Procter & Gamble

Deputy Team Leader – Pampers Manufacturing | Manchester (Trafford Park)

Procter & Gamble

Skilled Worker, A ratingFull-timePosted 1 month ago

Job Description

Location MANCHESTER, United Kingdom Category Manufacturing and Quality Assurance Job Id R000159726 Job Type Full time Plant Technicians

Job Location

MANCHESTER PLANT

Job Description

P&G is a leading company in the manufacture of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), making some of the world’s best loved brands like Gillette, Fairy and Oral B.

For 90 years, our Trafford Park site has been making products for families across the UK, and today it's the home of Pampers. Following significant new investment, we're growing our team and looking for an experienced leader with strong mechanical skills to join us as a Deputy Team Leader.

We are looking for skilled individuals with a proven track record of people and technical leadership in a fast-moving manufacturing environment to join us as Deputy Team Leaders.

What you'll do

Lead the production line team when the Team Leader is away, keeping performance safe, high-quality and efficient

Find and fix complex mechanical and process problems on high-speed production lines, working with support teams to improve line performance

Support planned maintenance and breakdown repairs

Coach and develop team members to build skills across the shift

Make sure safety, quality and operating standards are followed every shift

Structured onboarding: You'll start on a days-based support team, learning our technology, systems and leadership approach through hands-on problem-solving and maintenance work. Once you're signed off as fully qualified, you'll move onto shift and take on the full Deputy Team Leader role.

Shift pattern The plant runs 24/7. After onboarding, you'll work 12.5-hour shifts covering days and nights.

Where this can take you New Deputy Team Leaders join our Deputy Team Leader Academy, which mixes technical, leadership and continuous-improvement training. From there, there's a clear path to Team Leader and, for those who want it, into management.

What We Offer You:

Salary: £49,162 starting, rising to £52,414 once qualified (both include shift allowance)

Pension: we contribute double what you put in, up to 14% company contribution of pensionable pay

Private medical insurance (AXA Health), with the option to add your partner and children

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days with seniority

Share plan: for every P&G share you buy, we buy you another. You can contribute up to 2.5% of your salary into the Share Plan, up to a maximum of £150/ month.

Annual Wellbeing Allowance (Flex4Me): an annual allowance £1,200 to spend on your physical, mental and financial wellbeing

On site: free parking, free gym, subsidised restaurant, relaxation garden and occupational health support. Our site is well placed, close to bus and tram links.

Training and coaching: formal hard and soft skill training plus day-to-day mentoring from your manager

Job Qualifications

What We Look For:


Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Experience leading, supervising or coaching a team

Strong hands-on mechanical skills and a track record of fixing problems on the line

* Strong spoken and written English

Right to Work

For this role, you will need to provide your own, continuous (i.e. not time limited) right to work in the UK from Day 1 of employment without requiring sponsorship from P&G.

P&G is legally required to ensure all candidates have the right to work in the UK from Day 1 of their employment. All applicants will therefore be asked to provide evidence of their right to work at the conclusion of the recruitment process as a condition of employment.

Application deadline:

Please apply and complete our online assessments as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out!

At P&G #weseeequal


We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. At P&G we strive to build a culture where everyone feels welcome, included, and able to bring their full selves to work.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process.

Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000159726

Job Segmentation

Plant Technicians

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