Front Line Manager

Position: Front Line Manager (Permanent)
Front Line Manager Manufacturing

Location:

Site based
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off, 8am to 8pm
Salary: £36,000 + package

We are recruiting a Front Line Manager to lead a multi-skilled production team within a fast-paced FMCG food manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for an experienced Supervisor, Team Leader or Shift Manager ready to take the next step.

You will be responsible for delivering safe, efficient and high-quality production performance on shift, driving KPI achievement and embedding a strong continuous improvement culture.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead, motivate and develop a production team of 10–20 people to deliver daily production plans

* Drive a safety-first culture, ensuring full compliance with H&S, food safety and hygiene standards

* Achieve shift KPIs across efficiency, waste, labour, downtime, OTIF and absenteeism

* Plan and manage labour, materials and production schedules to meet customer demand

* Conduct performance reviews, support development plans and manage people issues in line with HR policy

* Lead CI activity on shift, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste

* Ensure accurate completion of production and quality documentation and maintain audit readiness

* Support trials, new processes and equipment installations where required

About You

* Experience in food manufacturing or FMCG production is essential

* Proven background leading or supervising teams on a production shift

* Strong understanding of health & safety, food safety and quality standards

* Confident managing performance, coaching teams and handling people matters

* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, short shelf-life environment

* CI mindset with the ability to problem-solve and drive improvements

* Good IT skills including Excel, Word and Outlook

* IOSH Managing Safely desirable but not essential

This role offers a strong opportunity to develop your leadership career within a well-structured manufacturing operation, with real responsibility and visibility