Team Manager - Night Shift Cover

pladis; Sefton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

pladis is seeking a Manufacturing Team Manager to oversee night-shift operations, lead a frontline team and deliver site KPIs. You will drive production efficiency, ensure quality and maintain safety standards while coaching staff.

The role requires proven leadership in manufacturing, experience with lean methods, and the ability to coordinate with maintenance, engineering and quality teams across shifts to optimise processes and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in manufacturing settings.
• Experience implementing Lean principles.
• Strong communication and coaching skills.
• Ability to manage KPIs and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop production teams to meet targets.
• Monitor OEE, downtime, and waste; implement improvements.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance and engineering across shifts.
• Ensure compliance with quality and hygiene standards.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Communication

People development

Tools

SAP

Workday

Autostore

SFOL

Absence Manager

Job description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led , resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility , we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

As the Manufacturing Team Manager, you will be expected to make a positive impact and deliver results through others, by overseeing their development and leading by example. The purpose of your role is to manage people, plant, product and process delivery. You will be responsible for site KPIs, team performance, and efficiency.

This is a night shift cover role, meaning that flexibility is required to swap between shifts, to cover both of our night shifts when sickness and holidays require it.

Key accountabilities & deliverables

• Direct and challenge team members to comply with all requirements and behaviours of their role profile.
• Responsible for motivating, leading & coaching of all Team Members.
• Conducting regular monitoring and feedback of Team Members, identifying, evaluating and developing initiatives to ensure skill and competency levels are maintained.
• Ensure production and conformance to plan targets are met and deploy the labour plan.
• Responsible for Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and potential efficiency; accuracy & waste recording; downtime; packet weights; labour numbers and efficiency.
• Utilise, comply and maintain all the relevant systems to gather and produce robust management information. i.e. Autostore , Workday, SAP, SFOL, Absence Manager etc.
• To ensure effective communication between operations team, management & support teams and engineering between shifts & individual Team Members by utilising the tiered accountability process & appropriate escalation points.
• To ensure staff understand & demonstrate the importance of high levels of customer service (both internal and external), identify ways to improve customer satisfaction.
• Continuously identify ways to reduce costs, improve standards and efficiency in all areas
• Ensure Quality Management Systems and procedures are followed in all areas of responsibility.
• Achieve and maintain hygiene audit standards always.
• Take accountability for ensuring all relevant documentation is completed to the required standard.
• Responsible for identifying & resolving problems in all areas of their remit (staff, production & equipment)

Essential Attributes & Behaviours

• Proven leadership skills, leading by example, demonstrating high standards of behaviour, honesty and integrity.
• Be a confident, effective and challenging communicator, and be able to demonstrate a track record in leading teams to drive up standards and improve efficiency in all areas
• Management experience gained within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of working within a Lean Environment.
• A track record of delegating, empowering, influencing and motivating people to achieve goals.
• Develop and support people through coaching and feedback to achieve excellence.
• Positive approach to self-development and achieving the skills required to fulfil the role.
• Ability to positively adapt and respond to change for self and others.
• An accountable mindset is essential.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.