Production Shift Manager

Noble Foods Home of the Happy Egg Co.

Noble Foods is a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. Within this, Noble Foods owns several successful brands, including the UK’s biggest free-range egg brand the Happy Egg co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic. In a recent survey by Best Companies we were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry.

🕒 Shift Pattern:
Continental 5.30am-1730

💰 Salary: £46,000

Are you an experienced production leader who thrives in fast-paced, highly automated environments? Do you take real pride in safety, quality, and developing people? If so, this could be your next step.

We’re looking for a Production Shift Manager to lead one of our key production shifts, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant operations while building a high-performing, engaged team.

We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.

As Production Shift Manager, you’ll have full ownership of your shift — balancing people leadership with operational excellence.

You’ll:

• Lead production operations to consistently hit KPI, throughput, and OTIF targets
• Take full accountability for Health & Safety, driving continuous risk reduction and improvement
• Manage and develop Production Supervisors and Machine Controllers
• Ensure food safety, hygiene, and quality standards are met at all times
• Plan production runs to minimise waste and meet customer demand
• Drive continuous improvement across site standards, processes, and performance
• Own shift KPIs — celebrating success and leading root cause analysis when targets aren’t met
• Keep the site audit & visitor ready at all times
• Lead investigations, disciplinaries, and absence management when required
• Develop your people through structured training plans and coaching
• Play an active role in the business’s social and environmental responsibilities

You’re a confident, hands-on leader who knows how to get the best from large, diverse teams.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience managing large teams in an operational or production environment
• Experience in highly automated, complex production facilities
• IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of risk assessments, safe systems of work, and work instructions
• Excellent communication, organisation, and time-management skills
• Working knowledge of MS Office and ERP systems (NAV, Citrix, SAP)

We’re looking for leaders who live these behaviours every day:

• Together – Working collaboratively, coaching and supporting others
• Ownership – Taking responsibility and holding ourselves accountable
• Courage – Being bold, open to ideas, and willing to drive change
• Action – Acting with pace, integrity, and follow-through
• Respect – Valuing every voice and building trust through fairness
• Excellence – Leading by example and striving to improve every day

• A leadership role with real ownership and influence
• A business that invests in training, development, and progression
• A strong, people-focused culture
• The chance to make a visible impact on performance and standards

• Free hot drinks on shift
• Service Awards
• Enhanced paternity and maternity
• Free life insurance
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero
• Discounted eggs and chicken
• A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday
• Access to Digi Care + - Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Free Eye Test every two years
• Discounted mobile phone contracts
• Share in our success with the People Partnership - after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus
• Additional Allowances for First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders
• Wellness programme
• Employee Charity Matching Scheme

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.