Relief Night Shift Manager

Ornua Co-operative Limited; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is looking for a Relief Night Shift Manager to join its operations team. This role focuses on leading a night shift, ensuring high standards in health, safety, and quality. The ideal candidate will have leadership experience in food manufacturing and a strong understanding of health and safety legislation. This position offers the chance to drive continuous improvement and contribute to a mission-driven organization that values diversity and inclusion. Join a company that invests in its people and offers career progression opportunities.

Benefits

31 days holiday

Pension Scheme

Discounted company shop

Site Physio

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity

Confidential Employee Assist Programme

Bike and Tech Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership roles within food manufacturing.
• Deep knowledge of Health & Safety and Technical legislation.

Responsibilities

• Drive a positive HSE culture and ensure manufacturing activities are 'Right First Time'.
• Maintain high hygiene standards and resolve quality issues promptly.

Skills

Leadership in food manufacturing

Health & Safety knowledge

Staff recruitment and management

MS Office proficiency

Food manufacturing software competence

Communication skills

Job description

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Hours: 40 hours per week – 10pm – 6am Mon – Fri

Salary: £17.60 per hour (inclusive of night shift premium)

Benefits: 31 days holiday (including Christmas Bank Holidays), Pension Scheme, Discounted company shop, Site Physio, Enhanced Maternity and Paternity, Confidential Employee Assist Programme, Bike and Tech Scheme, and 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 Manufacturing People Leader seeking a challenge to elevate a mission-driven organization?

Ornua is actively seeking a Relief Night Shift Manager to join our Operations team. The Relief Night Shift Manager will work alongside the Night Shift Manager, leading standards and performance for your shift. This is an offline position focused on driving improvements through standardization and continuous improvement in HSE, Quality, Performance, and CI.

Why Ornua?

• Operate from 10 global business units, including 16 production facilities, with sales and marketing teams worldwide.
• Structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
• Ornua Ingredients handles procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy and sales of dairy ingredients globally.
• Our co-operative ethos emphasizes creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our core values are: 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 promote continuous learning and improvement.
• Offers career progression and global mobility opportunities.
• Provides comprehensive, region-specific benefits.

Role Value:

The Relief Shift Night Manager is responsible for:

• Driving a positive HSE culture with zero tolerance for unsafe behaviors.
• Ensuring all manufacturing activities are 'Right First Time.'
• Maintaining high hygiene standards and GMP culture.
• Highlighting and resolving raw material and quality issues promptly.
• Ensuring accuracy of production paperwork and proper closure of M3 MO’s.
• Supporting shift performance across KPIs (HSE, Quality, OEE).
• Communicating production deviations with Planning.
• Reviewing team development and progression regularly.
• Promoting Ornua Values & Behaviours and championing the VIP scheme.
• Handling employee relations activities in the absence of your manager.
• Conducting quality checks and sampling routines.
• Maintaining effective communication within the team.

Candidate Requirements:

• Leadership experience in food manufacturing, including staff recruitment, management, motivation, and training.
• Deep knowledge of Health & Safety and Technical legislation/SOPs.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Competence in MS Office and food manufacturing software.

Our interview process involves a one-stage onsite interview to understand your skills and experiences and to give you a feel for Ornua's environment.

Ornua values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds, including women and underrepresented groups, to help us build a more innovative, inclusive, and sustainable future.