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Team Manager Production - 4 on 4 off days Location: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Salary: Up to £40,000 + excellent benefits A highly regarded food manufacturing business based in Cheshire is seeking an inspirational and people-focused Team Manager to join their operation following continued growth. This is an exciting opportunity to step into a key leadership role within a fast-paced food processing environment where performance, teamwork, and continuous improvement genuinely matter. Reporting into the Shift Manager, the role is focused on delivering the daily production plan on time, in full, and to specification, while ensuring compliance with GMP, food hygiene, and health & safety legislation. You will lead a production team across a variety of duties to ensure customer supply is delivered efficiently, safely, and in line with agreed costs. A core part of the role is creating a positive, high-performance culture on site. You will motivate, coach, and develop your team, manage labour planning and attendance, and ensure clear accountability against collective goals and KPIs. You will also play an active role in continuous improvement, facilitating site improvement activities, delivering improvement projects, and maintaining factory standards across safety, quality, cost, and productivity. This opportunity would suit someone with experience in a manufacturing or production environment who enjoys leading people, working at pace, and driving performance on the shop floor. Strong communication skills and a solid understanding of food safety and health & safety standards are essential. On offer is a salary of up to £40,000 plus benefits, along with genuine opportunities for development within a high-performing and growing operation.

Shift Manager Salary: Up to 45,000 Location: East Riding Our client, a well-established food manufacturing business in the East Riding is seeking a Shift Manager with General Manager aspirations. This role would suit a Senior Line Leader/Production Supervisor/Shift Manager who is ready to accelerate their career within a structured development path. Reporting to the Factory Manager, you will be responsible for delivering the daily production plan in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner, ensuring full compliance with food safety, quality, GMP and health & safety standards. You will lead and develop a multi-skilled production team, manage labour and attendance, monitor performance against KPIs, and ensure customer orders are delivered in full and on time. The role also involves leading daily production meetings, driving continuous improvement activity, minimising waste and costs, supporting training and development, and maintaining high standards of behaviour, safety and engagement across the shift. Our ideal candidate will have some experience within food, manufacturing or warehousing, however we are keen to talk to candidates with strong people leadership skills, and an ability to operate in a fast-paced production environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable, well-established business offering genuine General Management progression for a highly motivated the individual.

Hygiene Manager Night Shift Food Manufacturing Greater Manchester Salary: Up to £60,000 + Benefits Our client are a national business with multiple sites across the UK. They have recently opened a brand new small heavily automated manufacturing site on the West of Manchester. The role You ll lead and develop a small team of Operatives to deliver great hygiene standards on a nightly basis. The site operates two shifts Monday -Friday and hygiene across the night. Key responsibilities include: Owning and maintaining cleaning schedules and hygiene plans Validating daily cleaning performance and verification records Developing and improving hygiene procedures in line with legislation and best practice What we re looking for An experienced Team Leader/Hygiene Manager Why apply? With a salary of up to £60,000 plus an attractive benefits package, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking food manufacturer where hygiene is taken seriously and leadership is valued. You ll be trusted to run your area, drive improvements, and make a real impact. If you re an experienced hygiene professional ready for a role with responsibility, visibility, and challenge, we d love to hear from you.