Production Manager

Production Manager - Night Shift

Location: Haverhill, Suffolk
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 + 8% Employer Pension (Total 16%) + Private Healthcare

Are you an experienced Production Manager looking for an opportunity to take ownership of a large-scale night shift operation within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment?

My client is a leading food manufacturer supplying major UK retailers and foodservice customers. Due to continued investment and growth, they are seeking an ambitious Night Production Manager to lead site-wide night shift operations and drive performance across safety, quality, service and cost.

This is a highly visible leadership role with significant responsibility, offering the opportunity to influence culture, develop teams and contribute to wider operational strategy.

The Role

As Night Production Manager, you will be responsible for leading cross-functional operational teams, ensuring production targets are achieved while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, quality and employee engagement.

You will work closely with the wider leadership team to drive operational excellence, improve efficiencies and embed a culture of accountability and continuous improvement across the shift.

Shift

Monday - Friday, 10pm - 6am

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop large production teams within a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Drive performance across safety, quality, delivery and cost
• Ensure production plans are executed effectively and customer requirements are met
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing KPIs
• Drive employee engagement, training and development initiatives
• Ensure compliance with GMP, food safety and quality standards
• Work collaboratively with Technical, Engineering, Planning and Supply Chain teams
• Support wider site improvement projects and operational strategy

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Proven experience leading large teams within food manufacturing or FMCG environments
• Strong understanding of production, packing and manufacturing operations
• Experience supplying major retail customers
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies
• Strong people leadership and coaching capability
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Strong understanding of food safety, quality and GMP standards
• Good IT and systems knowledge

Experience within meat processing, protein manufacturing, slicing, packing or other high-care food environments would be advantageous.

What's on Offer?

• Salary £60,000 - £70,000
• 8% Employer Pension Contribution
• Private Healthcare
• Genuine opportunity to influence site performance and culture
• Senior leadership exposure within a large, complex manufacturing environment
• Long-term career development opportunities within a growing international food business

This role would suit an experienced Production Manager, Operations Manager, Manufacturing Manager or Shift Operations Manager looking to take the next step within a high-volume food manufacturing environment.

For a confidential discussion, please apply today.