Shift Manager
at 2 Sisters Food Group Armed Forces Covenant UK Skilled Worker EmployerShift Manager Location: The Pizza Factory, Nottingham Working Hours: 6AM-6PM, Week 1; Wednesday to Saturday, Week 2; Thursday to Saturday Salary: Highly Competitive + Excellent Numeration and Benefits Package
About Us Joining 2 Sisters means becoming part of the UK's largest food manufacturer, with a £3 billion+ turnover and over 13,500 employees. At our Gateside Road site in Nottingham, we are passionate about producing high-quality pizza products for our customers while continuously investing in our people and processes.
About the Role As Shift Manager, you will take ownership of the day-to-day operation of B Shift across our Pizza Toppings site, leading a team of 6 x Front Line Managers who oversee key production and logistics functions. You'll play a pivotal role in maintaining operational excellence while continuing to build a positive, engaged, and high-performing culture. This position requires a leader who can balance people development with operational delivery, ensuring teams are motivated, supported, and consistently achieving results.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of 6 Front Line Managers, providing coaching, support, and direction.
- Drive a strong culture of engagement, accountability, and teamwork across the shift.
- Ensure operational targets relating to safety, quality, output, and efficiency are achieved.
- Champion health and safety as a core part of daily operations, embedding best practice throughout the team.
- Monitor performance data, identify trends, investigate root causes, and implement effective improvement plans.
- Lead problem-solving activities and drive sustainable solutions to operational challenges.
About You We're looking for an experienced production leader who values people as much as performance. You will have a proven track record of managing teams within a manufacturing, FMCG, or food production environment and understand how to create a culture where individuals and teams can thrive. You'll be naturally curious, challenge existing processes, and use data to drive meaningful improvements.
Key Skills & Experience
- Experience in a Shift Manager or similar leadership role within a production or manufacturing environment.
- Strong people management, coaching, and development skills.
- Proven ability to lead through engagement and influence.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Experience managing operational performance against key metrics.
Benefits
- 33 days annual leave inclusive of the bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Company sick pay (after qualifying period)
- HAPI discount platform
- Employee Assistance Programme via Wisdom
- Discounted onsite canteen
- Access to Grocery Aid counselling services
Why Join Us? This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a stable, high-performing shift operation where the foundations for success are already in place. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing the positive team culture that has been carefully developed, while also shaping future talent through coaching, succession planning, and leadership development. 2sfgm
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