Production Shift Supervisor

Production Shift Supervisor – Lates Location: Liverpool, L30

Salary: £42,000
Hours: Monday to Friday, 3:00pm – 12:00am
Contract: Full time, 40 hours per week
Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays
Pension: 5% employee contribution / 3% employer contribution

We’re working with a well-established and growing food manufacturing business in Liverpool who are looking to add an experienced Production Shift Supervisor to their late shift.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll take ownership of the production area throughout your shift, ensuring the team delivers against safety, quality, cost, waste and performance targets.

You’ll work closely with the Production Manager, leading the team on the shop floor, planning labour and workflow, monitoring production levels and ensuring operational KPIs are achieved.

The Role You’ll be responsible for:

Taking full ownership and accountability for the production area during your shift
Driving Health & Safety, quality, performance and waste reduction
Monitoring production levels from end to end to ensure business requirements are achieved
Planning workflow and labour in line with production demand and budgets
Managing, motivating and developing the production team
Reviewing performance and identifying training and development requirements
Driving operational KPIs and production efficiencies
Leading change and supporting continuous improvement initiatives
Communicating performance, downtime and operational issues to the Production Manager
Managing return-to-work processes and supporting disciplinary procedures where required
Acting as deputy for the Production Manager when required About You We’re looking for someone with:

Previous production supervisory or production management experience
Experience working within food manufacturing
A strong understanding of Health & Safety and food safety standards
Good knowledge of BRC and food safety compliance audits
Experience managing people, performance and disciplinary processes
A results-driven approach with the ability to work well under pressure
Strong communication and influencing skills
Experience working within a continuous improvement environment
Good IT skills, with experience using Excel and other production or business systems
An understanding of production scheduling and wider supply chain principles This is a great opportunity to join an established food manufacturing operation in a key leadership position, with responsibility for people, performance and the smooth running of the late production shift