Backshift Production Supervisor

Role

Key responsibilities

• Oversee production, resolve issues, and escalate matters that cannot be resolved to production managers or the factory manager.
• Monitor product standards and understand the quality-control programmes in place.
• Work with Quality Assurance to ensure products meet required standards and customer specifications.
• Ensure Good Manufacturing Practices are followed and challenge individuals who do not meet those standards.
• Lead, supervise, and motivate factory operatives.
• Maintain a daily staff register and report to Production Managers; ensure absent staff complete return-to-work forms and are cleared to resume factory-floor and food-handling work.
• Identify operatives' training needs and support the training team in providing training.
• Follow company policies on personal hygiene, manual handling, and wearing correct PPE.
• Promote brand integrity and CSR through communication with teams, customers, and suppliers to drive improvement.

Knowledge, skills, and experience

• Previous production-supervisor or similar experience is essential.
• Previous food-industry experience is essential.
• Desirable attributes include planning and organisational skills, deadline prioritisation, attention to detail, decision-making, and problem-solving.
• A good understanding of written, spoken, and read English is listed as desirable.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team with a professional approach.

Hours of work

• Normal contractual hours are 45 hours per week.
• The usual backshift is 15:00 to 00:00, Monday to Friday; working times may vary with business needs.