Shift Manager

Northwood; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hygiene products manufacturer in Telford is looking for a Shift Manager to oversee a high-performing production shift. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in FMCG environments, particularly in team leadership, managing staff, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. This role offers a 4-on-4-off shift pattern and includes numerous employee benefits such as a company pension and wellness programmes.

Benefits

Company pension

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Strong experience in FMCG production/manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading teams of at least 20 people.
• Proven experience in fast-paced FMCG environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a production team to achieve targets.
• Manage staffing levels and daily performance targets.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership in FMCG production

Team mentoring

Lean manufacturing knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Education

Qualifications in people management

Health and safety qualifications

Job description

Overview

Ready to lead from the front, motivating and managing a high performing production shift in a forward-thinking business? We are excited to be recruiting our next Shift Manager based out of our Telford site, at Northwood Hygiene Products. Your leadership and management expertise from the FMCG industry will be utilised, providing daily opportunities to ensure safety first, excellent output, high quality, and efficiency are demonstrated on your shift, motivating and developing your team to achieve and exceed results. Your shift pattern will be 4-on-4-off, working both days (6am to 6pm) and night shifts (6pm to 6am).

Responsibilities

• Lead from the front, motivating and mentoring a production team in achieving targets, maximising line efficiency and minimising cost.
• Promote and foster safety and quality, managing daily SOR meetings to enable open communication and build a collaborative team environment.
• Manage daily staffing levels, ensuring crewing sheets are completed accurately, and communicating available resources to all departments.
• Communicate daily and hourly line performance targets clearly, taking responsibility for outcomes.
• Develop the team using the performance management framework, ensuring all team members are fully trained and sign-off documentation is complete and verified.
• Ensure compliance with legal and company regulations and standards, including H&S and Environmental standards, liaising with the Quality team to ensureQC procedures are followed.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Health and Safety, Stores, and HR to operate as efficiently as possible.

Qualifications and Experience

• Strong experience in an FMCG production/manufacturing environment in a team leadership role (e.g., Shift Manager, Team Leader, Production Manager, Line Manager, or similar).
• Experience leading and mentoring a team of at least 20 people.
• TPM/Lean manufacturing knowledge and application.
• Proven experience within a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Critical thinking with efficient problem-solving skills.
• Experience in implementing CI initiatives.
• Proactive with excellent time-management skills.
• Big-picture mindset, able to relate events, processes and procedures to the wider business mission and purpose.
• Ideally, qualifications in people management and health and safety.

Recruitment Process

Should you be shortlisted, you will receive an email from TalentCentral SHL with an invitation to complete our candidate assessment. This will ensure we can accurately evaluate your competencies and skills. If you require any adjustments to complete the online assessment, please get in touch.

Benefits

• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
• Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
• Free early access to pay scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Employee referral scheme