Are you a proven leader in manufacturing with a passion for driving performance, quality, and safety? Pilgrim's Europe is looking for a Production Shift Manager to join our Operations team in Craigavon, helping us deliver excellence in every shift.
Production Shift Manager Contract
- Full Time//Permanent Working Hours
- Monday to Friday
- 12am The Role As a Production Shift Manager, you'll lead your shift to achieve operational targets in safety, quality, service, and efficiency.
You'll be responsible for delivering KPIs, optimising processes, and developing people while ensuring our high technical and quality standards are met.
You will also provide relief cover for the Operations Manager and Operations Team Leads when required.
What You'll Do Lead your shift to achieve production KPIs on yield, labour utilisation, efficiency, and service levels.
Drive a culture of health & safety, food safety, and continuous improvement.
Ensure all products meet customer specifications and quality standards.
Manage and develop Operations Team Leads and production teams, ensuring training and skills matrices are up to date.
Conduct shift handovers, analyse performance variances, and implement improvement actions.
Support environmental and sustainability goals through energy and waste reduction initiatives.
Proven management & leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
Strong people management skills, including coaching, performance reviews, and team development.
Ability to work to technical and quality standards.
GCSE (or equivalent) Maths & English grade C or above.
Desirable : FMCG food manufacturing experience.