Job Description

Position Snapshot

Business area: Nestle Beverage

Job Title: Coffee Manufacturing - Cell Manager
Location: Tutbury, Derbyshire
Shift pattern: 3 on, 3 off - 12-hour shifts, Days & Nights Salary: 54,000-60,000 depending on experience + potential, discretionary 8% annual bonus + generous pension scheme + 24-day holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits!

Championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business.

Position Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented, driven individual to join our Nestle Coffee business within our Factory as a Cell Manager, reporting directly to the Manufacturing Area Manager.

This role is a key role for the departments; being a shift-based role covering a defined scope within the Spray Dried or Freeze-Dried Manufacturing departments.

The Nestle Tutbury Factory in Derbyshire is one of the largest Nestle factories in Europe after circa 500 million investment over the last few years. It is also the home of Nescafe and Dolce Gusto in the UK producing a range of beverage products. These are produced through a highly automated PLC controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines.

The factory is a Centre of excellence for Nescafe products around the world producing freeze-dried, spray dried and pod coffee technologies and is at the forefront of coffee innovation globally.

Manufacturing in Nestle is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business to maximise efficiency and productivity.

A day in the life of a Coffee Manufacturing - Cell Manager

This role will play a key role in the Coffee Manufacturing process at our state-of-the-art plant!

Ensure line production plan is fully achieved on time and in compliance on shift with internal and external requirements meeting safety, quality, cost, delivery and environmental needs, strive towards manufacturing excellence.


Responsible for team competency building within the line team - Implement a continuous improvement mindset.


Carry out performance evaluation processes for direct reports.


Leading SDCA (Standardise, Do, Check, Act) - Ensure correct standards are in place - Carry out on the job verification.


Supporting PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) activities by ensuring line activity plan is carried out according to plan.

What will make you successful

The ideal candidate for this role will join us with experience in Manufacturing leadership, preferably within an FMCG environment.

Other key attributes will include:Proven experience managing a team in a FMCG production manufacturing environment.


You will need to demonstrate understanding of Safety, Engineering, Quality and Labour regulations. You will need to have experience with TPM and continuous improvement projects.
Displaying strong initiative and drive for continuous improvement with a natural coaching & development style and a genuine interest in people development.


Ability to challenge the norm with a problem-solving mindset.
Experience of developing strategy to drive line improvement.


Experience managing and implementing change programs would be an advantage.


Strong leadership capability and operational management experience.

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you'd expect from a business the size of Nestle - in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

The positing date for this role is 12/11/2025

The closing date for this role is 26/11/2025

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don't delay in submitting your application.

At Nestle, our values are rooted in respect. When we embrace diversity and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. People of all gender identities, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community are strongly encouraged to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, our people make up a number of Colleague Networks who represent different experiences and communities who hold us accountable in creating a sense of belonging for all, and our values create the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution you bring. Find out more about our Colleague Networks here: Diversity, equity and inclusion | Nestle (nestle.co.uk)

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!