Shift Manager
CV-LibraryYeadon, City and Borough of LeedspermanentPosted: 27 August 2026
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Location Yeadon / North Leeds / North Bradford / Harrogate
Salary £65,000 12 hour shifts mix of days and nights with 7 days off every 4 weeks + 30 day holidays (Yes 30 days) + pension + benefits
A superb opportunity for a manufacturing or production leader / shift manager to join a market leading business to help continue to drive business growth.
The Job:
* Responsible for the overall management and performance of the site during shift.
* Oversee 2 shift production supervisors and overall site eg people, health & safety, quality, logistics, facilities and operational performance.
* Provide operational leadership to ensure plant operates safely, efficiently and effectively while meeting production and operational requirements
* Support Lean, 5S, TPM, problem-solving or other continuous improvement initiatives
The Person:
* Experienced leader with previous experience managing teams within a shift-based 24/7 manufacturing environment.
* Strong understanding of production processes, operational management and manufacturing KPIs. Experience managing staffing and operational resources. Experience dealing with employee performance, attendance and conduct issues.
* Strong understanding of health and safety requirements within a manufacturing environment.
Desirable:
* IOSH or equivalent health and safety qualification
* Lean / Continuous Improvement experience.
* Experience working with trade unions
* Experience managing logistics and warehouse operations.
The Company:
Very well established with a global customer base manufacturing sustainable and in demand products. There is a professional yet informal, friendly and relaxed feel to the plant. Career progression opportunities very likely.
Shifts a mix of 3 and 4 day or night shifts with 7 days off every 4th week
14 x 12 hour shifts over 21 days the 7 days off
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(N = Nights O = Off D = Days)
Over 50% of the year off / 7 months off with holidays
do not have to work more than four days in a row.
3-day weekend every other week.
A full week off every fourth week.
Schedule is stable and predictable.
Every 5th month is a cover shift so you can work flexible hours / days for most of it
To apply please send CV to Tim Fawcett at Control Recruitment Solutions or call the office number.
Key words – shift team leader, shift manager, production supervisor, production team leader, production manager, production leader, production lead, production supervisor, converting manager; FMCG, food, beverages, alcohol, drinks, palletizer; conveyor; brewery, paper, tissue, recycling; circular; pallets; containers; packaging, medical; ceramics; plastics; rubber; cables, steel, wires; building materials; building products; ,corrugator; bakery, chocolate, confectionary, dairy, snacks, frozen, ambient foods
Location Yeadon / North Leeds / North Bradford / Harrogate
Salary £65,000 12 hour shifts mix of days and nights with 7 days off every 4 weeks + 30 day holidays (Yes 30 days) + pension + benefits
A superb opportunity for a manufacturing or production leader / shift manager to join a market leading business to help continue to drive business growth.
The Job:
* Responsible for the overall management and performance of the site during shift.
* Oversee 2 shift production supervisors and overall site eg people, health & safety, quality, logistics, facilities and operational performance.
* Provide operational leadership to ensure plant operates safely, efficiently and effectively while meeting production and operational requirements
* Support Lean, 5S, TPM, problem-solving or other continuous improvement initiatives
The Person:
* Experienced leader with previous experience managing teams within a shift-based 24/7 manufacturing environment.
* Strong understanding of production processes, operational management and manufacturing KPIs. Experience managing staffing and operational resources. Experience dealing with employee performance, attendance and conduct issues.
* Strong understanding of health and safety requirements within a manufacturing environment.
Desirable:
* IOSH or equivalent health and safety qualification
* Lean / Continuous Improvement experience.
* Experience working with trade unions
* Experience managing logistics and warehouse operations.
The Company:
Very well established with a global customer base manufacturing sustainable and in demand products. There is a professional yet informal, friendly and relaxed feel to the plant. Career progression opportunities very likely.
Shifts a mix of 3 and 4 day or night shifts with 7 days off every 4th week
14 x 12 hour shifts over 21 days the 7 days off
Eg NNNNOOO-DDDONNN-OOODDDD-OOOOOOO
(N = Nights O = Off D = Days)
Over 50% of the year off / 7 months off with holidays
do not have to work more than four days in a row.
3-day weekend every other week.
A full week off every fourth week.
Schedule is stable and predictable.
Every 5th month is a cover shift so you can work flexible hours / days for most of it
To apply please send CV to Tim Fawcett at Control Recruitment Solutions or call the office number.
Key words – shift team leader, shift manager, production supervisor, production team leader, production manager, production leader, production lead, production supervisor, converting manager; FMCG, food, beverages, alcohol, drinks, palletizer; conveyor; brewery, paper, tissue, recycling; circular; pallets; containers; packaging, medical; ceramics; plastics; rubber; cables, steel, wires; building materials; building products; ,corrugator; bakery, chocolate, confectionary, dairy, snacks, frozen, ambient foods