Shift Manager

Shift Manager
Location:
Unicorn Packaging Centre, Bredbury, Stockport
Full Time | Permanent

• 40 hours per week Monday to Friday on a rotation basis
• Salary up to £50,000

At Robinsons, we're proud of our heritage, passionate about quality, and always looking for better ways of doing things. As we continue to grow, we're looking for a motivated and experienced Shift Manager to lead our production team and help deliver the high standards our customers expect.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a busy manufacturing operation, inspire a team to perform at their best, and play a key role in driving safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement across our bottling and packaging operations.

As a Shift Manager, you'll lead and support a team of operators and line leaders, ensuring production targets are achieved safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.

You'll:

• Lead, motivate and develop your team to achieve outstanding results
• Drive a culture of safety, quality and accountability
• Coach and support colleagues to help them reach their full potential
• Manage performance, development reviews and colleague engagement activities
• Ensure production plans are delivered efficiently and cost effectively
• Work closely with planning, engineering and other departments to maximise operational performance
• Monitor and report on key performance indicators, identifying opportunities for improvement
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives across the operation
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, hygiene and audit readiness
• Support risk assessments, safe systems of work and health & safety compliance
• Play an active role within the Site Leadership Team, helping shape operational success

We're looking for a confident and hands-on leader who enjoys building high-performing teams and thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Previous experience as a Shift Manager within an FMCG or manufacturing environment
• Strong people leadership and coaching skills
• Experience managing team performance and driving accountability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S or Six Sigma methodologies
• Root Cause Analysis experience
• Experience writing risk assessments and safe systems of work