Night Shift Manager, Food Production

Job title: Night Shift Manager, Food Manufacturing, FMCG, Production, Lean, HACCP

Industry: Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Description

A food manufacturer is recruiting a Night Shift Manager (also known as Production Shift Manager, Shift Production Manager or Operations Shift Manager) to lead a full production shift in a high-volume FMCG food manufacturing site. A night shift premium is paid on top of base salary.

This is a senior people leadership role. The successful candidate will manage Area Managers, Manufacturing Technicians and operators, and will have a proven record of delivering results in safety, quality, service and cost in a fast-paced, Lean environment.

Key responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for health and safety and site security on shift, including weekly H&S audits, incident investigation and root cause analysis

• Line manage Area Managers, Manufacturing Technicians and operators, setting SMART objectives and developing stretching but achievable goals

• Manage performance consistently and fairly, including absence management, disciplinary and grievance processes (up to sanction level)

• Lead training and development: skills gap analysis, training plans, SOP implementation and accurate training records

• Support recruitment, staff movements and succession planning alongside the Production Manager and HR

• Keep the site audit ready at all times, covering GMP, hygiene standards and cleaning schedules

• Review customer complaints with the technical team and shop floor, and put corrective actions in place to bring complaint levels down

• Deliver the daily production plan, investigating and reporting on any deviations

• Own budget and KPI recovery, including material usage variance and cost improvement projects

• Lead continuous improvement and cross functional project teams, making sure the benefits are realised and sustained

• Support new product launches with the NPD team

• Build a positive culture through clear communication, team briefings, toolbox talks and employee engagement

Essential experience

• Proven experience as a Shift Manager, Production Manager or similar in food manufacturing or FMCG

• Track record of leading high performing teams and driving operational excellence

• Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement experience, with measurable results

• Strong people management, performance management and coaching skills

• Auditing experience

• Intermediate HACCP qualification

• Intermediate Food Hygiene

To apply: Submit your CV via this advert. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a confidential discussion