Manufacturing Specialist - New Product Development - Concept
More about the role
Keeping our production and manufacturing operations running smoothly and efficiently is key to a fantastic shopping experience, which is why our Manufacturing Specialists are so vital to our success.
Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, you’ll bring a hands-on, down-to-earth approach to managing complex manufacturing processes and site performance. You'll lead site-wide operational improvements, oversee yield and output standards, manage technical production workflows, and ensure every line is safe, compliant, and ready to meet distribution demands.
In this role, you’ll be on hand to:
- Put customers and stores first: Lead high-level production schedules and quality processes to ensure consistent product supply, acting on site feedback to keep food safety and quality standards high.
- Lead and support your team: Guide colleagues with a warm, approachable style, delivering training so colleagues have the confidence to manage daily operational routines.
- Drive performance and availability: Oversee a performance-driven manufacturing environment, guiding teams to work with clear purpose against operational, yield, output, and safety targets.
- Keep operations running smoothly: Solve complex site and machinery challenges, lead manufacturing continuous improvement projects, and build strong working relationships across supply chain networks.
More about our perks
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
- Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
- Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
- Subsidised staff canteen
- Free parking
- Competitive pension and life assurance
- Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
- 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
- Optional payroll charity donations
- A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave
More about you
Whether your background is in food manufacturing, FMCG, processing, or site operations, if you care about great service, honest hard work, and bringing out the best in people, you'll fit right in with us.
You'll be the kind of person who:
- Has proven experience managing complex manufacturing functions in a fast-paced environment, confidently handling daily production priorities and stepping up to support site leadership when required.
- Builds a strong, supportive team, shares technical operational knowledge, and resolves unexpected production disruptions calmly to keep the team working well together.
- Listens and acts on feedback from operatives, engineers, and site managers to improve operational flows every shift, remaining flexible to new technologies and processes.
- Takes a practical, no-nonsense approach to manufacturing operations, keeping a close eye on legal compliance, hygiene, health and safety, and core performance metrics.
Reward & Benefits
We've highlighted below some of our standard Rewards & Benefits that our colleagues receive. Please note, some roles come with additional benefits such as bonus, company car allowance etc. you'll find further details where applicable in our adverts, or you can speak to someone in our resourcing team for more information.
Plan your journey
Brunel Road, Pinchbeck, Spalding, United Kingdom, PE11 3YY
Learning and development is at the heart of our business
As you can imagine, Morrisons is a busy place to be. There’s lots going on - processes, changes, new initiatives, different ways of working. And that’s just on a Monday morning.
It means there’s a lot to learn. But learning isn’t just about understanding what’s involved in day-to-day workloads. It’s also about growing and developing in your career, too. That’s why we’ve made sure that learning and development is at the heart of our business. We’re here to make sure everyone has everything they need to be their best - and to go as far as they want.
Our DE&I workstreams
We're proud to have a diverse group of colleagues working here. We want everyone to feel valued in an environment where we promote respect, where they feel a sense of belonging, and feel celebrated as individuals.
These are the moments that matter to them - and they matter to us, too.
Everyone is welcome to get involved in our Ethnic Diversity, Ability, LGBTQ+, Women, and Family & Carers workstreams, too. They’re designed to help us better reflect our customers, colleagues, and communities so we can become an even more inclusive business.
As a business, we love bringing people together. And we think it’s one of the biggest reasons to be part of our team.
Our Process
We've outlined below what our typical process looks like, this can vary slightly depending upon the role or team you've applied for. Our goal is to provide a positive and accessible experience for all applicants, ensuring everyone has the support they need to showcase their best selves.
Our resourcing team are on hand to help with any questions about your application and you can reach them by e-mailing resourcing@morrisonsplc.co.uk.
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Find an opportunity that's right for you
Once you've found a role that's right for you, you can apply via this site. If it's your first time applying with us then we'll need all your essential information and we might ask you to upload your most recent CV. If you've applied for roles with us before then we should recognise you and you won't need to share these details again, unless something has changed that you need to update us on.
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Online Assessment (Customer Assistant roles)
After your application, we might send you an e-mail and ask you to complete an online assessment. This is typically a situation judgement test where we'll ask you ten questions with mutliple choice answers and takes around 10-15 minutes to complete. The questions will give you a feel for the types of scenarios you might encounter working in our stores - think customer first.
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Let's find out more
For some of our stores and site roles, if you've been successful with your application we might just e-mail and ask you to book a slot for your interview. For other roles our resourcing team will get in touch with you to find out a bit more about you and why you applied. They'll also answer any questions you might have about us and the role. After all, it's a two way process!
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Interview
Our interviews are typically face to face but can sometimes be virtual. Don't worry, we'll advise either way. Your interview can differ depending on the role or team. Part of the interview may include some competency questions against our Ways of Working (listed below).
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Final Stage
With some of our roles there might be a second interveiw. This tends to be for roles in our Head Office and some salaried positions across our stores and sites. As part of this second stage, we might ask you to complete a task, such as a SWOT analysis or something similar, and present it back during the interview. This helps us understand your approach and thinking about the role.
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Decision
Our resourcing team or the store or site you've applied to will be in touch with you as soon as they can to let you know the outcome. If you've been successful we'll share the details of our offer with you and follow up with everything you need on e-mail.
Ways of Working
Our Ways of Working are like a set of values that define our core beliefs, guide decision-making, and shape our culture and how we operate.
Customer First - I care about our customers and do everything I can to meet their needs
Teamwork - I always play my part in the team, and I recognise we go further together
Working Freely in a Framework - I’m trusted to make my own decisions and encouraged to improve things for customers and for us
Care and Respect - We care more and try harder; for each other, for everyone around Morrisons
Listen and Respond - I take the time to talk with and listen to colleagues and customers, and always do the right thing for the them
Grow Sales, Low Cost - I understand my part in the end-to-end process and look for ways to drive improvement
Life at Morrisons offers more than you imagine.
We’re a Yorkshire based food manufacturer and retailer, and our story began with a simple market stall in Bradford all the way back in 1899. Today, we’re still just as committed to delivering on our promise of 'freshness from farm to fork' for every customer. It’s why we’ve grown to become one of the UK’s leading supermarkets. And, with 90,000 colleagues, nearly 500 stores, and 11 million customers every week, there are now more reasons to join us than you can imagine.
Discover Head Office at Morrisons
Our stores aren’t the only place where the magic happens. You’ll find a proper buzz at Head Office in Bradford, too. This is where support for store colleagues begins, from those big board decisions on our business processes, right down to thinking up new ideas to help support our colleagues.
But what we love most about Head Office is that there are more functions than you probably imagine - from trading to marketing, finance to tech, and HR to property. And we all work together to make sure our stores and manufacturing & logistics sites have everything they need to succeed.
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