Food Production Lead - Process & Quality Focus

Found Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Rochester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Found Recruitment Solutions Ltd in Rochester is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead a team of eight operators in a food manufacturing environment, ensuring safety and quality while meeting output targets.

You'll oversee daily production, allocate tasks, address issues affecting output, quality, waste or downtime, and coach operators to develop their skills. Experience in confectionery or similar food processes is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising or leading a team within food manufacturing.
• Practical understanding of production processes.
• Willingness to keep learning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of eight production operators, setting clear expectations and maintaining high standards.
• Organise daily production, allocate tasks and respond to changing priorities.
• Monitor production performance and address issues affecting output, quality, waste or downtime.
• Investigate process problems and work with colleagues to resolve them.
• Coach operators and help them develop their skills and understanding of the process.
• Maintain food safety, hygiene, health & safety, and housekeeping standards.
• Ensure production records and process checks are completed accurately.
• Work with quality, technical, engineering and planning colleagues to support reliable production.
• Identify practical improvements to ways of working, product consistency and efficiency.

Skills

Team leadership

Food manufacturing

Problem-solving

Quality & safety

Communication

Job description

Found Recruitment Solutions Ltd in Rochester is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead a team of eight operators in a food manufacturing environment, ensuring safety and quality while meeting output targets.

You'll oversee daily production, allocate tasks, address issues affecting output, quality, waste or downtime, and coach operators to develop their skills. Experience in confectionery or similar food processes is advantageous.