Night Shift Production Manager

The Sterling Choice; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sterling Choice is recruiting a Night Shift Manager for a major food manufacturer in South Yorkshire. You will lead the night operations, overseeing up to 10 production lines and a team of up to 50 people, with one Team Manager reporting directly into you.

This role focuses on delivering production despite changing plans, maintaining quality and safety, and coordinating with the day shift to ensure a seamless transition.

Qualifications

• Senior Production Shift Manager or Shift Manager experience in food manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Be the senior operational leader on site during the night shift.
• Oversee up to 10 production lines and a team of up to 50 people.
• Line management and changeovers, ensuring smooth handovers to day shift.
• Balance labour, production priorities and customer requirements while upholding quality and safety.

Skills

Leadership

Calm under pressure

Decision making

Team management

Night shift experience

Job description

Sunday to Tuesday & every other Saturday (17:30 – 06:00)

Some people enjoy the quiet of a night shift.

This isn't that.

This is the shift where every decision matters. Where production plans change, customer priorities move, vehicles still need loading on time, and you've got one chance to keep everything on track before the day team walks through the door.

If you're the type of Shift Manager who stays calm when everyone else starts panicking, keep reading.

We're recruiting a Night Shift Manager for a major food manufacturer in South Yorkshire.

This is a business that's growing fast, winning new contracts and continually investing back into its people, equipment and facilities. They've got an excellent reputation for developing their managers, and this vacancy exists because the current incumbent has progressed internally.

What you'll be walking into...

You'll be the most senior operational leader on site during the night shift.

Up to 10 production lines.

A team of up to 50 people across the shift.

One Team Manager reporting directly into you.

Your job isn't simply making sure production runs.

It's making sure production still delivers when plans inevitably change.

Orders move.

Priorities change.

Lines need switching.

Changeovers need managing efficiently.

You'll constantly be balancing labour, production priorities and customer requirements while making sure quality, safety and performance never slip.

It's a role for someone who enjoys solving problems rather than creating them.

You’ll probably be a good fit if you...

• Have experience as a Senior Production Shift Manager or Shift Manager within food manufacturing.
• Have previously managed busy, high-volume production environments.
• Stay calm when production plans change at short notice.
• Can make quick decisions without losing sight of quality or safety.
• Know how to get the best from Team Managers and production teams.
• Ideally have experience leading night shifts (although strong days-based candidates with the right background will also be considered).

Why make the move?

This isn't a business standing still.

They're continuing to win new customers.

They're investing heavily across the operation.

People who perform here get recognised, developed and promoted.

If you're looking for somewhere you can genuinely build a long-term career rather than simply cover another night shift, this is worth a conversation.