Night Shift Production Manager

Job Description

Night Shift Production Manager

Layman Distributing | Salem, VA

Position: Full-Time | Salaried Management
Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 5:00 PM until production is complete
Compensation: $75,000 - $85,000

Join Our Leadership Team

Are you a results-driven leader who thrives in a fast-paced warehouse environment? Do you have the ability to build strong teams, develop supervisors, solve operational challenges, and consistently deliver results?

Layman Distributing, a growing, family-owned wholesale distribution company, is seeking an experienced Night Shift Production Manager to lead our overnight warehouse production operations in Salem, Virginia.

This is a key leadership position responsible for the overall performance, efficiency, accuracy, and success of our night shift. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, highly organized leader who understands how to manage people, drive productivity, establish accountability, and create a culture of continuous improvement.

You will lead a team of warehouse associates, an Assistant Night Production Manager, and floor supervisors while ensuring customer orders are accurately picked, processed, and loaded for delivery.

We are looking for more than someone who can manage a shift. We are looking for someone who can lead an operation.

What You'll Do

Leadership & Team Development

• Provide overall leadership and direction for all night shift warehouse operations, including order selection, quality control, product processing, staging, merging, and truck loading.
• Directly lead and develop the Assistant Night Production Manager, floor supervisors, team leads, and warehouse associates.
• Establish clear expectations, responsibilities, and performance standards throughout the operation.
• Coach, mentor, and develop employees while building a strong leadership team capable of independently managing their departments.
• Hold supervisors and associates accountable for productivity, attendance, safety, accuracy, and adherence to company procedures.
• Partner with the Director of Operations on staffing needs, hiring, training, employee evaluations, disciplinary actions, and organizational improvements.
• Promote a positive, productive, team-oriented work environment that encourages communication, employee retention, and professional growth.

Production Management & Operational Execution

• Take full ownership of nightly production performance, ensuring all customer orders are processed accurately and efficiently for scheduled deliveries.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage nightly staffing and workflow based on anticipated order volume, departmental demands, and delivery schedules.
• Monitor production throughout the shift, identify bottlenecks, and proactively adjust labor and resources to maintain productivity.
• Establish and enforce production benchmarks, departmental expectations, and completion timelines.
• Oversee all warehouse production departments, including grocery, candy, tobacco, cigarettes, freezer, and cooler operations.
• Maintain a strong presence on the warehouse floor, providing active leadership and resolving operational challenges in real time.
• Ensure all picking, quality control, staging, and loading processes are completed according to established company standards.
• Coordinate with delivery operations to ensure trucks are properly loaded and ready for timely dispatch.

Performance Management & Accountability

• Monitor, analyze, and continuously improve key operational performance indicators, including:
• • Cost per pick and overall labor efficiency
  • Order selection productivity and production completion times
  • Picking accuracy, shortages, and fulfillment errors
  • Truck loading accuracy and missed or misplaced product
  • Labor utilization, overtime, and staffing efficiency
  • Employee retention,…