About the role
As Shift Leader, reporting to the Brewing Manager, you’ll play a key role in leading production line performance and team effectiveness. You’ll also support and develop colleagues, ensuring they feel engaged, capable, and confident in their roles, all while working collaboratively with your peers to maintain a safe, efficient, and high-performing operation aligned to Total Productive Management (TPM) principles.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Lead shift brewing operations to achieve KPIs, performance, and financial targets.
- Champion safety, behavioural standards, and occupational health to support a Zero Accident Culture.
- Maintain high quality standards through effective assurance, control, and team capability.
- Drive clear communication, Daily Control System routines, and effective shift handovers.
- Collaborate with TPM stakeholders and lead Autonomous Maintenance and loss-reduction activities.
- Minimise material and product losses while ensuring accurate stock management.
- Strengthen performance through coaching, training, and development planning.
- Build a positive, high-performance team culture aligned with Heineken supply chain priorities.
About the team
- Helping millions of consumers enjoy our beers and ciders is a real team effort. As a Supply Chain colleague, you’ll be part of the biggest function in HEINEKEN UK!
- From barley to bar, our Supply Chain produces high-quality beers and ciders, prioritising safety, sustainability and innovation to keep our operations running smoothly.
- You’ll be part of the wider brewing team, focused on producing our well-loved brands through consistent, well-established processes and ways of working. The role supports high-performing teams to deliver excellent brewing standards while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and innovation across production.
Who we’re looking for
We’re seeking a proactive leader who can inspire and motivate others to achieve exceptional results. The ideal candidate will have:
As well as the above, the ideal candidate will have:
- Strong experience in Brewing and FMCG exposure is essential.
- TPM / Continuous Improvement Know-How: proven experience of Total Productive Maintenance principles or CI through use of methodologies such as 5ys, Ishikawa, Lean six sigma or similar.
- People Management Skills: A proven track record of leading teams with a supportive, engaging leadership style to drive high consistent performance.
- Laser-Focused on Safety: A solid commitment to health and safety with exceptional attention to detail with IOSH certificate as a minimum.
- Bachelor’s or Diploma in Chemistry, Brewing, Food Sciences or similar is mandatory.
If you thrive in a dynamic environment and know how to bring out the best in your team, this is your chance to make an impact!
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