Clayton Park Bakery (Petre) - Nights Production Operative Supervisor

TN United Kingdom; Accrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the bakery sector is seeking a Nights Production Operative Supervisor in Accrington. This role involves supervising a team, ensuring production quality, and maintaining health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a proactive attitude and previous supervisory experience, contributing to the success of a well-established bakery.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience in a similar role managing a team would be desirable but not essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively within a team environment.
• Personal motivation and drive for overall team success.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a small team of bakery assistants to manufacture and bake products.
• Monitor production effectiveness and ensure quality standards.
• Provide administrative support to production staff.

Skills

Team Management

Communication

Problem Solving

Time Management

Health and Safety Compliance

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Clayton Park Bakery (Petre) - Nights Production Operative Supervisor, Accrington

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Client:

James Hall & Co

Location:

Accrington, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

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Job Description:

Clayton Park Bakery - Supervisor Nights

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours of work: Minimum 35 hours per week (Currently 22:00 – 06:00)

Salary: Competitive (hourly rate is commensurate with experience)

Job Overview

A Bit About Us

James Hall & Co. LTD traces its roots back to 1863 when founder James Hall opened a bacon cutting business and retail shop in Southport, Lancashire. James Hall Group of Companies has operated in Lancashire for over 150 years. We believe that our success is due to the team work, skills and commitment of our employees.

Clayton Park Bakery is a manufacturing and distribution company providing bakery products such as pies, sausage rolls, pasties, quiches, fresh cakes and sandwiches to numerous outlets across the North West, including Booths supermarkets and football clubs such as Preston North End, Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool. Clayton Park Bakery also run a van sales operation across the North West.

More About the Role

As a Supervisor you will be responsible for supervising a small team of bakery assistants to manufacture and bake our range of products. You will work under the night management team. You will be expected to monitor production of all goods, effectiveness of services, ensure an accurate amount of goods are produced at the right quality and cost, and to provide administrative support to production staff. To provide a professional and effective production service, ensuring that goods are handled appropriately, limiting the risk of damage and the distribution of goods.

Here’s What You Can Expect To Be Doing:

• Assessment of weekly production plan
• Health and Safety rules followed
• Ensuring the level of hygiene within the department is kept to the required standard at all times
• Staff requirements to be agreed and relevant staff briefed regarding plans for the following weeks' production
• Stock (finished and raw materials) rotated correctly and as necessary
• Check for production runs
• Production timings to be monitored, KPI’s reviewed, and staff are briefed on current status against plan
• Products are manufactured to an agreed specification, with each step of the process having documented work instructions for staff
• Product checks are carried out as necessary during production to ensure compliance to specifications
• Photographic procedures of products where required
• Keeping machinery in good working order by planning maintenance
• Adhering to the site security procedures at all times
• Ensuring all health and safety risk assessments are completed, signed off and reviewed
• Carrying out training and competency checks on a regular basis
• Complying with in-house training
• Reviewing and reporting on hours worked within the department daily against the planned schedules and discussed at production meetings
• Ensure all staff complete the relevant daily production paperwork and sign off after completion

A Few Things About You:

• Each step of the process has documented Work Instructions that staff can easily follow. Be positive and adopt a 'can do' attitude to challenging situations
• Take responsibility for the challenge and look for options and solutions to overcome obstacles
• Personal motivation, showing a personal drive for overall team success
• Is enthusiastic, passionate and energetic whilst consistently striving to exceed expectations
• Ability to communicate effectively within a team environment
• Is able to identify the need for quality improvement and puts into place resolutions with management authority
• Demonstrates good time management
• Consumer focused, displaying a positive and professional brand image
• Previous supervisory experience in a similar role managing a team of people would be desirable but not essential
• Having worked in a FMCG environment would be desirable but not essential

Why Choose James Hall Group of Companies?

All James Hall Group of Companies have a similar culture and our way of doing things is vital to our success. We’re passionate people, determined to do whatever’s necessary to make our customers happy.

Great People Deserve Great Things

At Clayton Park Bakery you can take full advantage of our benefits package. As well as the fundamentals, like pensions and holidays which apply to all James Hall Group of Companies, we have specific benefits at Clayton Park Bakery such as;

• Grocery aid – Employee Assistance Programme