Advanced Team Lead

Finsbury Food; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Finsbury Food in the United Kingdom is seeking a hands-on shift supervisor to own process adherence and lead a team on a fast-paced bakery production line. You will drive safety, quality, and efficiency while coaching staff and maintaining strong communication during handovers and briefings.

You will use Leader Standard Work and continuous improvement tools to reduce variation, hit KPIs, and ensure timely changeovers.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience leading or supervising teams on the shop floor.
• Strong ability to coach, motivate, and develop people.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety, Food Safety, and GMP standards.
• Experience working to KPIs such as waste, yield, throughput, and quality.
• Strong communication skills across all levels.
• Proactive, adaptable, and resilient approach to change and pace.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of shift process adherence and lead your team to deliver high-quality products safely and efficiently.
• Drive performance against KPIs (waste, throughput, yield, quality) while maintaining operational discipline.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives using tools like A3 and structured problem solving.
• Use Leader Standard Work and contribute to Short Interval Control meetings to improve hourly and daily performance.
• Maintain GMP, Food Safety, Health & Safety, and site standards and promote a Clean as You Go culture.

Skills

Fast-paced environment experience

Team leadership

Coaching and development

Health & Safety / GMP knowledge

KPIs and performance management

Strong communication

Structured problem solving

Organisational skills

Hands-on, operational mindset

Adaptability and resilience

Job description

This is what you’ll actually do!

You will take ownership of process adherence on shift, leading and supporting your team to deliver high-quality products safely, efficiently, and consistently. You will lead by example, ensuring standards aremaintainedand behavioursalways reflect company values and culture.

A key focus of your role will be driving performance against KPIs, including waste reduction, throughput, yield, and quality. You will motivate and engage your team to meet and exceed targets while ensuring strong operational discipline across all activities.

You will actively support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce process variation, embed best practice, and improve Health, Safety, and Environmental performance, using tools such as A3methodologyand action teams to support structured improvement activity.

You will use Leader Standard Work to ensure daily and weekly routines are consistently followed and contribute to Short Interval Control meetings to help drive hourly and daily performance improvements.

You will play a key role inmaintainingcompliance with GMP, Food Safety, Health & Safety, and site standards, championing a ‘Clean as You Go’ and safety-first culture across the bakery. You will ensure hazards and near misses are raised appropriately and support accident investigations whererequired.

Working closely with the People Manufacturing Shift Lead, you will review workforce planning requirements in line with labour budgets, ensuringoptimumstaffing levels while considering seasonal demand. You will also support production planning and effective changeovers to meet operational requirements.

You will oversee time and attendance monitoring and, with support from the Shift Lead, addressperformanceor attendance issues in line with company processes. You will alsomonitortraining for new starters, ensuring all development requirements are completed within requiredtimeframesand supporting ongoing skills development and succession planning through the team skills matrix.

Clear and proactive communication will be essential, using shift handovers, briefings, notices, and digital platforms to keep teams informed and aligned. You will also escalation and support resolution of people issues whererequired.

You will champion Health & Safety, Food Safety, and Quality standards across the site, while working flexibly to support changing production needs and ensure smooth and efficient operations.

This is a varied, hands-on role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, offering a fantastic opportunity to learn, develop, and grow within a supportive team.

Ideally this is you!

• Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment
• Experience leading or supervising teams on the shop floor
• Strong ability to coach, motivate, and develop people
• Good understanding of Health & Safety, Food Safety, and GMP standards
• Experience working to KPIs such as waste, yield, throughput, and quality
• Strong communicationskills across all levels
• Confident using structured problem-solving or continuous improvement tools (desirable)
• Strongorganisationalskills with attention to detail
• Comfortable working in a hands-on operational environment
• Proactive, adaptable, and resilient approach to change and pace