Evening Shift Supervisor – Food Production
Salary: £15.35 per hour (following successful completion of probation)Shift Pattern: 2:30pm – 11:00pmEmployment Type: Full-time, Permanent
The Opportunity
Our client, an established food manufacturing business, is seeking an experienced Evening Shift Supervisor to join its production team. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on production professional with strong leadership skills to take responsibility for a busy evening shift within a food manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will help oversee a team of approximately 25 production operatives, ensuring production targets are achieved while maintaining high standards of product quality, food safety and operational efficiency. The role involves the production of a variety of chilled desserts, including sticky toffee puddings, crumbles, bread and butter puddings, rice puddings and chocolate puddings.
Working Hours
- September – March: Sunday to Thursday, 2:30pm – 11:00pm
- April – August: Monday to Friday, 2:30pm – 11:00pm
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise and coordinate daily production activities across the evening shift, working alongside the existing supervisory team.
- Support and motivate a team of approximately 25 production operatives, ensuring effective communication and teamwork.
- Oversee the safe and efficient operation of production equipment, including industrial mixers, ovens and blast chillers.
- Monitor production schedules and ensure daily output targets are achieved.
- Allocate tasks and resources effectively to maintain productivity and minimise downtime.
- Ensure all products are manufactured in accordance with food safety, hygiene and quality standards.
- Identify and resolve operational issues, escalating concerns to management when required.
- Liaise regularly with the Assistant Production Manager, providing updates on production performance, staffing and operational matters.
- Support the training, development and performance of production operatives.
- Promote a positive working environment and ensure all health and safety procedures are followed.
- Assist with continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production efficiency and minimise waste.
- Ensure production records and relevant documentation are completed accurately.
The Ideal Candidate
- Previous experience in a supervisory, team leader or chargehand role within food manufacturing or a similar production environment.
- Strong understanding of production processes, ideally involving mixing, cooking, baking or chilled food manufacturing.
- Proven ability to lead, motivate and organise a team in a busy manufacturing setting.
- Good communication skills, with at least conversational English to ensure effective communication with management.
- Polish or Bulgarian language skills would be highly advantageous given the existing team composition, although not essential.
- Good understanding of food safety, hygiene and health and safety procedures.
- A practical, hands-on approach with the ability to resolve problems and maintain production standards.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Flexibility to work the required evening shift pattern.
Candidates with strong production experience who are ready to progress into a leadership position will also be considered. An initial Chargehand opportunity may be available for someone demonstrating the right potential.
Salary & Benefits
- Evening Shift Supervisor: £15.35 per hour following successful completion of probation.
- Permanent evening shift with consistent working hours.
- Opportunity to join an established food manufacturing operation.
- Support from an experienced supervisory and production management team.
- Potential for career progression within the production function.
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