Warburtons
Production Shift Manager
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At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations' worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years.
Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.
Job Title: Area Lead
Function: Food Manufacturing
Location: Eastwood NG16 3SA
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Shift Pattern: 12-hour Days & Nights, rotating over 3 weeks.
| Week | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Days | Days | Off | Nights | Nights | Nights | Off |
| Week 2 | Off | Off | Days | Days | Days | Off | Off |
| Week 3 | Nights | Nights | Nights | Off | Off | Days | Days |
About The Area Lead Role
Are you an experienced people manager from a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ready to take the next step in your leadership career?
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We’re looking for a proactive Area Lead to join our Eastwood Bakery, where you’ll lead your team, equipment and processes to deliver safe, high-quality performance on shift.
At Warburtons, we’re looking for Line Managers who inspire their teams, develop capability, and continuously improve the way we work.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop your team to deliver against safety, quality, plant, and service target
- Drive a high-performance culture, ensuring accountability and ownership across your area
- Champion continuous improvement, using Lean and CI methodologies
- Deliver operational excellence, consistently achieving or exceeding KPIs
- Ensure compliance with all safety, food safety, and equipment standards
- Identify and resolve issues quickly, minimising downtime and loss
What We're Looking For
- Experience in a manufacturing or production environment
- Strong people leadership and coaching skills
- Knowledge of Lean Principles and Continuous Improvement
- Experience in monitoring equipment performance and driving quick resolution
- Understanding of production planning and site operations
- SAP knowledge (desirable)
About Eastwood Bakery
Our Eastwood site operates 24/7, 363 days a year, producing fresh bakery products for customers across the Country.
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- Over 300 colleagues on site
- Producing ~30,000 rolls and 24,000 crumpets per hour
- A fast-paced, highly automated manufacturing environment
Why Join Warburtons?
- Profit share bonus
- Option to buy additional annual leave
- 7% pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Discounts via “Extra Dough” platform
- Ongoing personal development
- Free products on site (daily essentials covered!)
- Health & wellbeing support, including physio and 24/7 helpline
Our Culture
We’re proud to be a family business since 1876 and are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
We’re also working towards becoming a net zero business by 2050, reducing our environmental impact while supporting our communities.
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.
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