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Shift Manager – Food Manufacturing
West Yorkshire
Up to £65,000 + Excellent Company Benefits Monday – Friday Days
Ready to take the next step in your food manufacturing career? This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your leadership skills to a successful, well-invested business where you can make a real impact and continue to develop.
Whether you're an experienced Shift Manager looking for a fresh challenge or an ambitious Production Team Leader or Supervisor ready to step up, we'd love to hear from you.
Our client is a highly respected food manufacturer with an excellent reputation for quality, innovation and investing in its people and facilities. Due to continued growth, they are looking to appoint a Shift Manager at their West Yorkshire manufacturing site.
You'll join a supportive leadership team in a business offering ongoing development and genuine opportunities for long-term career progression.
The Role
Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, you will take responsibility for production during your shift, ensuring safety, quality, service and cost targets are consistently achieved.
You'll lead from the front, motivate and develop your team, and turn improvement ideas into measurable results. Working closely with Engineering, Technical, Planning and Supply Chain, you'll keep production running efficiently while maintaining high standards of food safety and customer service.
This role offers an excellent platform for someone ready to take on greater responsibility, build their leadership experience and help shape a successful production operation.
Key Responsibilities
*Lead, coach and develop your production team to deliver strong shift performance.
*Deliver KPI targets across safety, quality, output, labour efficiency and customer service.
*Manage labour allocation, monitor production costs and reduce waste.
*Monitor and improve production output to meet the daily production plan.
*Support customer complaint investigations and implement corrective and preventative actions.
*Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, productivity and quality.
*Work collaboratively with Engineering, Technical, Planning and Supply Chain.
*Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, health and safety, and company standards.
*Identify training needs and build a motivated, high-performing team.
*Review shift performance, address issues and ensure clear communication and handovers.
The Person
We're keen to speak with motivated food manufacturing professionals who bring:
*Experience as a Shift Manager, Production Shift Manager, Team Leader or Production Supervisor, with the capability and ambition to take on this level of responsibility. xsabvtc
*Strong leadership skills and the ability to coach, motivate and develop teams.
*Experience managing KPIs, productio
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