Overview
Nightshift Manager Bakery Operations role at Stephens Bakery in Dunfermline, United Kingdom. Lead our overnight baking, confectionery, and despatch operations, in the production and despatch of high quality baked goods. This role manages staff to ensure production runs safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards, while supporting and developing the nightshift team and fostering collaboration with dayshift operations.
Job details
Full time hours - 40 hours/week, 20:00 - 06:30, Sunday - Wednesday
Pay - £40,000 to £45,000
Key Responsibilities
* Quality: Oversee bakery production ensuring consistent, timely, and high-quality output
* Quality: Ensure adherence to recipes, processes, and product standards
* Quality: Verify recipe and process compliance to maintain product consistency
* Quality: Analyse production data to reduce waste and improve efficiency
* People Management & Development: Lead, engage, and motivate supervisors and bakery staff
* People Management & Development: Promote a positive workplace culture aligned with company values
* People Management & Development: Work with HR and operational leaders to embed accountability and consistency
* People Management & Development: Act as a role model and custodian of Stephens values
* Training: Create and deliver training and development plans across the nightshift function in collaboration with the Training and Process Manager
* Training: Ensure staff versatility and flexibility through effective skills development
* Training: Keep training materials updated and aligned with legislative requirements
* Training: Support digital training tools and compliance tracking systems
* Training: Maintain accurate and up-to-date staff training records
* Compliance: Ensure adherence to food safety, health & safety, and hygiene standards
* Compliance: Maintain documentation related to safety, process control, and GMP standards ensure
* Compliance: Accurately utilise systems to record key data, monitor KPIs, and maintain compliance with internal and regulatory standards
* Compliance: Promote an audit ready culture across the team
* Compliance: Keep policies and procedures aligned with legislation
* Compliance: Ensure smooth handovers with dayshift managers, communicating updates and resolutions effectively
* Skills & Experience: Proven experience in managing bakery operations
* Skills & Experience: Strong leadership and team management skills in a fast-paced, overnight environment
* Skills & Experience: Strong knowledge of food safety and health & safety legislation
* Skills & Experience: Excellent problem-solving, organisational, coaching, and communication skills
* Skills & Experience: Strong attention to detail to ensure quality and consistency
* Skills & Experience: A passion for baking
* Skills & Experience: Good computer and IT skills to effectively perform daily tasks and support business operations
* Skills & Experience: Ideally previous experience of working during overnight hours
* Hours: Full time Night Shift, normally working 4 shifts per week, Sunday to Wednesday from 20:00 to 06:30
* What Youll Get: Competitive pay in the region of £40k to £45K
* What Youll Get: Autonomy to make real-time decisions and lead your shift
* What Youll Get: A collaborative and supportive team environment with a real sense of purpose
* What Youll Get: We offer free products to our employees on shift
* What Youll Get: Gifts at special moments (Christmas, Length of Service, Weddings)
* What Youll Get: Our staff referral scheme offers the potential to earn £150 each
* What Youll Get: Staff discount - youll get 20% off our products across all of our shops
* What Youll Get: Free Confidential Counselling for mental health, money, legal or work matters
* What Youll Get: Discounts at over 1,000 high street and online retailers
* What Youll Get: 5.8 weeks holiday each year
* What Youll Get: Ongoing development opportunities and the chance to make a real difference
Why Join Stephens Bakery?
At Stephens Bakery, were not just baking - were baking history. As a proud 4th generation family business with over 150 years of heritage, we combine traditional craft with a bold, modern vision for the future. We are known for putting customers first and pushing boundaries, with pioneering initiatives and partnerships across the retail sector.
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