Relief Shift Manager

Ornua; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company is seeking a Relief Shift Manager to oversee production operations in Nantwich. Responsibilities include leading the shift, ensuring production targets are met, and adhering to quality standards. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience in food manufacturing, strong knowledge of Health & Safety, and be well-versed in managing teams. This part-time role offers the chance to contribute to an ambitious growth trajectory.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a food manufacturing setting.
• Track record of managing, motivating, and training staff.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift in the absence of the Shift Manager.
• Ensure production targets and quality checks are met.
• Complete daily shift reports.
• Monitor and drive production output against targets.

Skills

Leadership experience within a food manufacturing environment

People management experience

In-depth knowledge of Health & Safety legislation

Demonstrated level of spoken and written English

Knowledge of MS Office and food manufacturing software

Education

Food Hygiene Level 2 preferably Level 3

Tools

MS Office

M3 Redzone

Job description

Relief Shift Manager

Job Title: Relief Shift Manager

Reports to Team Leader / Deputy Shift Manager

Location: Ornua Ingredients Nantwich CW5 6DN

Hours: Rotating Monday to Friday - 06:00am to 02:00pm / 02:00pm to 10:00pm

Salary / Hourly Rate: 16.60 Grade F

Ornua (meaning new gold) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Are you a Relief Shift Manager looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success? Are you looking for an opportunity with a global remit?

Ornua is actively seeking a Relief Shift Manager to join our Operations Team as we continue our growth trajectory. The Relief Shift Manager will play a key role in the running of the Production Lines ensuring production targets & efficiencies are achieved against planned production and line running speeds.

Why Ornua

• Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide including 16 production facilities and has sales and marketing teams working in‑market across all four corners of the globe.
• The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
• Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non‑Irish dairy products and for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturers and foodservice customers across the world.
• Our co‑operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values‑led organisation creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care and Achieve Great Things Together.
• We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable

The Relief Shift Manager is responsible for leading on:

• Fully running the shift in the shift Manager absence and attending meetings and taking actions.
• Completing daily shift reports.
• Carrying out RTW and informal / disciplinary hearings.
• Investigation and completing work related accidents.
• Lead the development of improvements and line effectiveness of operations ⚠ production through contribution to cross‑functional working performance improvement initiatives and the development of operational process.
• Ensure that all employees are fully adhering to Quality Hygiene and Health & Safety policies & procedures. And drive near miss and good catch cards.
• Ensure paperwork is accurately completed to record production activity.
• Monitor and drive quality hygiene and GMP KPIs.
• Monitor production lines for faults and improvement. Report to the Shift Manager / Engineer as required. And capture on Redzone.
• Monitor & drive production output against daily planned targets.
• Ensure quality checks are performed routinely as required and Quality policies & procedures are adhered to.
• Raising non‑conformances and closing assigned non‑conformances out in a timely manner.
• Working with the Shift Manager and Site Trainer to ensure new staff are fully inducted and all staff are fully trained in all aspects of their role identifying gaps in training & upskilling requirements of the production team.
• Material area checks and investigating.
• Attending and investigating daily material variances meeting.
• Driving and actioning daily huddles on lines.
• Control of labour / skills using shift planned rota.
• At times required on line and cover break cover.

What You Bring To The Role

Food Hygiene Level 2 preferably Level 3

• Leadership experience within a food manufacturing environment
• People management experience including a proven track record of recruiting, managing, motivating and training staff.
• In‑depth knowledge of Health & Safety and Technical legislation / procedures / SOPs
• Demonstrated level of spoken and written English
• Knowledge of MS Office and food manufacturing software e.g. M3 Redzone.

Our interview process is designed to be thorough yet supportive. This process will give you the opportunity to get a feel for Ornua and the environment in which you will be working.

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and were building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values are curious forward‑looking take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

Would you like to make an impact?

To learn more please visit Ornua at>

Ornua values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We also strongly encourage women and other underrepresented groups in the

Ornua Competencies

• WORKING TOGETHER: Encourages co‑operation in own team and supports cross‑functional working.
• COMMUNICATIVE: Communicates confidently adapting style for different situations.
• RIGOUR: For projects that involve others applies effective professional skill analysis and decision making and planning and reviewing.
• OWNERSHIP: Clarifies accountabilities overlaps and gaps. Helps others remain motivated through difficult times.

Required Experience

Manager

Key Skills

Restaurant Experience, Labor Cost Analysis, Customer Service, Communication skills, Basic Math, Food Safety Experience, Management Experience, Shift Management, Employment & Labor Law, Leadership Experience, P&L Management, Supervising Experience

Employment Type: Part‑Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1