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About The Role
Bespak is looking for an onsite Shift Manager for a 12-month fixed term contract on the Holmes Chapel site, CW4 8BE. The salary range for this permanent onsite role is between £70k to £75k including shift allowances. Other benefits include 25 days leave plus bank holidays, a generous 10% pension contribution, onsite free parking, and medical/dental/health/life assurance/access to all internal job opportunities.
Working Pattern - 2/2/3 rotating - Example shift: 2 days 7am-7pm, 2 days off, 3 nights 7pm-7am, 2 days off, 2 days 7am to 7pm, 3 days off - repeat the 14-day cycle starting with 2 days 7pm to 7am.
This shift ensures you only work 2 weekends every 28-day cycle.
As Shift Manager, you will drive daily operational performance, ensuring schedule adherence, safety, and quality standards are met. You'll lead and develop your team, providing coaching and performance management to achieve production goals. Your responsibilities include maintaining regulatory compliance, implementing lean manufacturing principles, and ensuring a safe working environment. You'll coordinate resources, resolve issues, and ensure production documentation is completed accurately. Ultimately, you'll be accountable for delivering consistent, high-quality output while fostering a motivated and engaged team.
Bespak in Holmes Chapel is an Investors in People Silver Award-winning pharmaceutical CDMO with over 350 employees, currently going through significant site expansion. We are investing heavily to increase our capacity for developing and manufacturing sustainable pMDIs (asthma inhalers) with greener propellants, meeting the evolving standards of the industry, while providing comprehensive development, manufacturing, filling, and finishing solutions for a range of medical devices, including SMIs, DPIs, nasal sprays, and medical check valves.
Your duties will include:
* Drive daily production performance, ensuring schedule and quality adherence.
* Lead, develop, and coach operational teams to meet customer demands.
* Implement and maintain robust safety protocols and risk assessments.
* Utilize lean manufacturing tools to improve process efficiency.
* Ensure compliance with GMP and pharmaceutical regulatory standards.
* Manage team training, performance, and issue resolution effectively.
Beneficial key skills and experience:
* Relevant qualification/experience in science, manufacturing, or technical field.
* Proven ability to direct, motivate, and manage teams.
* Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.
* Demonstrated experience in performance management and priority setting.
* Excellent written communication and time management abilities.
Benefits:
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays + Buy/Sell Scheme
* A generous employer pension contribution
* Private medical insurance
* Private dental Insurance
* Permanent Health Insurance
* Group life assurance
* Free will writing service
* Active well-being programme
* Recognition awards
* Free Parking
* Access to all internal job opportunities.
Holmes Chapel is a beautiful village in Cheshire with excellent transport links via its railway station on the Crewe-Manchester Line. The village has a population of nearly 7,000 and offers various amenities, including supermarkets, shops, restaurants, schools, and a GP practice.
This role could suit someone in a Production Shift Supervisor, Operations Shift Lead, Manufacturing Team Leader, Shift Production Manager, or a Production Area Manager role.
As an ethical employer, we align our BZero sustainability initiative to the SBTI certification, targeting net zero and are proud to be ISO certified in 14001, 45001, and 13485.
A full job description can be downloaded on the application screen.
Our core values are Customer Focused, Respectful, Collaborative, and Agile, woven into the fabric of our business.
We are flexible and understand that there is a life outside of work, aiming to support you in attaining a happy work/life balance. We agree flexible working arrangements where possible.
We value inclusivity and believe diversity should be embraced and celebrated. We live and work by these values, making our company a great place to work.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and will support you throughout the recruitment process with any adjustments you require; please contact the Recruitment Team if you need support.
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