Production Shift Manager
| Posting date: | 08 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | 35000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 October 2025 |
| Location: | Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 2PU |
| Company: | NuPharm |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | kal-Nupharm-45230-64389-en |
Summary
Production Shift Manager
Salford, M50 2PU
Shift patterns run Thursday to Monday or Friday to Tuesday, with weekend working included.
£35,000 per annum
We’re looking for an experienced Production Shift Manager to lead and motivate our production teams at Nupharm in Salford. Reporting to the Production Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring safe, efficient operations and the highest standards of quality. With responsibility for managing people, processes, and performance, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-paced, regulated environment. While primarily a production role, we welcome applications from a warehouse manager with proven people management experience
Training for this role will be Monday to Friday, transitioning into either a Thursday to Monday or Friday to Tuesday shifting.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead and manage production operations: Overseeing all routine processes to ensure products are produced and stored according to GMP/GDP standards and documentation.
- Team leadership and development: You will allocate resources effectively, train, motivate, and support the Production Leadership Team, Zone Leaders, and operatives.
- Health & Safety compliance: Promote a strong safety culture and ensure all production operations follow health and safety requirements.
- Performance management: Deliver departmental KPIs, maintain accurate production records, and drive continuous improvement across operations.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with departments such as Quality, Warehouse, Print & Componentry, and Purchasing to ensure best practice and smooth operations.
Key Skills, Knowledge, & Experience
- Proven leadership of medium to large production teams
- Hands-on experience in GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and GDP (Good Distribution Practice) environments
- Effective communication and ability to work across complex team structures
- Confident decision-maker with strong problem-solving abilities
- Organised and able to prioritise in a fast-paced environment
Our benefits
- 22 days (pro rata) paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with length of service
- Medicash- a health cash program to assist with day-to-day healthcare costs, such as eyecare or prescriptions
- iTrent Financial Wellbeing - a financial wellbeing application which allows for flexible control of your finances
- Access to High Street discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Accredited Training Programmes available (Education paid for by the company via the Apprenticeship Scheme)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received
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