Job Description:

Night Shift Manager

Location: Romford

Industry: Food Manufacturing

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000

Are you an experienced food manufacturing leader who thrives on the night shift?

We have partnered with an impressive, fast-growing food brand that is heavily investing in its team, site, and future. Following significant year-on-year growth, they are looking for a high-caliber Night Shift Manager to take the reins of their night operations, drive performance, and maintain exceptional standards.

This is a senior site leadership role with genuine strategic influence and the scope to shape the future of the night shift culture. While the business has ambitious long-term goals, this remains a hands-on, visible role where you will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to deliver operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Safety First: Actively promote a world-class safety culture. Ensure all Health & Safety and legislative requirements are met (including risk assessments, COSHH, and PUWER).
• Operational Performance: Manage shift-based teams to achieve a >95% conformance to plan, ensuring seamless service levels for the Supply Chain Planning function.
• Quality & Hygiene: Maintain strict product quality, food safety, and hygiene standards through robust operational control, compliance, and equipment clean downs.
• Cost & KPI Management: Deliver standard cost measures across materials, labor, and overhead budgets by tracking daily, weekly, and periodic KPIs.
• People & Culture: Own the employee journey on your shift-from recruitment and training to holiday scheduling and performance feedback. Drive a positive, evolving culture aligned with company values.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build strong working relationships across departments, collaborating closely with Quality, Engineering, EHS, Finance, and NPD.

About You

• Industry Experience: Proven senior leadership experience within food manufacturing or FMCG (ideally in value-add sectors like bakery, ready meals, protein, or extrusion).
• Environment: Direct experience working within high-risk manufacturing facilities.
• Change Management: A strong track record of leading teams through operational change and growth.
• Leadership Style: A practical, people-focused leader who is visible on the shop floor, honest, and accountable.
• Talent Development: Experienced in nurturing workforce culture, developing team capabilities, and implementing succession planning.
• Continuous Improvement: Ability to establish best practices and lean manufacturing methods.

How to Apply

If you are ready to take full ownership of a premier night operation, let's talk. Reach out to me directly at (url removed) or click below to apply.