At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead night operations in a fast-growing food brand and drive performance.
- Company: Dynamic food manufacturing company with ambitious growth plans.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hands-on leadership role, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on employee development and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Shape the future of night shift culture while ensuring safety and quality standards.
- Qualifications: Proven leadership experience in food manufacturing and strong change management skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 60000 £ per year.
Location: Romford
Industry: Food Manufacturing
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000
Are you an experienced food manufacturing leader who thrives on the night shift? We have partnered with an impressive, fast-growing food brand that is heavily investing in its team, site, and future. Following significant year-on-year growth, they are looking for a high-caliber Night Shift Manager to take the reins of their night operations, drive performance, and maintain exceptional standards.
This is a senior site leadership role with genuine strategic influence and the scope to shape the future of the night shift culture. While the business has ambitious long-term goals, this remains a hands-on, visible role where you will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to deliver operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Safety First: Actively promote a world-class safety culture. Ensure all Health & Safety and legislative requirements are met (including risk assessments, COSHH, and PUWER).
- Operational Performance: Manage shift-based teams to achieve a >95% conformance to plan, ensuring seamless service levels for the Supply Chain Planning function.
- Quality & Hygiene: Maintain strict product quality, food safety, and hygiene standards through robust operational control, compliance, and equipment clean downs.
- Cost & KPI Management: Deliver standard cost measures across materials, labor, and overhead budgets by tracking daily, weekly, and periodic KPIs.
- People & Culture: Own the employee journey on your shift - from recruitment and training to holiday scheduling and performance feedback. Drive a positive, evolving culture aligned with company values.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Build strong working relationships across departments, collaborating closely with Quality, Engineering, EHS, Finance, and NPD.
About You
- Industry Experience: Proven senior leadership experience within food manufacturing or FMCG (ideally in value-add sectors like bakery, ready meals, protein, or extrusion).
- Environment: Direct experience working within high-risk manufacturing facilities.
- Change Management: A strong track record of leading teams through operational change and growth.
- Leadership Style: A practical, people-focused leader who is visible on the shop floor, honest, and accountable.
- Talent Development: Experienced in nurturing workforce culture, developing team capabilities, and implementing succession planning.
- Continuous Improvement: Ability to establish best practices and lean manufacturing methods.
How to Apply
If you are ready to take full ownership of a premier night operation, let's talk. Reach out to me directly at (url removed) or click below to apply.
