Production Shift Manager

Production Shift Manager (Nights) 

Hertfordshire

Up to £50,000 + Bonus

Night Shift

I'm recruiting for an experienced Night Shift Production Manager to join a busy food manufacturing operation in Hertfordshire.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll be responsible for driving production performance, developing your team and ensuring the site consistently delivers against its safety, quality, efficiency and production targets.

The Role

You'll take ownership of night-shift production, leading and developing your team while ensuring production plans, quality standards and operational targets are achieved.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading, coaching and developing production teams to create a high-performance culture
Driving OEE, labour efficiency, output and waste reduction
Ensuring high standards of HACCP, GMP, food safety and quality
Managing production plans, KPIs and operational performance
Identifying and delivering opportunities to reduce downtime, waste and production costs
Leading the health & safety agenda and ensuring compliance with safe systems of work
Working closely with QA and other departments to resolve issues and improve performance
Managing performance, absence, training and development across the team
Using Lean / continuous improvement tools to improve operational efficiency
About You

You'll ideally have:

Proven experience in Production Management within food manufacturing
Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP and food safety
Experience leading and developing production teams
A strong understanding of production planning, KPIs, cost control and efficiency improvement
The confidence to challenge the status quo and drive change
A calm, credible and hands-on leadership style
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
If you're an experienced food manufacturing manager looking for a night-shift leadership role, I'd be keen to speak with you.

Apply now or contact me directly for a confidential conversation