Night Food Production Manager

Wise Employment; Callington; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established food manufacturing company in Callington is looking for a Night Food Production Manager. This permanent position requires overseeing production activities, team leadership, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates should have experience in food manufacturing supervisory roles and relevant food safety qualifications. The company offers a competitive salary, a night shift premium, and comprehensive employee benefits including training, medical coverage, and retirement plans.

Benefits

On the job training and development opportunities

Shift premiums for alternative hours worked

Retirement savings plan

Private Medical Insurance

Free parking

On site gym

Subsidised canteen

Savings scheme

Free eye care vouchers

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience in a production supervisory or management capacity within food manufacturing.
• Resilient and credible leadership style to coach and develop the team.
• Strong commitment to quality customer service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate staff within the department.
• Plan and structure work, setting objectives and monitoring progress.
• Ensure Health & Safety checks are performed.
• Achieve KPIs related to production efficiency and quality.
• Coordinate both permanent and temporary labor during shifts.

Skills

Leadership

HACCP knowledge

Food Safety Level 3

Health & Safety (IOSH Level 2)

Commercial awareness

Job description

Night Food Production Manager!

Wise Employment are currently recruiting for a Night Food Production Manager for an established and successful food manufacturing company based in Callington, Cornwall.

This is an on‑site based permanent role working weekend (nights) Friday, Saturday, Sunday 6pm - 6am. This role also includes a competitive salary plus a night shift premium for the weekends working nights and an excellent bonus package such as:

• On the job training and development opportunities
• Shift premiums for alternative hours worked (if applicable)
• Retirement savings plan (with 4 x salary life assurance)
• Aviva Private Medical (after qualifying period)
• Free parking
• On site gym which is free to use
• Subsidised canteen
• Savings scheme
• Free eye care vouchers (if using a PC)
• Long service awards and other benefits too!

This is an instrumental role as a Night Food Production Manager that will see you managing the day to day and longer term activities within the department and being accountable for attaining daily production plans.

What your day will look like as a Night Food Production Manager:

Within your department, you will be accountable and responsible for:

• Leading the staff within your department or production line to become motivated and engaged and carry out staff training, appraisals and coaching where applicable
• Planning, structuring and organising work to set objectives, key logical plans and prioritising critical tasks and monitoring progress.
• Ensuring that all H&S checks are carried out
• Achieving KPIs in relation to production efficiencies, people, quality and profitability through a continuous improvement approach and the manufacturing pillar plan
• Evaluating performance levels against targets daily and taking necessary action on any variances between planned and actual performance
• Co‑ordinating permanent and temporary labour during shift
• Understanding the implementation of Allergen controls.

Experience required:

To be successful in your application for this Night Food Production Manager role, you will have experience in a production supervisory or management capacity within a food manufacturing environment and therefore hands on experience of running the department.

You will need a commercial awareness and strong commitment to delivering a quality customer service. A Level 3 or above in Food Safety is desirable and you will need a Level 2 and IOSH or above in Health & Safety. You should also have a strong understanding of HACCP and have a resilient, credible leadership style where you can coach, inspire and develop your team.

If you are keen on progressing your career for a long‑standing and reputable company, earning a competitive salary, please email your CV via this job board or contact Wise Employment Plymouth.