Supply Chain Shift Manager

Vitacress Salads St Mary Bourne, Lower Link Farm, Lower Link, Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 01:00

• Location: SMB
  Company: Vitacress Salads
  Department: Operations
  Reporting to: Head of Operations Manager
  Contract: Full-time, Permanent
• Working Hours: 5pm - 5am
  Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (Nights)
• Salary: up to £55,000

About the Role

Vitacress Salads is seeking a motivated and hands on Night Shift Manager to lead our Operations team at our SMB site. This is a key role within a fast paced FMCG environment, ensuring the safe, efficient, and high quality running of the entire night shift.

You will manage and develop a team of Supervisors and Operatives, deliver the production plan, uphold strict food safety standards, and foster a positive, high performing team culture.

If you are a strong people leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and enjoys making improvements, this could be the ideal role for you.

Key Responsibilities Health & Safety / Food Safety

• Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety procedures using Assure (H&S management system).
• Complete investigations, close out DWB/incident/accident actions, and maintain up to date risk assessments.
• Conduct regular safety tours and drive safe working practices across the shift.
• Maintain excellent GMP standards and ensure timely closure of non conformances.
• Work closely with Technical to ensure the highest product quality.
• Lead, coach, and motivate your team to achieve daily production targets.
• Ensure effective staffing levels, including planning for holidays, sickness, and peak seasons.
• Work with HR to support attendance management and ongoing performance conversations.
• Build a multiskilled and future ready team with strong succession planning in place.
• Promote a positive team culture where colleagues feel valued, supported, and empowered.

Operational Delivery

• Ensure smooth and efficient shift handovers to minimize downtime.
• Monitor KPIs and drive continuous improvement across the shift.
• Support NPD trials and help introduce new products and processes.
• Maintain full compliance with traceability and IFS standards.
• Contribute daily and weekly operational meetings.

What We're Looking For Experience & Skills

• FMCG manufacturing experience (essential).
• Strong line management or supervisory experience.
• Solid understanding of employee relations.
• Excellent planning, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Experience managing time and attendance systems.

Personal Attributes

• A proactive, solutions-focused leader.
• Calm, organized, and resilient in a fast paced environment.
• A role model who supports and inspires the team.
• Committed to quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Someone who leads by example and takes accountability.

Our Values - What You'll Bring to Life

Nurture the Future
We invest in people, processes, and sustainability. You'll develop your team, think ahead, and help build long term success.

Always Deliver Quality
You strive for excellence in everything-leadership, product standards, safety, and process compliance.

Do the Right Thing
You act with integrity, communicate openly, and treat others with respect. You make fair decisions and can be trusted to do what's right.

Working Conditions

This role is based in a chilled food production environment. All required PPE will be provided.

Ready to Lead Our Night Shift Team?

If you're an experienced Shift Manager-or a strong Supervisor ready to take the next step-we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and take the next step in your career with Vitacress Salads.

Vitacress Salads, based in leafy St Mary Bourne, Andover is one of the principal salad and watercress suppliers in the UK. With our own salad leaf farms, we take immense pride in delivering a field to fork operation. We grow, wash, pack and distribute salad and watercress for retailer own brands and our own brand Steve's Leaves. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standard and we will empower you to do the same. From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we maintain with customers, everyone knows exactly what is going on. We are authentic and grounded. At the centre of everything is a trust that you can feel every day at work. From the salads that are grown on site; to the investment in facilities and the growth of the business; to growing and nurturing out talented employees, growing is truly at the heart of what we do. Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.

Vitacress Salads St Mary Bourne, Lower Link Farm, Lower Link, Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom