Shift Manager

Brightwork Limited; Cowdenbeath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dairy production company in Cowdenbeath is seeking a Shift Manager to oversee daily factory operations, ensuring effective and safe production processes. The role involves leading a team, maintaining production standards, and implementing continuous improvement practices. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential for this full-time position, which operates on a rotating shift schedule.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership ability with experience developing, motivating, and coaching diverse teams.
• Results-driven mindset with a proactive, solution-focused approach.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, able to build trust across all levels of the business.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily factory operations to ensure smooth, safe, and efficient production.
• Monitor and maintain production standards, addressing issues and driving continuous improvement.
• Lead, motivate, and develop staff, ensuring training and performance management.

Skills

Leadership ability

Results-driven mindset

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Basic IT and numerical data skills

Job description

Brightwork are currently recruiting on behalf of our client, Graham’s Family Dairy, for a Shift Manager. This is a full-time, permanent position based at the company’s Cowdenbeath site.

This is a critical role within the business, where you will support the Production Manager while leading a team of operators to ensure the smooth and efficient running of production.

The role operates on a 5 days over 7 rotation, covering both day shifts (6am–2.30pm) and back shifts (2pm–10.30pm).

Main Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily factory operations to ensure smooth, safe, and efficient production.
• Monitor and maintain production standards, addressing issues and driving continuous improvement.
• Plan ahead to anticipate challenges, providing effective solutions to meet timelines and cost targets.
• Lead, motivate, and develop staff, ensuring training, performance management, and well-being.
• Uphold product quality, good manufacturing practices, and compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Analyse performance data to identify opportunities for efficiency, waste reduction, and cost savings.
• Support audits, customer visits, and business changes to ensure high standards are consistently met.
• Other duties deemed relevant to role

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven leadership ability with experience developing, motivating, and coaching diverse teams.
• Results-driven mindset with a proactive, solution-focused approach.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, able to build trust across all levels of the business.
• Organised and systematic, with the ability to prioritise and manage workloads effectively.
• Comfortable using basic IT systems and numerical data to support decision-making.

Brightwork Ltd offers the services of an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.