Night Shift Manager

UDA - United Dairymen of Arizona • Tempe, AZ

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Night Manager is accountable for the safe, effective, and compliant execution of all manufacturing activities during the night shift. This role provides leadership to the night shift supervisors and manufacturing team, ensures operational excellence across health and safety, product safety and quality, CIP compliance, manufacturing process problem solving, and execution of the nightly production schedule. The Night Manager serves as the senior on-site leader during night operations and is responsible for decision-making, escalation, and issue resolution. This is primarily a night shift role working a 2-2-3, 12-hour roster. There will be occasions when the Night Manager will be required to work during dayshift (Training, Critical staff meetings, etc).

Requirements

• 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, preferably in dairy or food manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of food safety systems, manufacturing processes, and CIP operations.
• Demonstrated safety leadership and risk management capability
• Strong decision-making and crisis management skills
• Proven problem-solving and root cause analysis ability
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Proven ability to lead teams 24/7, shift work environment

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, operations management or related field preferred but to essential.

Responsibilities

• Health & Safety Leadership: Lead and actively promote a strong safety-first culture across night shift operations. Ensure compliance with all site health and safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Conduct safety walks, audits, and incident investigations; ensure corrective actions are identified and implemented. Hold direct reports accountable for safe work practices and hazard identification.
• Product Safety & Quality: Ensure all manufacturing activities comply with food safety, quality, and regulatory standards (e.g., GMP, HACCP, SQF). Act as the site quality escalation point during night shift for product holds, deviations, or non-conformances. Ensure accurate documentation, traceability, and adherence to quality control requirements. Support root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• CIP (Clean-in-Place) Compliance: Ensure CIP systems are executed according to validated procedures and schedules. Verify CIP compliance, documentation accuracy, and system readiness prior to production start-up. Address CIP deviations promptly and coordinate with maintenance, quality, and sanitation teams as needed.
• Manufacturing Process Problem Solving: Provide technical and operational support to resolve equipment, process, and labor issues impacting production. Lead real-time troubleshooting and prioritization to minimize downtime and waste. Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, efficiency, and cost. Ensure effective shift handovers and communication of unresolved issues.
• Production Schedule Execution: Own execution of the manufacturing production schedule during the night shift. Balance labor, equipment, materials, and production demands to meet throughput, yield, and service targets. Monitor performance metrics (e.g., OEE, downtime, yields) and take timely corrective action. Ensure accurate reporting of production results, variances, and downtime.
• People Leadership & Development: Lead, coach, and develop Night Shift Supervisors to build capability and accountability. Ensure consistent application of company policies, standard work, and performance expectations. Manage labor alignment, attendance issues, and employee relations escalations during night shift.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager