Food FMCG Night Shift Production Manager
Exerienced in and provide leadership across a fast-paced, high-volume manufacturing operation, ensuring the safe, efficient and consistent delivery of the production plan. The Prodeuction Manager will lead the night shift to achieve demanding output, quality, service and cost targets while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, HACCP, GMP, hygiene and health and safety.
Work closely with Technical, Engineering, Planning, Warehouse and other departments to maintain production continuity and maximise equipment and labour utilisation.
Lead, coach and develop Team Leaders and production colleagues and ensure clear communication of production priorities, targets and standards.
Production Manager will manage key FMCG manufacturing KPIs including OEE, output, yield, waste, downtime, labour efficiency and right-first-time performance, taking immediate action to address losses and performance gaps.
Support with recruitment, onboarding, training and succession planning while developing Team Leaders and creating a strong pipeline of future manufacturing talent.
Drive Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement across the night shift, using production data, root cause analysis and Lean/OPEX methodologies to identify and eliminate waste, bottlenecks, downtime and process inefficiencies.
Production Manager will maintain audit readiness and ensure SOPs, work instructions, 5S, process standards and autonomous maintenance practices are consistently followed. Lead improvement projects that increase productivity, reduce waste and costs, improve OEE and quality, strengthen food safety and enhance customer satisfaction, ensuring improvements are embedded and sustained across the FMCG operation.
Key Skills Required
Food FMCG production management experience
High-volume, fast-paced manufacturing experience
Night-shift and/or 24/7 operational leadership
Food safety, HACCP and GMP knowledge
Health & Safety leadership
OEE and manufacturing performance improvement
Waste, yield and labour efficiency improvement
Lean Manufacturing, OPEX and Continuous Improvement
Root Cause Analysis and structured problem solving
KPI management and data analysis
Production planning and labour/resource utilisation
Quality and right-first-time manufacturing
Hygiene and audit readiness
SOPs, work instructions, 5S and operational standard
Microsoft Office and production reporting systems
Qualifications Required
HACCP Qualification
Food Safety Qualification
Foundation-level Health & Safety Qualification
Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement / OPEX qualification – desirable
Relevant Food Manufacturing / FMCG Production Management experience
Experience working within recognised food safety, quality and GMP standards