Job Description
Posted Thursday, 3 September 2026 at 00:00
Shift pattern – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – 5:30am – 6:30pm
Salary – £40,000.00 + 28% shift allowance (totalling £51,200.00) + bonus
Corin is a global orthopaedics company based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, manufacturing innovative hip and knee implants that help improve patient outcomes worldwide. With over 500 employees across seven sites, we’re committed to quality, precision and continuous improvement.
We’re launching a new weekend shift and are looking for a Manufacturing Shift Manager to join our leadership team. This role offers an excellent work-life balance, with Monday to Thursday free every week.
You’ll be responsible for leading a manufacturing team to achieve safety, quality and delivery objectives, ensuring efficient operations, effective resource planning and a high-performing team environment.
What we’re looking for:
Previous leadership experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment
Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop teams of 15-25 operatives
Strong coaching, communication and organisational skills
Effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities
Experience building positive relationships across multiple functionsProactive, collaborative and results-driven approach
ILM Level 5 qualification (or working towards) desirable
The key responsibilities for the Manufacturing Shift Manager are:
Promote a strong health, safety and compliance culture
Ensure products are manufactured to specification and quality standards
Deliver production plans and performance targets
Drive operational excellence through 5S, Kaizen and process improvements
Investigate and resolve manufacturing issues using root cause analysis
Ensure materials, skills and resources are available to support production schedules
Optimise labour deployment to maximise efficiency and output
Escalate and address issues affecting operational performance
Lead team development through training, one-to-ones and performance reviews
Create a positive, accountable and engaged working environment
Coordinate effectively with Engineering, Quality, Planning and HR teams
Manage shift handovers and communicate priorities, progress and challenges
To support your onboarding, you’ll complete an initial Monday to Friday training period. Training can be tailored to suit your experience and circumstances, with the following shift options available:
- Earlies: 5:30am-2:00pm Mon-Thu, 5:30am-11:00am Fri
- Lates: 1:45pm-10:15pm Mon-Thu, 10:45am-4:15pm Fri
- Days: 8:30am-5:00pm Mon-Thu, 8:30am-4:30pm Fri
- Nights: 10:00pm-5:45am Mon-Thu, 4:00pm-8:50pm Fri
What’s in it for you?
- £40,000 salary + 28% shift allowance + bonus
- Free canteen!
- Comprehensive, flexible training programme tailored to your experience
- 15 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension contribution up to 9.7%
- Private healthcare with BUPA
- Life assurance (6x salary)
- Employee referral bonus starting from £1,000.00
Corin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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