Shift Manager 35624

Position Title: Shift Manager

Position Type: Regular FullTime

Position Location: Wombourne

Requisition ID:35624

About McCain.
At McCain were feeding the world: from French fries to Smiles we contribute to the important role food plays in peoples lives. Thats why were dedicated to ensuring our core valuesFamily Authentic Trusted and Qualityshine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience a presence in more than 160 countries and a global team of 22000 people our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together along with our business and community partners to bring sustainable growth and positive change today tomorrow and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

Why join the McCain family.
Your Life were here to help you fulfil your potential flourish and thrive in work and life.
Your Success work alongside passionate colleagues who are committed to supporting your career goals drive and success.
Your Impact we want you to make a meaningful lasting impact for you for your colleagues and for the business.

About the role.

Are you ready to lead with compassion inspire your team and make a real difference Were looking for a dynamic and driven leader to guide support and develop our manufacturing team optimising performance and engagement to achieve excellence in Safety Quality Delivery Cost Environment and People.

As the Senior Leader on site during outofhours you will make key decisions to ensure smooth safe and efficient operations. If you thrive in a fastpaced environment and are passionate about driving results through collaborative leadership this could be the perfect role for you!

What Youll Do:

• Inspire Performance: Transform plant goals into actionable strategies creating a culture of feedback growth and inclusivity.
• Lead & Support: Cultivate a collaborative customerfocused and valuesdriven team environment.
• Develop Talent: Implement succession plans create learning opportunities and build a strong flexible team.
• Apply Fair Policies: Use sound judgment to manage policies consistently and proactively prevent escalation.
• Ensure Safety & Compliance: Uphold Health & Food Safety standards ensuring full competence and compliance.
• Drive Production Performance: Leverage best practices to optimise efficiency and address potential issues swiftly.
• Make Smart Decisions: Collaborate across teams to improve operational efficiency and drive key actions.
• Optimise & Control Costs: Manage production expenses effectively while maintaining safety and quality.
• Understand Cost Drivers: Monitor key production variables explain variances and take proactive action.
• Deliver Quality: Adjust for raw material variations and production conditions to maintain product excellence.
• Champion Continuous Improvement: Use lean manufacturing tools to drive efficiency and innovation.

This role is all about leading with impact making smart decisions and creating a highperforming team.

Leadership Principles.
Our principles each with related practices guide our actions across the organisation. Together they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.

• We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights we drive mutual success.
• We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition curiosity and smart risks we can accomplish goals refine processes and innovate to scale success.
• We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first showing humility and working together.
• We act like owners. Together we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.

What were looking for.

Essentials:

• People Leadership Experience: Proven ability to manage motivate and develop teams with empathy and inclusivity.
• ResultsDriven: A strong track record of delivering success and making an impact.
• Industry KnowHow: Ideally A Levels HNC or equivalent industry experience (NVQ Level 5.

Desirable:

• Food Manufacturing Experience: Ideally within FMCG.
• Health & Safety Knowledge: Understanding of H&S requirements within FMCG.
• Lean & CI Expertise: Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement techniques.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt: Experience in Managing Daily Improvement.
• TechSavvy: Strong PC skills including proficiency in MS Office and SAP Manufacturing.
• Food Safety Knowledge: Advanced Food Hygiene or HACCP certification.
• Data & Analytics Skills: Comfortable analysing information to drive better decisionmaking.

Your Approach:

• Bold & Proactive: Willing to challenge the status quo and inspire positive change.
• SelfAware & Empathetic: Understands and manages your own and others emotions effectively.
• Collaborative & Persuasive: Works well with others and can influence positive change.
• Adaptable & Conscientious: Thrives in a fastpaced environment while staying detailfocused.

If youre a strong compassionate leader who thrives on driving performance and empowering your team wed love to hear from you!

Location.
Youll be based at our Wombourne plant in Staffordshire. And together our small but perfectly formed team of over 110 colleagues produce our famous (and well loved) potato Smiles hash browns as well as our prebaked Jacket Spuds.

The benefits of working for McCain.
Although we do encourage you to taste the goods youll be pleased to know we dont pay you in chips. For working hard youll also get a great salary and some pretty good benefits including:

• An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do up to a maximum of 12 of your pay
• Flexible holidays where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Optional health cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Chips In Volunteering Day Off to make a positive impact to the competitiveness resilience and longterm development of McCain communities across the globe

And of course being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an ambitious 5year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out.

The McCain experience.
We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individuallyyour impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here you have the opportunity to learn grow and thrive while being yourself.

Come and join The Makers to see why we are better together.

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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse antiracist inclusive meritbased and equitable workplace. As a global familyowned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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Job Family:Manufacturing
Division:GB Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Department:Production Shift
Location(s): GB United Kingdom : England : Wombourne

Company:McCain Foods (G.B. Ltd