£45k – £45k / yr Full Time 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Posted: 2026-07-14
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Shift Manager

This is an excellent opportunity for a Shift Manager to join a market-leading food manufacturer in the Greater Manchester.

Role: Shift Manager – this is a shift-based role working 12-hour days and nights
Location: North West/Cheshire/Greater Manchester
Salary: c£45k + benefits

Shift Manager – The Candidate:

  • Must have previous experience in a Shift Manager or Days based Production / Manufacturing Manager role in a manufacturing environment – Food or FMCG.
  • Will ideally be degree qualified in food sciences, engineering or technical discipline.
  • Able to demonstrate strong leadership skills and coaching skills – be passionate about people and their development.
  • Must be experienced in continuous improvement and able to create an environment where team members consistently push for improved team performance and productivity.
  • Will ideally have exposure to lean manufacturing tools and techniques such as 5S, TPM, Kaizen, etc.

Shift Manager - The Role:

  • To lead a multi-disciplined shift team on a 24-hour, 7 day a week operation in the manufacture of food products.
  • To ensure the factory meets its KPI targets around Safety, Performance / Efficiencies, Waste, etc.
  • Maintain a safe working environment with focus on zero accidents.
  • Coach employees to fulfil and exceed the requirements of the job.
  • Ensure ongoing smooth operations of Factory through effective employee engagement and industrial relations management.
  • Lead continuous improvement teams to drive forward changes in plant/process/products to improve on all KPI’s.

The Company:

  • My client is a market-leading manufacturer of food products to all the major retailers.
  • The company are keen to develop employees and provide career development opportunities.

If you are interested in hearing more about this fantastic career opportunity, then please e-mail a copy of your CV quoting ref CH/12036 in the subject field to Carole Hearn or contact Carole on 0161 832 7463.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £45,000.00 per year

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Night shift

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 18/03/2023
Reference ID: CH/12036

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📋 Job Overview

Company Silven Recruitment Limited
Location Remote / Flexible
Salary £45k – £45k / yr
Job Type Full Time
Posted 2026-07-14
Deadline 2026-09-14
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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