TRAFFIC North West

Finishing Manager - North West - £60k-£65k pa depending on experience

Harrison Scott Associates
South African Rand . ZAR 60,000 - 65,000

Job Description

Our client has a large plant in the North of England.

The ideal candidate will have experience of running a large finishing department of minimum 50 staff (finishing dept staff, not overall company employees).

Although our client is in the packaging sector they will consider candidates from any sector of print.

Responsibilities
  • Improve all-round professional standards and team performance.
  • Develop individuals within teams.
  • Lead and promote innovative change and modern methodologies within the finishing area.
  • Continue to enhance performance to stringent customer requirements and lead times.
  • Identify, promote and deliver cost reductions.
  • Promote health and safety throughout the workspace.

This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :

Head of Packaging recruitment - Greg Nelson -

Head of Print recruitment - Neil Pearson -

Head Paper recruitment - Gary Young -

Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies -

Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available.

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Application Process

To apply for this vacancy fill in the form below. The following fields are required.

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  • Attach CV

We prefer MS Word format (.doc or .docx)

Being the largest recruitment company in print, packaging and paper we receive new vacancies on a daily basis. The software we use to "skill match" can "read" a word document but not a PDF. You will be considered for many more positions if your CV is in word format.

Optional Information

The following section is OPTIONAL however if you have the time it would help tremendously in us matching you to over 300 positions (the average number we have at any one time).

We ask that you only apply for any of our vacancies if you are resident in the UK and you work / have recently worked in the print, packaging or paper sectors.

About This Role

Career insights for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers positions

Salary Benchmark
R42,824/month
R29,904 to R59,610/month
Source: WageIndicator ZAR data
Job Outlook
This career will have large numbers of openings.
Key Skills for This Role
Active Listening Service Orientation Speaking Coordination Critical Thinking
Common Technologies
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Job Overview

Date Posted
02 Apr 2026
Salary
South African Rand . ZAR 60,000 - 65,000
Location
North West, South Africa

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Insights

Median Salary (ZAR)
R42,824/month
Job Outlook
This career will have large numbers of openings.

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