Shift Manager

Executive Network Group; Holt; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Network Group is recruiting a Shift Manager in Wrexham to lead a fast-paced manufacturing shift within a food/beverage environment. You will drive production efficiency, uphold food safety standards, and develop a high-performing team to meet daily targets.

Reporting to operations, you will manage KPI tracking, liaise with QA and HR, handle shift planning, and embed continuous improvement across responsibilities while keeping staff engaged and safe.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing/production experience, preferably in Food or beverage.
• Experience managing teams and ensuring safety and quality.
• Proven ability to meet production targets while controlling waste.

Responsibilities

• Prioritise food safety and quality in daily operations.
• Lead and develop shift teams, manage performance.
• Ensure production targets are met with minimal waste and downtime.
• Oversee packing, labeling, and production documentation.
• Record KPI data and generate shift reports.

Skills

Team leadership

Food safety

Production planning

Health & Safety

KPI focus

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

Job Title – Shift Manager

Location – Wrexham

Job Type – Permanent

Due to continued success our client is recruiting for a Shift Manager to join the team. Working within a successful and proven team this is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking B Corp organisation.

About You –

Working within a fast-paced manufacturing/ production environment, you will have experience within the Food or beverage industry. You will have experience managing teams and being responsible for Team management, Production efficiency, Health & Safety,

Food Safety

• Create an environment where food safety is a priority
• Demonstrate critical to quality behaviours to embed that food safety and product quality take a precedence over product volumes
• Ensure all food safety processes are being followed
• Ensure that any errors, hazards or breakages are escalated to you quickly and you work with on Shift QA to review risk and any immediate action
• Work closely with technical team to ensure market leading product quality

People Leadership

• Be a role model, withstanding the core company values and hold your team accountable to these high standards.
• Engage, motivate and develop your team whilst actively managing any behaviour or performance concerns.
• Identify and support the training needs of your new and existing team members.
• Manage, support & develop all employees on the shift ensuring that the team are adequately trained with good succession planning for the leaders and other key roles
• Manage the timesheet for the shift, ensuring this is accurate and up to date at the end of each shift
• Follow the appropriate process for approving leave for your team
• Working closely with HR, lead investigations, disciplinary or grievance meetings. Where appropriate and under the guidance of HR.

• When vacancies arise, follow all process to ensure good candidate experience and equitable treatment for all candidates Productivity
• Supervise the smooth running of the Day Shift, being the point of contact for all management enquiries
• Ensure that shift achieves the production plan with the best possible quality of bar minimising waste, rework and giveaway
• Manage the packing operation ensuring that the product is correctly labelled and efficiently packaged in accordance with the agreed technical standard & all production documents are completed correctly
• Record & assess all manufacturing KPI’s including giveaway, waste and OEE ensuring that machine availability and performance are maximized & rework is minimal
• Complete all production reports including the shift report, labour analysis, waste reports, OEE and any other reports deemed appropriate to record the performance of the shift
• Prepare corrective action where required ensuring the route cause is identified
• Implement Continuous Improvement throughout the process identifying both short term and long-term opportunities
• Assess opportunities to improve capacity for short term and short terms gain

Other

• Fully engage and support other departments as needed such as NPD, Warehousing and Technical
• Proactively seek out opportunities for personal development
• Any other tasks as reasonably required by the company for a safe working environment, marketing leading product quality and an efficient production of products.
• Be a Health and Safety Champion, always putting health and safety first and supporting and educating your team on best practices and procedures.
• Hold your team accountable for their own health and safety by ensuring they always follow health and safety procedures.
• Working closely with H&S to follow up on any H&S concerns raised by your team and always communicating back to your team
• Have a continuous improvement mentality, looking for opportunities to improve the business The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

Key Skills

• A role model and ambassador of the company’s core values
• The ability to motivate, engage and develop a team
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Commercial awareness
• A keen eye for detail and a concern for product quality
• The ability to work with a range of people, demonstrating empathy and striving to achieve high
• Ability to identify the root cause of an issue and implement changes
• Ability to work as part of a team and create a positive environment
• Dynamic and sees change as an opportunity
• Have a continuous improvement approach to all things, including your own skills and development