Job Title: Production Shift Manager Location: Basildon, Essex Salary: £40,000 - £47,000 Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00am 6:30pm (Some flexibility may be required to support production needs) Holidays: 33 days (Bank Holidays included and Christmas off) Reports To: Production Manager / Operations Manager Manages: Approximately 15 production operatives Job Purpose The Production Shift Manager is responsible for leading, supervising, and developing a 15-person production team within a food manufacturing environment. The role is highly hands-on and shop-floor based (70:30), ensuring that daily production targets are met safely, efficiently, and to the highest food safety and quality standards. The Business is currently a manual production line and they are interested in moving towards a more automated production line. The production Managaer is very keen to take on this project in the near future and would be looking for someone to assist him overseeing this project. Key Responsibilities Production and Operations Oversee day-to-day production activities during the shift to ensure output targets are met Ensure products are manufactured in line with company specifications, recipes, and quality standards Monitor workflow, labour allocation, and productivity across manual processes and new production lines Support the implementation and optimisation of production lines and improved processes Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement