Manufacturing Manager - Nights

45 hours per week | Permanent

Night Shifts | Monday to Sunday | Between 6:00pm and 4:00am

Are You an Original? We're looking for an experienced Manufacturing Manager to lead our night shift operation at our iconic Peterborough Theatre Store.

Manufacturing - Peterborough |

Contract:

Full time | Salary: 36,754

As our Manufacturing Manager, you'll lead the overnight production operation, ensuring every doughnut leaving the line meets the exceptional standards Krispy Kreme is famous for.

• Lead, coach and inspire your manufacturing team to deliver exceptional performance every shift.
• Take ownership of production, ensuring quality, food safety and operational standards are consistently achieved.
• Plan and manage labour, productivity and resources to meet production requirements.
• Drive a culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Monitor performance, identify opportunities to improve efficiency and implement solutions.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety, health & safety and company policies.
• Support, develop and coach your team to help them grow and succeed.
• Act as the senior operational leader on shift, making confident decisions and resolving challenges as they arise.
• Take pride in maintaining a manufacturing environment that's always ready to be viewed by our customers, ensuring exceptional standards of cleanliness, organisation and presentation.

• Previous experience managing teams within a food manufacturing, bakery or FMCG environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach and develop high‑performing teams.
• Experience managing production operations and delivering against KPIs.
• A good understanding of food safety, quality and health & safety standards.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Confidence using IT systems and production reporting tools.
• A proactive approach with a passion for continuous improvement.
• The flexibility to work permanent night shifts across Monday to Sunday as required.

• Paid training from day one.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Employee discount.
• Pension scheme.
• Holiday pay.
• Health & Wellbeing support.
• Recognition and reward for great work.
• Uniform provided.
• Delicious Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

Join a friendly, supportive team where you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact, lead from the front and help create the magic behind our world‑famous doughnuts. We’re committed to helping our people grow, celebrating success together and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

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