing
• A strong, confident and motivational leader
• Quality- and customer-focused mindset
• A continuous improvement mentality - able to plan, implement and manage change
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and technical knowledge
• Strong numerical skills to interpret and analyse data

Our benefits package includes:

• 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday and opportunity to purchase an additional week
• 30% discount with Club Individual Restaurant Group
• Free parking onsite
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Employee assistance programme
• Long service awards
• Reward & recognition
• Rewards discount / cashback scheme at over 150 retailers. Categories including shopping, electricals, holidays, restaurants, insurance, and more!