Production Shift Manager

The Sterling Choice; England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 10%

Pension plan

Gym discounts

Travel savings

Job summary

The Sterling Choice is seeking a Shift Manager in North Hampshire to own the weekend production area (Friday to Monday). You’ll drive safety, quality and KPI performance with full shift ownership and data-driven decision making.

This hands-on role requires leading a team in fast-moving food manufacturing, ensuring food safety compliance, coaching staff, reducing waste, and delivering reliable shift results to the Production Manager. Salary £45,000 with up to 10% bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production teams in food manufacturing or fast-moving environments.
• Strong understanding of food safety, hygiene and compliance.
• Proven track record of delivering results and owning outcomes.
• Ability to make quick decisions with incomplete information.
• Excellent shop floor communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead a production team to hit shift KPIs safely and efficiently.
• Maintain health & safety, hygiene and compliance standards each shift.
• Support the Production Manager on day-to-day responsibilities.
• Chase yield and cut waste to maximise efficiency and cost savings.
• Use performance data to identify and fix problems proactively.
• Escalate maintenance issues early to prevent stoppages.
• Coach and develop the team to build capability.
• Ensure traceability and product compliance is maintained.

Skills

Production management

Team leadership

Food safety

Problem solving

Communication

Job description

Shift Manager, Hampshire.

Salary: £45,000 | Location: North Hampshire | Pattern: Friday to Monday

Let me be straight with you. Food manufacturing doesn't wait. It doesn't care that it's Sunday, that the line's down, or that someone's phoned in sick. If you've run a shift in food manufacturing, you already know this.

The job

You'll own a production area during the weekend shift. Not "support it." Not "have visibility of it." Own it. Safety, quality, performance and people are all yours, and at the end of the shift you'll know exactly how it went, because the numbers will tell you.

What you'll be doing

• Leading a production team to hit shift KPIs safely and efficiently
• Keeping Health & Safety, hygiene and compliance standards where they should be, every shift, not just audit week
• Supporting the Production Manager on day-to-day responsibilities
• Chasing yield and cutting waste, because in food manufacturing both are money
• Using performance data to spot problems and fix them, rather than admiring them on a spreadsheet
• Escalating maintenance issues early, before a small fault turns into a long stoppage
• Coaching and developing your team so they get better, and so you're not the only one who can solve things
• Making sure traceability and product compliance are spot on. This one isn't optional.

The bits we won't dress up

• It's fast-paced. That means decisions get made quickly, often with incomplete information.
• You'll be hands-on. If you want to manage from a laptop, wrong job for you.
• Standards aren't a suggestion. You'll be accountable for them, and so will the business.

You'll fit if you have

• Production management experience in food manufacturing, fresh produce or another fast-moving environment
• A proper understanding of food safety, hygiene, and compliance
• Real experience leading teams, not just overseeing them
• Problem-solving skills and the confidence to make a call and stand by it
• Communication skills that work on the shop floor as well as in the meeting room
• An eye for detail and a habit of owning the result

What you get

Aside from a role with real accountability and room to grow in a leading food manufacturing business, you also get:

• Competitive salary: £45,000
• Bonus: Up to 10%
• Pension: above industry standard
• Lifestyle: gym discounts and holiday/travel savings