Shift Manager- 4 on 4 of Exeter
Job Title: Shift Manager
Location: Exeter
Package: £51,088 P/A
Team: Manufacturing
Reporting to: Manufacturing Manager
Shift Pattern: (4 days on, 4 days off)
Team Size: Team of 100
Budget Responsibility: Yes
Purpose of the Role
As Manufacturing Shift Manager, you will lead a dedicated team in delivering production output at optimum efficiency while keeping people at the heart of everything. You’ll be a key driver of operational performance and continuous improvement, working to provide the best product, service, and cost in a fast-paced FMCG environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Ensure all operational plans are met (both production and hygiene)
- Ensure satisfactory handover of information to following shift and escalate when appropriate.
- Financial budget adherence
- Drive continuous improvement culture across the shift team, identify improvement activities and follow through to completion.
- Work with other shifts and stakeholders to realize improvement activities.
- Lead investigation/identification of root cause for health and safety breaches, food safety or quality breaches, or mechanical breakdowns. Share learnings and amend procedures to prevent recurrence.
- Ensure shift training compliance and recording is maintained.
- Ensure all relevant job breakdown sheets (standard operating procedures) are maintained.
Key Accountabilities:
- Uphold Health & Safety standards.
- Support team development through regular 1:1s and development plans.
- Ensure optimal labour productivity.
- Maintain high standards of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
- Drive equipment effectiveness (OEE) and maintain food safety compliance.
- Adhere to cost controls and budgets.
- Deliver right-first-time manufacturing outcomes.
Qualifications & Experience:
Essential:
- Experience in short shelf life/high-risk FMCG (preferably dairy).
- Proven track record in Lean and root cause analysis within complex manufacturing.
- HACCP Level 2
- Food Safety Level 3
Desirable:
- HACCP Level 3
- COSHH qualification
What Good Looks Like:
Leadership Behaviours-
- Inclusive and humble leadership; treat everyone with respect and openness.
- High-performance expectations with minimal reliance on hierarchy.
- Clear, transparent communication.
- Actively seek and listen to feedback.
- Build a culture of trust, fun, and celebration of success.
Personal Attributes-
- Data-driven and insightful.
- Commercially aware with sound prioritization skills.
- Strong communicator, motivator, and influencer.
- Resilient, tenacious, and assertive in addressing challenges.
Benefits:
- Salary up to £51,000
- 4 on 4 off days
- 7% pension contribution from employer
- 23 days holiday + banks
- Sick pay
- Staff discounts
- Subsidized canteen
- Sick pay scheme
- Annual bonus scheme (Depending on Profit)
If this role is of interest, please get in touch with Ryan Guy on Ryan@kingstonbarnes.com or 07837434353.