Production Shift Supervisor

Production Shift Supervisor – Lates Location: Liverpool, L30

Salary: £42,000

Hours: Monday to Friday, 3:00pm – 12:00am

Contract: Full time, 40 hours per week

Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays

Pension: 5% employee contribution / 3% employer contribution

We’re working with a well-established and growing food manufacturing business in Liverpool who are looking to add an experienced Production Shift Supervisor to their late shift.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll take ownership of the production area throughout your shift, ensuring the team delivers against safety, quality, cost, waste and performance targets.

You’ll work closely with the Production Manager, leading the team on the shop floor, planning labour and workflow, monitoring production levels and ensuring operational KPIs are achieved.

The Role You’ll be responsible for:

Taking full ownership and accountability for the production area during your shift

Driving Health & Safety, quality, performance and waste reduction

Monitoring production levels from end to end to ensure business

requirements are achieved

Planning workflow and labour in line with production demand and budgets

Managing, motivating and developing the production team

Reviewing performance and identifying training and development

requirements

Driving operational KPIs and production efficiencies

Leading change and supporting continuous improvement initiatives

Communicating performance, downtime and operational issues to the Production Manager

Managing return-to-work processes and supporting disciplinary procedures where required

Acting as deputy for the Production Manager when required

About You We’re looking for someone with

Previous production supervisory or production management experience

Experience working within food manufacturing

A strong understanding of Health & Safety and food safety standards

Good knowledge of BRC and food safety compliance audits

Experience managing people, performance and disciplinary processes

A results-driven approach with the ability to work well under pressure

Strong communication and influencing skills

Experience working within a continuous improvement environment

Good IT skills, with experience using Excel and other production or business systems

An understanding of production scheduling and wider supply chain principles

This is a great opportunity to join an established food manufacturing operation in a key leadership position, with responsibility for people, performance and the smooth running of the late production shift