Production Shift Manager (2pm-10pm)
BBF Limited
Blackburn, Lancashire
We are currently recruiting a Production Shift Manager for our 2pm-10pm shift at our Shadsworth bakery in Blackburn. You will lead and develop an Operations Shift, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient order fulfilment, with a focus on health and safety, product quality, cost control, and team engagement.
Who are we looking for?
- Background in food production management.
- Ability to coach and lead as well as manage.
- Ability to engage Direct Reports as well as train and develop them.
- Open, honest, and respectful relationships with all colleagues.
- Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision.
- Ability to work as part of a wider Manufacturing Team, including NPD and support functions.
- PC Literate (MS Office, TROPOS).
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Flexibility – to meet the demands of the role.
The role of Production Shift Manager (2pm-10pm)
Ensure the Shift and people conform to SHE legislation, policies, and standards.
- Take a pro‑active approach to the reduction of accidents, risks, and hazards in the factory to create a safe working environment.
- Deliver an accident rate reduction by reporting all accidents.
- Raise near misses and close hazards.
- Ensure pre‑start‑up paperwork compliance with all issues reported.
- Risk assessments reviewed and up to date.
- Ensure all product released meets Food Safety and Quality standards and legislation.
- Ensure the Team are compliant in traceability, document control and completion.
- Ensure the Team is operating to specifications set.
- All products released are to QAS standards.
- Audit/Complaint scores to target.
- Paperwork compliance.
- Audit/Visit ready.
- Traceability compliance.
- GMP audit scores to target.
- Effectively manage controllable costs of labour, raw materials, and waste.
- Ensure stock accuracy.
- Labour to budget.
- Out‑of‑date material costs.
- Raw materials/packaging variance to budget.
- Waste within budget.
- Deliver the production schedule on time in full.
- Drive the performance of the line across OEE, waste, weights, and operational downtime.
- Reduce line downtime.
- Effective reporting of line performance and variances against target at performance reviews.
- Effective relations with the Engineering Department to ensure prompt corrective actions and closeout of issues.
- Effective shift handovers and plant walk rounds.
- Lead, motivate, train, and develop the Team to deliver Business requirements.
- Ensure the Team consistently adheres to all policies and procedures.
- Support SM in developing a succession plan for the Team.
- Team compliance to mandatory training.
- Delivery of Team briefs.
- Has a nominated successor for the role.
- Performance/absence management in line with Company Procedures.
- Engage the Team through recognition.
- Develop a CI culture within the Team, always looking for ways to positively impact on the business.
- Continuous Improvement Project ownership and completion.
- Initiate Root Cause Investigations and drive follow‑up actions.
- Positive trends in KPIs for Safety/Quality/Cost/Delivery metrics.
What benefits do we offer?
Financial
- 4x Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit
- Access to Company Shop – discounted re‑distributor of surplus food and household products
Health & Wellbeing
- 25 days holiday per annum (plus statutory holidays)
- 24/7 Access to a GP
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- 24/7 Bereavement Support
Personal & Professional Development
- Dedicated in‑house Learning & Development/Training team
- Online training platform with access to 100+ training courses
A few other bits
- Quarterly and Yearly BBF Star Awards – recognising those who have gone above and beyond!
- Free on‑site parking
- Free refreshments
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