Night Shift - Head Production Chef

Drnewitt; Warrington; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

Potential equity options

Build major operational function from

Job summary

Drnewitt is launching a first large-scale production facility in the UK. The Night Shift Head Production will lead production and prep of meals, establishing operational processes and scaling daily output to thousands of meals.

You will oversee the kitchen, production and dispatch, manage schedules, and implement stock control and cost management. Strong leadership, HACCP, and UK work rights are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-volume food production facility, CPU, or large-scale catering environment.
• Practical experience with cook – chill and chilled food production.
• Proven leadership experience managing production or kitchen teams.
• Strong financial and operational management skills.
• Highly organised, process-driven, and fast-paced environments.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day kitchen, production and dispatch activities.
• Currently producing 20,000 meals per week, support to manage and grow.
• Manage production schedules to ensure efficiency, consistency and on-time output.
• Implement stock control, inventory systems and cost management processes.
• Lead all food safety, hygiene, and health & safety practices (HACCP Level 3+).
• Train and manage kitchen and production staff; build a high-performance team culture.

Skills

Leadership

High-volume production

Operations management

Organised

Job description

Job Description

Job description

Location: Warrington

Reportsto: CEO

Salary: Competitive (and Negotiable)

WorkingRights: OnlyapplicantswithfullUKworkingrightswillbeconsideredforthisvacancy,sponsorshipisnotavailableonthisoccasion

ABOUTTHEEMPLOYER

Arapidlygrowing,mission-drivenstart-upislaunchingitsfirstlarge-scale productionfacility.Thecompanyspecialisesinhigh-quality,nutritionallyalignedpreparedmealsproducedatvolume.Thisisafast-pacedenvironmentsuitedtosomeonewhoenjoysbuildingsystemsfromthegroundupandthrivesinperiodsofrapidgrowthandchange.

THEROLE

The Night Shift Head Production

Chef will lead manage production and prepping of meals Youwillestablishalloperationalprocesses,ensureconsistentoutputquality,andscaledailyproductionfromlaunchphasetoseveralthousandmealsperday.

KEYRESPONSIBILITIES

Production&OperationsManagement

• Oversee day-to-day kitchen, production, and dispatch activities.
• Currently producing 20,000 meals per week which you will support to manage and grow
• Manage production schedules to ensure efficiency, consistency, and on-time output.
• Implement strong stock control, inventory systems, and cost management processes.

Quality,Safety&Compliance

• Lead all food safety, hygiene, and health & safety practices.
• Implement and maintain HACCP (Level 3+ required).

TeamLeadership

• Train, and manage kitchen and production staff.
• Build a positive, safe, and high-performance team culture.
• Manage rotas, performance, and staffing levels to match production needs.

REQUIREDSKILLS&EXPERIENCE

• Experience in a high-volume food production facility, CPU, or large-scale catering environment (not restaurant-only).
• Practical experience with cook – chill and chilled food production.
• Proven leadership experience managing production or kitchen teams.
• Strong financial and operational management skills.
• Highly organised, process-driven, and comfortable in fast-paced environments.
• Right to work in the UK.

WHAT'S OFFERED

• Competitive salary + performance bonus
• Potential equity options
• Opportunity to build a major operational function from scratch
• High levels of autonomy and responsibility
• Career advancement as the organisation scales