Relief Night Shift Manager

Ornua Co-operative Limited; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Generous annual leave

Discounts on cheese & butter

Onsite physio

Confidential EAP system

Bike & tech scheme

Family fun days

Job summary

Ornua Co-operative Limited is seeking a Relief Night Shift Manager to lead a night shift in our production facility. The role focuses on running the shift, achieving targets, and improving line efficiency while ensuring compliance with quality, hygiene, and health & safety standards.

You will manage daily shift activities, contribute to cross-functional improvements, and support staff induction and upskilling. The position is based on site and aligned with Ornua’s values and growth plans.

Qualifications

• Food Hygiene Level 2 is required, Level 3 preferred.
• Proven people management experience with staff recruitment, motivation and training.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety, technical legislation/SOPs.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Experience with MS Office and food manufacturing software such as M3 and Redzone.

Responsibilities

• Fully running the night shift in the Shift Manager’s absence, including attending meetings and taking actions.
• Completing daily shift reports.
• Carrying out RTW and informal/Disciplinary hearings.
• Leading improvements and line effectiveness of operations & production through cross-functional collaboration and process development.
• Ensuring adherence to Quality, Hygiene and Health & Safety policies and procedures; driving near-miss and good-catch reporting.
• Monitoring production lines for faults, reporting to the Shift Manager/Engineer, and capturing data in Redzone.
• Driving and working on daily huddles and rota management to control labour/skills.
• On-line coverage when required and break relief.

Skills

People management

Health & Safety knowledge

English proficiency

MS Office knowledge

Food manufacturing software (M3/Redz​o

Education

Food Hygiene Level 2

Food Hygiene Level 3

Tools

MS Office

M3

Redzone

Job description

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Hours: Fixed Night Shift- 10:00pm-6:00am, Monday to Friday

Benefits: Company pension scheme, generous annual leave, discounted cheese and butter, onsite physio, confidential EAP system, bike and tech scheme, family fun days and many more.

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Are you a People Leader looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking a Relief Night Shift Manager to join our operations department as we continue our growth trajectory.

The Relief Night Shift Manager will play a key role in; overseeing the running of the production lines, ensuring production targets & efficiencies are achieved against planned production and line running speeds.

Why Ornua?

• Ornua operates as a commercial organisation from 10 business units worldwide, including 12 production facilities located in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.
• The commercial organisation is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Ireland’s most successful food export: Kerrygold.
• It also manages the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers globally, and the implementation of de-risking and trading strategies to manage market volatility.
• Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
• We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

As our Relief Night Shift Manager you will be responsible for leading on;

• Fully running the shift, in the Shift Manager’s absence, including attending meetings and taking actions.
• Completing daily shift reports.
• Carrying out RTW and informal/Disciplinary hearings.
• Investigation and completing work related accidents.
• Lead the development of improvements and line effectiveness of operations & production through contribution to cross-functional working, performance improvement initiatives and the development of operational process.
• Ensure that all employees are fully adhering to Quality, Hygiene and Health & Safety policies & procedures, drive completion of near miss and good catch cards.
• Ensure paperwork is accurately completed to record production activity.Monitor and drive quality, hygiene and GMP KPI’s.
• Monitor production lines for faults and improvement, report to the Shift Manager/Engineer as required and capture on Redzone.
• Monitor & drive production output against daily planned targets.
• Ensure quality checks are performed routinely as required and Quality policies & procedures are adhered to.
• Raising non-conformances and closing assigned non-conformances out in a timely manner.
• Working with the Shift Manager and Site Trainer to ensure new staff are fully inducted and all staff are fully trained in all aspects of their role, identifying gaps in training & up skilling requirements of the production team.
• Material area checks and investigating.
• Attending and investigating daily material variances meeting.
• Driving and actioning daily huddles on lines.
• Control of labour/skills using shift planned rota.
• At times required on line and cover break cover.

What You Bring To The Role:

• Food Hygiene Level 2, preferably Level 3
• People management experience, including a proven track record of recruiting, managing, motivating and training staff.
• In-depth knowledge of Health & Safety and Technical legislation/procedures/SOPs
• Demonstrated level of spoken and written English
• Knowledge of MS Office and food manufacturing software e.g. M3, Redzone.

Our interview process is designed to be thorough yet supportive. This process includes a first stage via Teams to allow us to get to know you better and to understand your skills and experiences and, if successful, a second stage face-to-face interview that will build upon the first stage and give you the opportunity to get a feel for Ornua and the environment in which you will be working.

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

Ornua values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We also strongly encourage women and other underrepresented groups in the manufacturing industry to apply. Your unique perspectives and experiences are highly valued and will be instrumental in driving our company’s continued success. Join us in shaping a more innovative, inclusive, and sustainable future.

Ornua is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace. We will make every effort to provide for any reasonable accessibility needs you may have during your employment with us. If you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process or in your role, please let us know — we’re here to support you.