Night-Shift Manufacturing Supervisor: Lead Team

apetito UK; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage employer

25 days holiday

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme (4% match)

Life assurance 1x salary

Subsidised canteen

Free parking

Christmas turkey/voucher

Job summary

apetito UK is seeking a Nights Meals Supervisor to lead the production line on nights (Sunday–Thursday, 22:00–06:00). The role offers a salary of £39,630 plus shift allowance, bonus and benefits.

You will drive quality, safety and performance across the team, develop staff and deliver on production targets with a focus on right-first-time results. The role involves coordinating with Production, Quality, Engineering and NPD, fostering teamwork, continuous improvement and compliance with BRC

Qualifications

• Experience in a production/manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in a team to shared goals and targets.
• Confident with numbers and able to calculate line performance and ingredient weights.
• Ability to learn new software (SAP and Excel) and communicate decisions to the team.
• Desirable: previous team leadership and labour planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead your team on the production line to meet quality, productivity and plan attainment targets.
• Reduce waste and material giveaway through monitoring, control and training.
• Ensure SAP and production documentation is completed accurately and on time.
• Drive continuous improvement and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene and housekeeping.
• Champion Health & Safety and participate in audits.
• Support 5S, allergen control and a clean-as-you-go culture.
• Lead, motivate and develop team members through coaching and meetings.
• Manage labour resources to achieve targets.
• Promote communication and adherence to policies.
• Support new product trials and environmental initiatives.
• Complete training and develop departmental processes.
• Cover Shift Managers’ role during absences.

Skills

Experience in production/manufacturing

Can-do attitude

Strong decision-making

Motivates and develops teams

Numerical skills

Willingness to learn

Good communication

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

apetito UK is seeking a Nights Meals Supervisor to lead the production line on nights (Sunday–Thursday, 22:00–06:00). The role offers a salary of £39,630 plus shift allowance, bonus and benefits.

You will drive quality, safety and performance across the team, develop staff and deliver on production targets with a focus on right-first-time results. The role involves coordinating with Production, Quality, Engineering and NPD, fostering teamwork, continuous improvement and compliance with BRC