Production Shift Manager - Fruit (Late Shift)

Morrisons; Thrapston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Staff discount 15%

Friend/family discount 10%

Leadership development

Staff canteen

Free parking

Pension & life assurance

Healthcare / wellbeing (Aviva)

MyPerks discounts

Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Department Manager to lead a fast-paced production/warehousing operation. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will drive KPI delivery, coach a large team and build strong supplier relationships to ensure site performance and compliance.

The role is 5 days from 7, 2pm–10pm, with weekend work expected. You will monitor waste, OEE, and costs while supporting continuous improvement and staff development in a busy food manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as Department Manager/Shift Manager or equivalent.
• Experience in a large-scale production/warehouse operation, ideally in Food Manufacturing.
• Ability to coach and develop teams and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong problem-solving skills and capability to implement process changes.
• Experience in managing budgets and controlling costs.
• Leadership skills to engage, motivate and develop large teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead your team to deliver KPI's and drive business performance
• Coach, develop and lead staff and establish a continuous improvement culture
• Work with internal and external suppliers and build strong relationships ensuring site compliance
• Ensure waste, OEE, and performance data is accurately recorded and analyzed

Skills

Department Manager experience

Production/Warehouse experience

Leadership coaching

Problem solving

Budget management

Team leadership

Job description

More about the role

Our Department Managers know how to work at pace and regardless of which department they work in they all have the same goal - to deliver great food to our customers. It's fast and ever-changing - are you up for the challenge?

This role is 5 days from 7, 2pm - 10pm - to include some weekend working

Reporting into the Production Manager you would also be responsible for:

• Leading your team to successfully deliver your lines KPI's and drive business performance
• You will coach, develop and lead your staff and establish a continuous improvement culture
• You will work closely with internal and external suppliers and will build strong, effective relationships ensuring that the site is legally compliant
• You will ensure that all levels of waste are recorded, and are accurate including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and potential efficiency; accuracy and waste recording; downtime; product weights; and staff efficiency

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement

• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us

• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member

• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here

• Subsidised staff canteen

• Free parking

• Competitive pension and life assurance

• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP

• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more

• Optional payroll charity donations

• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

As well as tons of resilience you must have:

• Experience of a Department Manager/Shift Manager or equivalent
• Experience in a large scale production/warehouse operation, ideally across Food Manufacturing
• The ability to coach and encourage your team and help them explore opportunities to continuously improve how they do their job
• The ability to problem solve, and implement process changes in order to improve operational performance
• Experience of managing budgets and controlling costs
• Strong leadership and coaching skills in order to engage motivate and develop large teams with varying skill sets