Shift Supervisor (Evening Shift)

Job Description

Job Title: High Care Supervisor (Evening Shift)

Description

We are hiring for our client a leading food manufacturing business in North Co. Dublin who are seeking a High Care Supervisor to support operations within a high-care environment.

This High Care Supervisorrole is centred around maintaining the highest standards of food safety quality and health & safety while leading a team to deliver efficient stock control accurate order fulfilment and consistent daily performance. The successful High Care Supervisorwill be hands-on people-focused and comfortable operating in a fast-paced production setting where standards and attention to detail matter.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job

1. Night shift leadership role in a high-care food manufacturing environment.

2. Strong food safety and compliance focus hygiene stock control PPE and audit-ready standards.

3. People management and operational ownership daily team communication training and performance.

The Role

• Ensure all goods received and dispatched meet strict food safety quality and regulatory requirements.

• Uphold food safety quality and health & safety standards reviewing processes and implementing improvements.

• Lead daily team briefs to communicate targets allocate tasks provide feedback and drive engagement.

• Oversee stock segregation storage and rotation to ensure strong inventory accuracy and control.

• Manage staffing levels rosters overtime and compliance with Working Time Directive requirements.

• Delegate daily tasks monitor performance and ensure accountability and follow-through.

• Drive timely order processing and dispatch to meet customer deadlines and achieve a high order fill rate.

• Ensure staff are fully trained and signed off for assigned tasks maintaining accurate training records.

• Enforce PPE compliance and safe working practices across the shift.

• Proactively identify issues implement corrective/preventative actions and support continuous improvement.

• Manage waste control and disposal in line with policy ensuring appropriate sign-off.

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and organisation across all relevant areas (dispatch storage fridges/freezers yard etc.).

• Co-ordinate with drivers to support smooth dispatch reducing delays and improving communication.

• Ensure paperwork and reporting is completed accurately and on time escalating issues to management.

• Work closely with internal teams to resolve issues relating to incoming/outgoing orders and operational priorities.

The Person

• Minimum 2 years supervisory experience within food manufacturing (ideally in a similar high-care environment).

• Strong understanding of food safety standards hygiene practices and compliance expectations.

• HACCP and/or health & safety certification is desirable.

• Confident leader with the ability to motivate manage and develop teams on shift.

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail (stock control paperwork compliance).

• Calm under pressure proactive problem-solver and focused on continuous improvement.

• Good working knowledge of rostering overtime control and working time compliance.

• Comfortable using basic IT systems (Microsoft Office / email / reporting tools).

• Leaving Certificate or equivalent required (third-level qualification in food/logistics/management is advantageous).

The Reward (Salary / Benefits / Company Culture)

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.

• Full-time permanent night shift role.

• Strong operational ownership and responsibility.

• Opportunity to develop leadership skills in a high-performing food manufacturing environment.

• Supportive culture focused on quality safety and continuous improvement.