Shift Leader - Coffee Roasting & Packaging Operations

Pelican Rouge Coffee Roasters; Dordrecht; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

Unlimited coffee

International team

Career development

Job summary

Pelican Rouge Coffee Roasters, part of Selecta Group, seeks an experienced Shift Manager to lead the end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing operations at its 24/7 Netherlands roasting facility. You will report to the Managing Director and drive safe, efficient, high-quality production across roasting, grinding, blending and packaging.

This leadership role involves coordinating production, logistics, and technical teams, managing safety, quality, and continuous improvement while delivering

Qualifications

• Several years of leadership experience in food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Experience leading teams in rotating/24/7 production environments.
• Strong knowledge of production, warehousing, and logistics.
• Solid understanding of food safety, HACCP, traceability and quality management systems.
• Technical affinity and collaboration with maintenance/engineering teams.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, CI or Operational Excellence.
• Experience with ERP, MES, WMS and operational reporting tools.
• Fluent in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all shift activities across production, logistics, warehousing and technical operations.
• Deliver roasting, grinding, mixing, and packaging schedules safely and on time.
• Ensure food safety, HACCP, quality and traceability compliance across operations.
• Manage inbound and outbound logistics, storage, inventory accuracy, and order picking.
• Coordinate daily priorities between Production, Logistics and Technical teams.
• Develop and coach team leaders; drive accountability and engagement.
• Conduct shift briefings, handovers and workforce planning.
• Monitor KPIs such as safety, OEE, quality, productivity, waste and delivery performance.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce downtime, waste and costs.
• Ensure health & safety procedures, PPE use and housekeeping standards.
• Maintain accurate production, stock, traceability and performance data in systems.
• Act as shift decision-maker handling priorities and breakdowns in real time.

Skills

Leadership experience

24/7 production

Food safety

Lean manufacturing

ERP/MES/WMS

Team coaching

Communication

Decision making

Dutch & English

Engineering mindset

Education

HBO/MBO+ in Operations

Food Technology background

Tools

ERP

MES

WMS

KPI dashboards

Operational reporting

Job description

Pelican Rouge Coffee Roasters, part of Selecta Group, seeks an experienced Shift Manager to lead the end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing operations at its 24/7 Netherlands roasting facility. You will report to the Managing Director and drive safe, efficient, high-quality production across roasting, grinding, blending and packaging.

This leadership role involves coordinating production, logistics, and technical teams, managing safety, quality, and continuous improvement while delivering