Print & Finishing Manager – Elsham

Posted: 11th December, 2025

Title: Print & Finishing Manager

Department: Print and Finishing Departments

Location: Elsham, UK

 

Purpose

As a key member of our operational team, you will be responsible for the Safety, Quality, Delivery and Performance of the Print & Finishing Departments. You will ensure our processes, people and production standards align with the wider site strategy, while fostering a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement.

This role requires a hands-on leader who can influence at all levels, drive high performance, and act as a role model for world-class manufacturing practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety policies and maintain high standards of safety, hygiene and housekeeping.
• Lead and implement 5S and world-class manufacturing tools across the department.
• Drive improvements across departmental KPIs – Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Cash, Employee Engagement and Engineering.
• Maintain and develop Quality standards, ensuring all products meet internal and external specifications.
• Lead root cause analysis to continually improve Right First Time and reduce downtime.
• Work closely with Planning to optimise scheduling and asset efficiency.
• Implement robust colour management processes and ensure consistency through collaboration with graphic and repro suppliers.
• Drive a right-first-time approach across pre-press, artwork and ink processes.
• Lead changeover and tooling optimisation initiatives to reduce downtime (e.g., Blades/Seals).
• Manage labour levels, authorise overtime and ensure the department meets production plans.
• Monitor and maintain stock accuracy, contributing to site-wide inventory accuracy above 99%.
• Reduce waste and identify further improvement opportunities.
• Ensure planned maintenance and medical cleaning activities are completed in full.
• Collaborate with Engineering to resolve and prevent breakdowns, elevating site engineering performance.
• Continuously improve processes, procedures and people capability.
• Coach, develop and build a strong talent pipeline within the department.
• Support recruitment, retention and engagement of team members.
• Work with suppliers and OEMs to standardise processes and introduce modern manufacturing methods.
• Lead and support cost-saving initiatives and VCI (Value Creation Initiatives) projects across the site.

 The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum 5+ years experience within FMCG or a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of COSHH and relevant Health & Safety legislation.
• Proven experience leading teams across multiple assets/machines.
• Practical understanding of Continuous Improvement tools and techniques.

Competencies

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability and results orientation.
• Excellent organisational skills with high attention to detail.
• Confident communication skills, both verbal and written, across all levels of the business.
• Ability to drive a high-performance culture and embed continuous improvement.
• Flexible and adaptable approach.

Interested?

We have immediate interviews available and look forward to hearing from you!

If you feel that you have the right skills and want to be in a secure role within a growing organisation, apply today!

Please e-mail your CV together with a Cover letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria to Corina Casap, HR Business Partner corina.casap@nelipak.com .