Food Production Shift Leader: Drive Output & Efficiency

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: 21/06/26