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