Overall purpose
To lead and oversee all production operations on designated shifts, ensuring safe, efficient, high-quality and cost-effective manufacturing that meets daily and weekly plans. The Factory Shift Manager will own production-specific performance, people leadership and continuous improvement, while sharing overall site operational responsibilities with the Warehouse lead to collectively deliver across all expectations.
Key Rules & Standards
- Ensure the Production plan, inbound and outbound Schedule (XPO Calendar) is populated correctly and that the plan is realistic and achievable.
- Ensure operators are not using mobile phones on the shop floor at any time.
- Ensure operators do not leave the shop floor early, all personnel must remain in the factory until at least 10 minutes before the end of their scheduled shift.
- Embed high standards of housekeeping across production areas, including “Clean as You Go” practices at all times.
- Ensure no shoes are left on the floor in the changing rooms.
- Ensure there are no open bags of products in the production or warehouse areas, and all products must have a bag label.
- During and checks, paperwork must be completed live as the checks are conducted, and accurately.
Management Responsibility
- Agree, review and report regularly against production KPIs (productivity, throughput, plan adherence, labour efficiency, waste, health & safety performance, food safety non-conformances).
- Manage the production teams on shift, including recruitment support, training, performance reviews, rotas, holiday planning, grievance and disciplinary procedures (with referral to HR).
Operational Responsibilities (includes but not limited to)
- Support and lead with other stakeholders the Annual Stock Take across both sites
- Regular review of processes to enhance procedure update or write a new procedure following adequate risk assessment.
- Support with training of your team both direct and indirect reports and update their training matrix.
- Promote and improve Health & Safety standards across production, warehouse and related operational areas.
Skills
- Good understanding of HSE regulations
- Proven management experience within manufacturing environment
- Experience managing and developing production teams
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise
- People management skills
- Good IT skills mainly (Excel, Word & Outlook e-mails
- Utmost professionalism and confidentiality at all times
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Enthusiasm, self-confidence and self-motivated
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
Experience:
- Food production: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
