Production Shift Manager

  • The Sterling Choice
  • May 15, 2026
Full time Manufacturing

Job Description

Production Shift Manager (Double Days)
Food Manufacturing
South Yorkshire

£58,000 + Benefits

Monday Friday rotating:
5:30am 2:00pm / 2:00pm 10:00pm

There are Shift Manager jobs where you spend your day firefighting because the operation is held together with tape and hope.

And then there are Shift Manager jobs where you re actually trusted to lead.

This is the second one.

I m recruiting for a food manufacturing business that s investing heavily into people, process and performance. They need an experienced Shift Manager to take ownership of a high-risk production area and help drive standards, culture and results across the shift.

This isn t a keep things ticking over role.

They want someone visible on the floor. Someone who can challenge standards, improve performance, develop teams and create structure in a fast-paced environment where quality and food safety genuinely matter.

You ll be leading a sizeable team within a complex high-risk operation, working closely with Technical, Engineering, Planning and Senior Operations to keep production running safely, efficiently and to retailer standards.

It s the kind of environment where good managers are given autonomy, backed properly and expected to make an impact.

You ll probably suit this role if you enjoy leading from the front, improving processes rather than accepting that s how we ve always done it , and creating accountability without damaging culture.

Background?

They re looking for someone with previous management experience within food manufacturing or FMCG, ideally within a high-care or high-risk environment, who understands how to manage performance, engage teams and operate effectively in a fast-paced production setting.

If you d like more information, feel free to apply or message me directly for a confidential conversation.