Food Production Team Leader

Thorn Baker Group; Fleckney; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment are seeking an experienced Food Production Team Leader to work for a leading Leicestershire bakery/food manufacturer. This is a permanent position direct with our client.

You will lead operatives, uphold health & safety, ensure product quality, deliver daily plans, and train staff. The role features rotating day shifts (6am–6pm) with a salary of £33,500 per year.

Qualifications

• Previous food production team leader experience is required.
• Positive, flexible and can-do attitude.
• Problem solving skills.
• Organisational and time management skills.
• Good communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and take responsibility for the operatives in your area.
• Maintain and improve health & safety standards for the area.
• Ensure safety & quality of products produced.
• Daily plan completion and monitor progress against plan.
• Achieve 98.5% customer service level.
• Support NPD trials and new product launches.
• Specific areas: Manage the receipt, filing and issuing of customer orders to the lines.
• Lead and train bakery operators and handle disciplinary issues where required.

Skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

Time management

Communication

Influencing

Organisational skills

Job description

Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment are looking for an experienced Food Production Team Leader to work for a leading Leicestershire based bakery/food manufacturer

This is a permanent position direct with our client

The Job:

Provide leadership and take responsibility for the operatives in your area.

• Safety: Maintain and improve health & safety standards for the area
• Quality: Ensure safety & quality of products produced
• Delivery: Daily plan completion
• Cost: Ensure the area is run in an efficient manner
• Morale: Manage people in your area and training

Key Tasks:

Safety

• Promote safe working practises.
• Identify and report near misses.
• Support incident investigations.

Quality

• Monitor and improve Quality standards.
• Monitor and improve GMP and hygiene standards.
• Follow Technical advice to ensure Quality Management Systems are fully implemented and products made are safe and meet relevant legislation and customer requirements.

Delivery

• Communicate production plan to your team.
• Monitor progress against the plan throughout the day. Report any deviations from the plan.
• Achieve 98.5% customer service level.
• Support NPD trials and new product launches.
• Specific areas: Manage the receipt, filing and issuing of customer orders to the lines.

Cost

• Monitor WIP and finished product stock holding and rotation
• Meet KPIs for service level, waste, efficiency, labour costs

Morale

• Lead by example
• Training – bakery operator role specific
• Training – new product launches
• Training – safety and quality
• Identify skills gaps
• Holiday planning
• Investigations and disciplinaries
• Carry out any reasonable request made of you by your manager.

Salary is £33,500 pa

Working hours - rotating day shifts between 6am-6pm(eg 6am-3pm one week, 8am-5pm next week, 9am-6pm week after)

The person:

• Previous food production team leader experience is required - any non food will be rejected
• Positive, flexible and can-do attitude
• Problem solving skills
• Organisational and time management skills
• Good communication and influencing skills

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