Job Description

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We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better. We’re a vibrant, fast-paced food manufacturer with 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots. We supply the UK’s food retailers with products across sandwiches, soups, sushi, cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and generated revenues of £1.8bn in FY24. Our vast direct-to-store distribution network enables over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own and third-party products. We actively encourage internal moves and welcome external candidates eager to grow their careers.

Here at Manton Wood, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues producing sandwiches and wraps for major UK retailers. Our site offers a gym, a restaurant with hot food and a staff shop for colleagues.

What you’ll be doing

Due to an Internal Move, we are looking for a Manufacturing Shift Manager working Wed-Sat (nights 5pm-5am).

This role will be the most senior colleague on nights in the biggest sandwich factory in the UK!

• Lead, coordinate and prioritise activity across a shift to deliver productivity and efficiency targets in line with the agreed production plan
• Ensure adherence to food manufacturing safety and quality standards by all shift teams, safeguarding the delivery of high-quality products
• Review operational trends across the shift to identify and act on opportunities for sustainable improvements in quality, performance and cost
• Lead the development of the SHE culture, promoting adherence to manufacturing guidelines, accident investigation and audit recommendations to improve health and safety
• Maintain strong communication within the operations team to resolve immediate issues and share trends with the broader community
• Forecast and control labour requirements to meet production programme requirements and customer expectations within budget
• Monitor and develop team capability, ensuring colleagues are focused on objectives and supported to maximise potential

What we’re looking for

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all stakeholders. We place our people at the core and value diversity.

• A good standard of education; excellent literacy and numerical skills; able to understand, communicate and report clearly in English
• Demonstrable analytical skills to pull actionable insight from data
• Prior experience leading a team and resource planning in a people-intensive manufacturing/FMCG environment
• Advanced Food Hygiene Accreditation
• Experience managing large numbers of people in a complex manufacturing environment
• Level Three Health and Safety – IOSH

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parenthood benefits

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Manufacturing

Industries

Food and Beverage Manufacturing