Shift Manager (FMCG Manufacturing)

Location: Brighter Foods Ltd, Pendre Industrial Estate, Tywyn, Gwynedd, UK. Onsite shift pattern: 4 days on / 4 days off, 6:00–18:00.

Company

hirify.global is a global ecommerce group operating beauty and sports nutrition businesses, including LOOKFANTASTIC, Myprotein, ESPA, Perricone MD, and Cult Beauty. Brighter Foods is its growing food manufacturing facility in Tywyn, employing approximately 180 colleagues and expanding from three to four production lines.

What you will do

• Lead Production Supervisors and operational teams across a high-volume food manufacturing shift.
• Deliver daily, weekly, and monthly production plans while optimizing labour, equipment, resources, yield, OEE, productivity, and waste.
• Own shift performance for health and safety, food safety, quality, service, cost, compliance, housekeeping, GMP, and hygiene.
• Lead investigations, corrective actions, audits, traceability, and documentation for safety and quality incidents.
• Coach and develop supervisors and operational teams, manage employee relations, and support succession planning and workforce planning.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and measurable operational benefits.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Shift Manager, Production Manager, Operations Manager, or equivalent leadership role in FMCG, food manufacturing, beverage manufacturing, or another high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading Supervisors, Team Leaders, and operational teams.
• Demonstrated success delivering performance against safety, quality, service, and cost targets.
• Experience managing employee relations, performance management, and team development.
• Experience leading continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety, Food Safety, HACCP, and GMP requirements.
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, influencing, problem-solving, root-cause analysis, planning, organization, prioritization, stakeholder management, and cross-functional working skills.
• Commercial awareness and cost management experience; resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Nice to have

• Food Safety Level 3 or above, HACCP certification, IOSH Managing Safely, or NEBOSH qualification.
• Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement qualification.
• ILM Level 3 or Level 5 Leadership & Management qualification.
• Experience using OEE and manufacturing performance systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Significant leadership responsibility within a stable and growing FMCG manufacturing operation.
• Direct influence on operational and site performance, with exposure to senior site leadership and strategic decision-making.
• Opportunity to develop Production Supervisors and future leaders and progress into broader manufacturing and operational leadership roles.
• Strong focus on continuous improvement, operational excellence, and investment in manufacturing infrastructure.
• hirify.global is a Disability Confident Committed employer and supports reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
• Inclusive employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.