Food Production Team Leader

HR GO Recruitment; Herne Bay; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Parking

Job summary

HRGO Recruitment is seeking a hands-on Food Production Team Leader for a quality-led manufacturing site in Herne Bay, Kent. You’ll drive daily/weekly output, safety and quality standards, and optimise line performance.

You’ll lead a team on a 4 on/4 off shift (07:00–19:00), manage workloads, and ensure food safety controls (HACCP, GMP) are followed, with a view to achieving customer deadlines and KPIs. This is a temp-to-perm role with hourly pay £12.80–£14.00.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Team Leader or Supervisor in food production or FMCG manufacturing.
• Strong ability to run a production line to targets (output, OEE/efficiency, labour).
• Solid understanding of food safety and quality controls (HACCP/GMP; BRC/SQF knowledge).

Responsibilities

• Deliver daily and weekly output targets (units/kg) while maintaining agreed OEE/line efficiency and labour utilisation metrics.
• Plan and allocate work, manage rotas and organise absence cover to achieve production schedules and on-time completion of customer orders.
• Lead, organise and motivate a team who carefully blend, fill and pack-driving daily performance and operational excellence on the line.
• Maintain a safe, clean and tidy production environment and ensure the team follows site safety and hygiene rules at all times.
• Enforce food safety, hygiene and allergen controls (HACCP, GMP, BRC/SQF), including: pre-start checks, temperature control, traceability, cleaning regimes, 100% completion of records, audits and required documentation.
• Monitor quality on-line: complete first-off and in-process checks, elevate non-conformances, and implement corrective actions to reduce rejects and maintain customer specifications.
• Drive continuous improvement: lean / waste reduction / yield optimisation, and support root-cause analysis to reduce downtime, changeover times, and product losses against KPIs.

Skills

Team leadership

Food production

HACCP knowledge

GMP knowledge

BRC/SQF knowledge

OEE monitoring

Labour utilisation

Job description

Food Production Team Leader

Job Reference: FJ-dvn9n

Manufacturing and Production Herne Bay, Kent £12.80 - £14.00 per hour

Benefits: Free Parking

Type: Temp to Perm

Pay: £12.80/hr for 12 weeks, increasing to £14.00/hr on successful temp-to-perm

Location: Herne Bay, Kent

Shifts: 4 on / 4 off 07:00 - 19:00

We're recruiting a hands-on Food Production Team Leader for a quality-led manufacturing site in Herne Bay. This role suits someone who leads from the front, keeps standards high, and delivers the numbers-daily/weekly output (units/kg), line efficiency/OEE, and labour utilisation-without cutting corners on food safety or quality.

What you'll be responsible for

• Deliver daily and weekly output targets (units/kg) while maintaining agreed OEE/line efficiency and labour utilisation metrics.
• Plan and allocate work, manage rotas and organise absence cover to achieve production schedules and on-time completion of customer orders.
• Lead, organise and motivate a team who carefully blend, fill and pack-driving daily performance and operational excellence on the line.
• Maintain a safe, clean and tidy production environment and ensure the team follows site safety and hygiene rules at all times.
• Enforce food safety, hygiene and allergen controls (HACCP, GMP, BRC/SQF), including:
• Pre-start checks
• Temperature control
• Traceability
• Cleaning regimes
• 100% completion of records, audits and required documentation
• Monitor quality on-line: complete first-off and in-process checks, elevate non-conformances, and implement corrective actions to reduce rejects and maintain customer specifications.
• Drive continuous improvement: lean / waste reduction / yield optimisation, and support root-cause analysis to reduce downtime, changeover times, and product losses against KPIs.

What we're looking for

• Previous experience as a Team Leader / Supervisor in food production or FMCG manufacturing.
• Confident running a line to performance targets (output, OEE/efficiency, labour).
• Strong understanding of food safety and quality controls (HACCP/GMP; BRC/SQF knowledge beneficial).
• Organised, decisive, and able to keep people focused-especially during changeovers and busy periods.
• Reliable with paperwork and compliance: checks completed properly, every time.
• Fit and able-ready to lift ingredients and move around the production floor safely.
• Comfortable working on your feet in a fast-paced environment.

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