We’re exclusively partnering with a well-established, high-volume food manufacturing business to recruit a Night Shift Production Supervisor.

This is a key operational leadership role, responsible for managing end-to-end production across the night shift. You'll be leading a diverse team, overseeing cleaning and fill operations, ensuring safety and quality compliance, and keeping production targets on track. Start times vary depending on the product — either 12am or 3am — and an incentive bonus structure is in place to reward high performance.

What You’ll Be Doing

Production Operations

• Coordinate all night shift activities including room cleaning, product fills, and production handovers
• Manage room setups, post-fill assessments, and material flow across the site
• Oversee waste movements, traffic flow, and customer pickups
• Ensure equipment readiness and correct placement of machinery before production

Team Leadership

• Lead and coach production staff including operators, cleaners, and shift leads
• Manage rosters, approve timesheets, and ensure appropriate resourcing
• Conduct onboarding, training, and regular performance check-ins
• Support a culture of accountability, safety, and high output

Safety & Compliance

• Drive compliance with WHS protocols and food safety procedures
• Investigate incidents, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions
• Maintain safety records and ensure PPE, risk, and audit standards are met

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor quality outputs and investigate non-conformances
• Ensure production meets regulatory and food safety standards
• Identify areas for improvement and contribute to CI initiatives

Commercial Awareness

• Monitor shift-based expenses and contribute to cost control
• Track KPIs and report operational performance to site leadership
• Participate in planning and continuous improvement discussions

About You

• Proven leadership experience in a production or manufacturing environment
• Background in food, FMCG, fresh produce or agriculture
• Comfortable managing night shift operations and early start times
• Strong grasp of compliance, safety, and quality standards
• Hands-on, adaptable, and calm under pressure
• Confident communicator and team builder

The Offer

• Night shift position with consistent hours and early starts (12am or 3am depending on product)
• Incentive bonus structure in place to reward strong leadership and team performance
• Stable, long-term role within a large-scale food production environment

H People is proudly representing this opportunity exclusively.

To express your interest, apply via the link or contact Jory Humphreys on 0485 867 805 or [email protected] for a confidential chat.