Manager Manufacturing

Overview

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What We're Looking For

The Manager Manufacturing role is a high-impact, leadership position based at our Preston, UK site. In this pivotal role, you will directly manage our manufacturing leadership team (Supervisors and Team Leads) and the hourly-paid production teams below them, coordinating operations across a 3-shift system. We are seeking a proactive, hands-on leader to elevate our site and redefine operational standards, optimize shift consistency, and build internal bench strength. If you are passionate about driving a culture of continuous improvement, coaching leaders, and building seamless cross-departmental collaboration, this role offers the platform to make a recognizable impact on the future of Preston's manufacturing success.

Responsibilities

• Preston Site Leadership & 3-Shift Standardization: Lead day-to-day operations across our 3-shift system. You will provide the leadership and framework to ensure consistency in policies, performance measures, and operational practices so that all staff experience a unified, fair management style. You will also optimize the 30-minute shift handover overlap to ensure seamless, efficient production transitions.

Demonstrated expertise in Lean/Six Sigma methodologies with a track record of driving operator-led continuous improvement and waste reduction.

Strong financial acumen with experience controlling departmental budgets, managing expenses, and conducting strict labour and material variance analysis.

Exceptional leadership and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to drive cultural change, standardize processes across multiple shifts, and manage complex cross-departmental relationships.

A proactive mindset with an ability to interpret complex data and ensure system adoption. Experience with modern ERP and manufacturing execution systems.

UK Benefits

• 25 days holiday + public holidays
• Car allowance
• Up to 32 hours paid time off per year to volunteer with a charity of your choice
• Reward & Recognition scheme - earn points to spend online
• Pension Scheme with a matched contribution up to 7%
• Private medical cover
• Access to an innovative online learning platform
• Cycle to work scheme
  
  

Incentive Compensation

In addition to base pay, Zebra offers this role the opportunity to earn a performance-based annual cash incentive, at a target equal to 10% of base pay, in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.

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