Nights Shift Team Leader

Are you a hands-on Production Shift Leader who enjoys guiding and nurturing a team?

Do you thrive on solving problems, driving performance, and helping your team consistently deliver at their best?

If you’re an experienced Team Leader, Supervisor or Manager from a manufacturing or engineering environment, this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Join a well-established and highly respected manufacturer in Rochdale, where you’ll play a key role in shaping and leading a newly created night shift within a supportive, forward-thinking team.

We’re looking for a people-first leader who can motivate, develop, and bring out the very best in a close-knit team.

What you’ll get:

* Salary of £40k including shift allowance

* 34 days holiday including bank holidays

* Matched pension scheme

* Regular salary reviews to recognise your impact

* Annual bonus linked to performance

What you’ll bring:

* Around 5 years’ experience in a leadership or supervisory role in a production / assembly environment

* Experience working with LEAN principles (ideally with formal training)

* A proactive, solutions-focused mindset

* The ability to lead, engage and inspire a team

* High attention to detail with a focus on quality

* Flexibility and commitment to a permanent night shift

What you’ll be doing:

* Leading a small team in a fast-paced, hands-on production environment

* Owning performance across quality, cost, and output

* Monitoring productivity, identifying issues early, and taking decisive action

* Coaching, developing and motivating your team to hit and exceed targets

* Working closely with the Production Manager to ensure smooth operations

* Driving continuous improvement initiatives and contributing to CI projects

* Acting as a go-to problem solver on shift

About the company:

* A specialist technical manufacturer with an excellent industry reputation

* Part of a global group, offering stability and long-term opportunities

* A friendly, close-knit site culture where people are genuinely valued

* Strong commitment to health, safety, and employee wellbeing

Sound like your kind of challenge?

Apply now — or call Lucy or Jessica for an informal chat
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed