Shift Manager

Production Shift Manager - Food Production

Location: Ledbury

Job type: Permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday rotating shifts: 5am - 2pm / 1:30pm - 10:30pm

Salary £35,000

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Shift Manager to join a fast-paced food production and packaging facility in Ledbury. This is a key leadership role, responsible for ensuring smooth, efficient and compliant operations across a busy production shift.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee daily production activities to ensure output targets are consistently met
• Monitor operations and quickly resolve any issues to minimize downtime
• Lead, support and motivate a team of operatives and supervisors across your shift
• Deliver clear pre-shift briefings, setting expectations and priorities
• Provide ongoing coaching, feedback and performance management
• Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene and health & safety regulations
• Carry out regular checks to maintain operational and quality standards
• Identify opportunities for efficiency improvements and waste reduction
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across production processes

About you:

• Experience in a supervisory or management role within food manufacturing or a similar production environment
• Strong understanding of UK food safety and health & safety standards
• Confident leader with ability to motivate and manage teams effectively
• Comfortable using production systems and reporting tools
• Food safety or management qualifications are an advantage

Benefits:

• Company pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Company events and referral programme
• Supportive working environment within a growing operation

Closing date is 21/06/26

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Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future