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Production Shift Leader

Scantec
Posted 18 hours ago, valid for 5 days
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M24WU, England

Salary

£40,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Production Shift Leader / Supervisor position is available with a leading Food Manufacturing business in Manchester, offering a salary of £35,000 to £45,000 per year.
  • The role requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in a high-paced manufacturing or production environment, preferably in food or FMCG sectors.
  • Key responsibilities include providing leadership to operating teams, overseeing team performance across KPIs, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards.
  • The position involves a rotating shift pattern of one week of days followed by one week of nights, with hours from 6am to 6pm or 6pm to 6am, Monday to Thursday.
  • The company offers great career development opportunities, including external management training courses.

Production Shift Leader / Supervisor

Scantec Recruitment are working with a leading Food Manufacturing business in Manchester to assist in finding a Production Shift Supervisor for their Production team. This is a well established business supplying high quality food products to a huge range of customers. Great career development opportunities with external management training courses on offer. 

Reporting to the Production Shift Manager, your role will focus on providing leadership for the operating teams to deliver established Key Performance Indicators in line with Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People.

Hours / Shifts:
1x week of  Days, followed by 1x week of Nights. (6am - 6pm / 6pm - 6am)
Monday to Thursday
(You won't work on a Friday or Saturday)

(More details on shift rota upon tel screen).

Production Shift Supervisor - Summary of role responsibilities:

  • Act as a role model, setting the tone for performance, behaviour, and values across your team 
  • Support staffing plans and optimise manning levels throughout seasonal peaks and troughs
  • Oversee team performance across KPIs such as yield, waste, product quality, and line efficiency
  • Lead daily huddles, team briefs and handovers to ensure clear communication and alignment
  • Champion training and development - mentoring new starters and upskilling your team 
  • Play a key role in CI initiatives using A3 methodology and structured problem-solving 
  • Ensure compliance with H&S, Food Safety, and GMP at all times 
  • Monitor and maintain your teams skills matrix, helping build strong succession planning 
  • Actively contribute to site environmental and sustainability goals

Ideal skills & experience:

We're seeking an experienced Production Supervisor / Leader with experience in a high-paced manufacturing/production setting (food or FMCG preferred). You'd need to have a proven ability to lead and motivate teams to exceed KPIs and be comfortable with standard work routines and structured CI methodologies.

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