Night Shift Manager / Supervisor

Nightshift Manager / Nightshift Supervisor

Location: Caythorpe, Lincolnshire

Shift Pattern: Nightshift, rota-based

Reports To: Site Manager / Operations Manager

Overview

Full responsibility for site operations during the nightshift, ensuring safety, efficiency and compliance in a waste and recycling environment.

Responsibilities

• Take full operational control of the site during the nightshift
• Ensure all waste streams are processed safely and efficiently
• Deliver RDF and SRF production targets while minimising downtime
• Manage labour, plant and resources to meet operational demands
• Prioritise workloads and respond quickly to operational challenges
• Champion a strong safety‑first culture across the site
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, permits and site procedures
• Authorise and enforce safe systems of work and permit‑to‑work processes
• Lead incident response, investigations and corrective actions where required
• Stop work where safety, compliance or product quality is compromised
• Ensure RDF and SRF products meet required specifications
• Monitor contamination levels and take corrective action where needed
• Ensure accurate documentation, load compliance and traceability
• Lead, motivate and manage all nightshift staff
• Manage attendance, performance and conduct in line with company standards
• Deliver training, coaching and mentoring to support team performance
• Ensure plant and machinery are operated safely and correctly
• Oversee fault reporting and maintenance coordination
• Maintain high housekeeping standards across the site
• Complete and review shift reports and production data
• Deliver clear handovers to day shift management

Qualifications

• Management or supervisory experience in waste, recycling, heavy industry or a similar operational environment
• Strong health and safety knowledge
• Confidence to make decisions independently during nightshift operations
• Practical, hands‑on approach to solving operational issues
• Ability to manage people, performance, attendance and standards
• Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver clear handovers
• Good attention to detail when completing reports, records and compliance documentation
• RDF or SRF experience would be an advantage
• WAMITAB / COTC would be desirable
• IOSH Managing Safely would be desirable
• Mobile plant experience such as loading shovel, 360 excavator or FLT would be desirable

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