Shift Manager

Encirc Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading glass container manufacturer is seeking a Shift Manager in Bristol to oversee manufacturing, quality, and performance on shift. The role demands an influential leader with experience in the Food & Beverage sector, focusing on safety, KPI accountability, and team development. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, contributing to operational efficiency and compliance. Join a sustainable company committed to zero emissions by 2030, offering various employee benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

MyBenefits Reward Platform

Employee Well-being benefits

Pension scheme

Life cover

Professional Development Planning

Corporate membership at Bristol Zoo

Discounts on First Bus travel

Subsidised onsite staff restaurant

Holiday buy and sell scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Shift Manager in Food & Beverage or similar manufacturing.
• Strong people skills and a history of managing high-performing teams.
• Experience with Lean operations and process innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Manufacturing, Quality, and Materials across the shift.
• Ensure safety compliance and accountability of all shift employees.
• Make decisions regarding people, safety, quality, and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Operations management

Organizational skills

Job description

The Shift Manager will provide leadership and coordination of Manufacturing, Quality & Materials across shift. To hold responsibility for people performance and development of shift employees. Implement central standards and to be the decision maker on shift. Will be accountable for performance KPIs, safety & GPTW on shift, while working with functional department managers to fully utilise allocated labour.

• Accountable for the safety of all shift employees
• Accountable for making decisions regarding people, safety, quality & performance on shift, to drive optimum shift performance
• Accountable for quality of all areas during shift, including, but not limited to, finished product quality, raw materials quality & relevant quality checks
• Ensuring systems compliance in all operational areas (quality checks completed, recorded & validated) Ensure all Operational departments work together effectively to achieve target KPIs
• Work with Area Managers to identify people development requirements of employees on shift & agree courses of action
• Accountable for effective handovers to ensure consistency & minimum disruption across shift changeovers
• Influential & Experienced Operations Leader
• Shift Manager experience in a Food & Beverage FMCG or similar manufacturing environment
• Exceptional people skills with a broad experience operational knowledge.
• Highly organized with a proven agile mindset.
• Operations Leadership including mentoring / coaching of high performing teams
• Tangible experience of Lean operations implementation and process innovation
• Cost rationalization through process development and effective resource management
• Management of high performing teams.
• Excellent communication, organisation and management information development skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrable RCA capabilities and results

Part of the Vidrala group, we are a market leader in glass container design, manufacturing, bottling and logistics solutions for the UK, Irish and European food and beverages industries.

With over 2,000 employees, we operate from our three purpose-built sites: Derrylin, Co Fermanagh; Elton, Cheshire and Bristol. We produce around 3 billion glass bottles and other containers annually and can fill up to 500 million litres of bulk shipped beverages every year. Our collective purpose is to deliver and uphold world-leading sustainable innovation, with great people and a great workplace collaborating on a great future. Joining Encirc means you will be joining a business with a bespoke, 360-approach to the beverage supply chain, spanning filling, warehousing, and logistics. Reducing the road miles and carbon footprint of our customers' products, we are conscious disruptors prioritising sustainability and modern technology. As a forward-thinking and sustainable business, we are committed to achieving zero emissions by 2030.

• MyBenefits Reward Platform with 100s of discounts at restaurants and retailers
• Employee Well-being benefits
• Pension scheme
• Life cover
• Professional Development Planning with onsite HR team
• International organisation with plenty of opportunities
• Bristol Zoo Project corporate membership
• Discounts on First Bus travel
• Discounts on Bristol Sport tickets
• Subsidised onsite staff restaurant
• Subsidised electric car charging
• Holiday buy and sell scheme