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Production Shift Manager Production - Taiko Acton Contract: Full Time
Salary: £50,000
Contracted Hours: 45

Established in 1997 as the first manufacturer of sushi for the UK supermarket industry, Taiko has evolved into the most innovative manufacturer of Sushi, Food To Go, Prepared Meals and Snacking products in the UK, supplying Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s to name a few. Over the past 25 years Taiko has launched more first to market Sushi and Food to Go products than any other sushi manufacturer in the UK.

The Production Shift Manager is responsible for leading a team of 5-6 supervisors on a shift pattern, working alongside an equivalent manager on the opposite shift to ensure daily production targets are met. This role involves ensuring the efficient and cost-effective delivery of production output while promoting a culture of continuous improvement and maintaining high standards in safety, quality, and productivity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of supervisors to deliver production output in line with the daily plan.
• Develop and monitor production schedules, ensuring efficient and cost-effective use of labour by coordinating the activities of operators.
• Collaborate with the Production Manager to promote a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging staff to generate ideas for process improvements.
• Ensure the timely and accurate recording of any damage to buildings or equipment.
• Attend monthly Health & Safety Committee meetings (as applicable to the shift schedule).
• Conduct monthly Health & Safety staff briefings based on any issues or accidents that may have occurred.
• Oversee accident and near-miss reporting, ensuring all forms are completed correctly, and appropriate evidence is gathered at the time of the incident.
• Ensure all team members adhere to relevant Health & Safety practices, such as wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Manage risk assessments for any changes to line layouts or configurations before implementation.
• Monitor and manage key production performance indicators (KPIs) using LEAN tools to improve areas such as labour utilisation, OEE, standard cost variance, downtime, and waste.
• Ensure product quality, operator safety, and hygiene standards are consistently maintained.
• Work closely with production scheduling teams to ensure production plans are aligned and achievable.
• Lead, motivate, and monitor the performance of all team members on your shift, ensuring their attendance, conduct, and performance meet company standards.
• Provide strong leadership by demonstrating best practices and making key decisions on the shop floor to positively impact site performance.
• Support the development of team members through skills planning, coaching, training, and performance management, in consultation with the Production Manager and the Learning & Development Coordinator, to meet both company and individual goals.

• Proven experience in production management or supervisory roles within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to motivate and guide a team effectively.
• Experience in monitoring and improving production KPIs using LEAN tools and other performance management systems.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with various departments.
• In-depth understanding of Health & Safety regulations and practices.

Job Title: Production Shift Manager
Location: Southall 
Salary:  £45000 per annum
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Shift: Days and Nights
Benefits: Enhanced Pension Plan, Loyalty Bonus, Access to Perkbox, Buy Additional Holiday, Life Assurance, Award Scheme, Assistance Programme, Company Events, Employee Development.

Production Manager Role Overview:

We are seeking a hands-on, experienced Production Manager to lead a high-performing team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You'll drive safety, food quality, team performance, and continuous improvement across all operations.

Production Manager Key Responsibilities:

• Health & Safety: Ensure compliance, lead incident investigations, and promote a strong safety culture.
• Food Safety & Hygiene: Maintain audit-ready standards, manage CCPs, and lead corrective actions.
• People Management: Lead and develop shift managers and teams, manage T&A, and handle performance processes.
• Performance & CI: Deliver KPIs, drive continuous improvement, lead SIM meetings, and support efficiency.
• Communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, report on KPIs, and communicate priorities effectively.

Production Manager Requirements:

• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Solid understanding of H&S, food safety, and quality systems
• Data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement mindset
• Excellent communication and IT/reporting skills
• Experience in a food manufacturing or similar environment preferred
   

For more information on the Production Manager Position and other Technical Engineering positions reach out to Ewan Smyth at Stirling Warrington

PRODUCTION SHIFT MANAGER REQUIRED IN TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE!

We are proud to be working with a leading food manufacturing business in Telford to help them recruit 2 Production Shift Managers on a straight permanent basis.

The hiring manager is specifically looking for someone who has a proven management background from within the Food Manufacturing industry, and someone who lives within a 25 mile radius of Telford, Shropshire.

This role will be working Monday to Friday (39.5 hours per week), and the role comes with a starting annual salary just under £53,000 per annum.

This will be a 2 stage interview process, with the first stage consisting of a numeracy and literacy assessment on site in Telford, Shropshire.

This job would be a great fit for someone who has previously worked as a Production Manager, Shift Manager, Senior Production Manager, Production Operations Manager or Manufacturing Manager within the Food Manufacturing Industry.

What You Will Do:

• Oversee daily production plans to ensure equipment and resources are optimised for smooth operations.
• Develop strategies to manage orders efficiently and address challenges effectively.
• Analyse performance data to identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Troubleshoot ongoing production issues and implement solutions.
• Monitor product quality and line efficiency, driving continuous improvements.
• Lead projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to production standards.

What You Will Bring:

• Experience in a food manufacturing business
• Strong leadership skills, with a track record of team development and performance management.
• Excellent organisation, time management, and multi-tasking abilities.
• A collaborative mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of food safety and manufacturing practices (HACCP, GMP) is advantageous.

This company operates with distinct values of determination, quality, integrity, and teamwork, ensuring that every team member contributes to achieving exceptional results. As a Production Shift Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring smooth production processes and delivering high-quality products to customers. The company is committed to pushing boundaries and driving innovation, offering a unique opportunity to work with state-of-the-art, fully automated machinery that sets them apart in the industry.

Location:

This role is based in Telford, Shropshire

Interested?

If you're ready to lead, inspire, and make a difference, don't miss this opportunity. Apply now to become a Production Shift Manager and be part of a company that values your skills and dedication!

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Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be working with our long-standing, market-leading manufacturing client to recruit a Production Shift Manager. This is your chance to join an established business where your leadership will directly shape success on the production floor.

Overall Purpose:

• The main impact of the role will be in the performance of conversion shop floor activities, this will be carried out by the implementation of lean management techniques to smooth the process flow and ensure day to day activities are carried out in the most efficient method.
• Leading the production teams to promote a continuous improvement ethos, encompassing waste reduction, high quality standards, good attendance and being customer focused.
• Implementing projects from start to finish using work groups to push six sigma activities for each process, championing their areas of responsibility.

The Role:

As a Conversion Shift Manager, you'll take ownership of shop floor performance, leading production teams to deliver against key targets across safety, quality, service, cost, and reliability. You'll use lean management techniques to streamline processes, reduce waste, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

This is a double day shift rotation role (phone number removed) / ) , giving you the opportunity to lead across different teams and times of the day, ensuring smooth and efficient operations throughout.

Working closely with colleagues across planning, procurement, and technical functions, you'll ensure operational excellence and champion initiatives that support the long-term plant development.

What You'll Do

• Lead, motivate, and develop production teams to achieve outstanding results.
• Drive lean processes, waste reduction, and continuous improvement projects.
• Ensure safe working practices, compliance, and positive team culture.
• Deliver on-time, in-full customer orders while maintaining high quality standards.
• Optimise production planning and resource management to minimise downtime.
• Work with OEM partners, suppliers, and stakeholders to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Manage performance reviews, training, and succession planning for your teams.

Key Requirements:

• At least 2 years' management experience in a fast-paced FMCG or manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership and motivational skills with a proven track record of team development.
• A sound understanding of lean principles and experience delivering continuous improvement projects.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to make clear, effective decisions.
• IOSH certification or equivalent.
• A management qualification would be an advantage.

The Package:

• 45,000 per annum.
• Double day shift role with potential to go to 3 shift during busy periods.
• Up to 6% employer pension contributions.
• Private medical cover.
• 4x death in service cover.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Performance-based bonus scheme.

Production Shift Manager
Bridgwater
Salary: £up to 60,000 per annum
Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (2 Days/ 2 Nights) 

This large Privately owned manufacturing company is currently looking to recruit a Shift Production Manager to join their team.
The Production Shift Manager will be managing production lines and will work alongside 3 further Shift Production Managers, each managing the team on a rotational Shift Pattern
The role reports directly into the Planning and Operations Manager
 
Key Responsibilities
·The role will ensure the completion of the production schedule by allocating resources effectively and making quick decisions to overcome challenges and achieve targets.
·Ensuring quality standards are met combined with ensuring the Health & Safety of the team
·Identify opportunities for improvement within the organization (E.g. improve efficiencies / reduce waste).
·Ensuring continuous improvement takes place and that people are developed to their highest potential. 
·You will also be responsible for achieving the department's objectives through KPIs, updating and implementing new procedures and liaising with planning to ensure efficient volume allocation.
 
Skills / Experience Required
·Proven extensive experience in a production or manufacturing management role with a good understanding of CI principles and Lean manufacturing
·Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
·Experience of people management including performance management, training and development
·A firm commitment to health and safety and continuous improvement methods.

Benefits include
·20x12hrs shifts holidays (raising by 1 day each year, up to 23 shifts max)
·Pension contributions: 4% employer, 5% employee
·Provision of company uniform
·Wellbeing 360 - our new platform that offers range of health and wellbeing benefits, such as on demand GP service, discounts for hundreds of online and high street retailers, wellness platform for you and immediate family 24/7, mental health support and many many more
·Bike2work scheme
·On site parking
·Fully functioning canteen with free teas and coffees -
·Christmas and New Year shutdown (small part of annual leave is covered for this period)
 
 
 

More About The Role
With a manufacturing operation as pacey and complex as ours, it's key we have a strong Production team who are on the ball and are able to keep up to the demands of the site. It's down to them to ensure our manufacturing operation runs smoothly, ensuring we deliver great quality products to our customers, on time. It's demanding, pacey and ever-changing. Reporting into the Production / Operations Manager, you will manage a team of Team Managers who are responsible for a large number of operators and technicians.
 
Shift: Days - Monday to Friday
 
You will also be responsible for:

• Ensuring the Health & Safety of all colleagues whilst maintaining and making improvements in all areas
• Maintaining a balanced scorecard against KPIs to drive further growth across the site
• Maximising profits and drive performance improvement
• Working with our current teams to drive the Continuous Improvement Strategy, through colleague involvement and engagement

About You
As well as the ability to work at pace, you will also need to have:

• Experience in a similar role within a manufacturing environment (ideally within high risk)    
• A proven track record of people management and delivering strong results through a team in a people management role
• Excellent communication skills
• Assertiveness with the ability to make decisions on the spot
• A can do attitude and a strong work ethic
• An understanding of cost models and experience of budgetary control and understand pest control management.

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
• 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us 
• Additional 10% discount More Card for a friend or family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised staff canteen 
• Free parking
• Market leading pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Long Service Awards 
• Optional Payroll charity donations 
• Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave

About The Company
You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.
At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.
We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.

Production Shift Manager
Bridgwater
Salary: £up to 60,000 per annum
Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (2 Days/ 2 Nights) 

This large Privately owned manufacturing company is currently looking to recruit a Shift Production Manager to join their team.
The Production Shift Manager will be managing production lines and will work alongside 3 further Shift Production Managers, each managing the team on a rotational Shift Pattern
The role reports directly into the Planning and Operations Manager
 
Key Responsibilities
·The role will ensure the completion of the production schedule by allocating resources effectively and making quick decisions to overcome challenges and achieve targets.
·Ensuring quality standards are met combined with ensuring the Health & Safety of the team
·Identify opportunities for improvement within the organization (E.g. improve efficiencies / reduce waste).
·Ensuring continuous improvement takes place and that people are developed to their highest potential. 
·You will also be responsible for achieving the department's objectives through KPIs, updating and implementing new procedures and liaising with planning to ensure efficient volume allocation.
 
Skills / Experience Required
·Proven extensive experience in a production or manufacturing management role with a good understanding of CI principles and Lean manufacturing
·Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
·Experience of people management including performance management, training and development
·A firm commitment to health and safety and continuous improvement methods.

Benefits include
·20x12hrs shifts holidays (raising by 1 day each year, up to 23 shifts max)
·Pension contributions: 4% employer, 5% employee
·Provision of company uniform
·Wellbeing 360 - our new platform that offers range of health and wellbeing benefits, such as on demand GP service, discounts for hundreds of online and high street retailers, wellness platform for you and immediate family 24/7, mental health support and many many more
·Bike2work scheme
·On site parking
·Fully functioning canteen with free teas and coffees -
·Christmas and New Year shutdown (small part of annual leave is covered for this period)
 
 
 

Ready to lead from the front, motivating and managing a high performing production shift in a forward-thinking business?

Look no further! We are excited to be recruiting our next Shift Manager based out of our Ellesmere Port site, at Northwood!

Your leadership and management expertise from the FMCG industry will be utilised, providing daily opportunities to ensure safety first, excellent output, high quality, and efficiency are demonstrated on your shift, motivating and developing your team to achieve and exceed results.

Your shift pattern will be 4-on-4-off, working days (6am to 6pm) and night shifts (6pm to 6am).

How you will add value to Northwood:

You will lead from the front, motivating and mentoring a production team in achieving targets, maximising line efficiency and minimising cost. You will promote and foster safety and quality, managing daily SOR meetings to enable open communication and build a collaborative team environment.

We'll rely on you to manage daily staffing levels, ensuring crewing sheets are completed accurately, and communicating available resources to all departments.

To ensure your team are performing well, you will communicate daily and hourly line performance targets in a clear and professional manner, taking responsibility for outcomes.

To develop your team, you will utilise the performance management framework, ensuring all of your team are fully trained to perform their assigned tasks, and that all sign-off documentation is complete and verified.

It's essential that we are compliant, therefore a key part of your role will be ensuring legal and company regulations and compliance standards are adhered to. This includes H&S and Environmental standards, and liaising with the Quality team to ensure communication and adherence to QC procedures.

Departments you will often collaborate with include Engineering, Quality, Health and Safety, Stores, and HR, to ensure we're operating as efficiently as we can.

We are keen to speak with you if you have strong experience within an FMCG production/manufacturing environment in a team leadership capacity (e.g. Shift Manager, Team Leader, Production Manager, Line Manager, or similar).

• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
• Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
• Free early access to pay scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Employee referral scheme

Experience and skills you will bring:

• Leading and mentoring a team of at least 20 people
• TPM/Lean manufacturing knowledge and application
• Proven experience within a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment
• Critical thinking, coupled with efficient problem-solving skills
• Experience in implementing CI initiatives
• Proactive with excellent time-management skills
• Big-picture mindset, enabling you to relate events, processes and procedures to the wider business mission and purpose
• Ideally, you will hold qualifications in people management, and health and safety

Recruitment Process

Should you be shortlisted, you will receive an email from TalentCentral SHL with an invitation to complete our candidate assessment. This will ensure we can accurately evaluate your competencies and skills.

If you require any adjustments to complete the online assessment, please get in touch.