The company
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established food manufacturing business with a strong commitment to quality, safety and continuous improvement. Operating within a fast-paced production environment, the organisation prides itself on developing its people, investing in operational excellence and maintaining the highest food safety and customer standards.

With a culture centred around teamwork, accountability and development, this business offers the chance to make a genuine impact while leading a high-performing production team.

The role
As Shift Manager, you will take full responsibility for leading a production shift, ensuring products are manufactured safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will oversee a team of Line Leaders and Operatives, driving performance across a broad range of operational, safety and people-focused KPIs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strong leadership on health, safety and food safety.
• Driving production performance and achievement of operational plans.
• Ensuring compliance with customer, technical and quality requirements.
• Leading workforce planning, recruitment, training and development activities.
• Conducting gap analysis and implementing development plans to upskill teams.
• Monitoring key metrics including safety, quality, training compliance, labour availability and service performance.
• Identifying and implementing improvements in processes, equipment, training and documentation.
• Managing, motivating and developing a team to achieve operational excellence.

The candidate
We are looking for a proven leader from a food manufacturing environment who is passionate about building high-performing teams and driving operational success.

You will demonstrate:

• Previous experience in a Shift Manager or similar leadership position within food, chemical, pharma or packaging manufacturing.
• Strong people management skills with a track record of coaching, developing and engaging teams.
• Excellent communication and decision-making abilities.
• Experience of lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement.
• Effective planning, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of food safety, HACCP, allergen management and hazard analysis.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• A proactive approach with the ability to deliver results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This is a permanent day shift position working 6am - 6pm on a Panama shift pattern.