Line Leader

Forza Foods Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% Asda In-store Discount

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance

Help@hand health & wellbeing

Job summary

Forza Foods Ltd is recruiting a Line Leader for our onsite Production Team at IPL Whittlesey. This permanent, site-based role runs Sunday to Thursday (7:45am - 4:30pm) and focuses on leading a production line to achieve targets while maintaining quality and safety.

You will supervise a small team, ensure adherence to food hygiene regulations, and coordinate with packaging to avoid downtime. The role requires strong communication, IT skills, and a proactive, safety-first mindset.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a fast moving produce production environment.
• Experience leading a small team.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Outlook and Excel.
• Awareness of Health and Safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a production line to meet daily targets and quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with Food Hygiene and Health & Safety regulations.
• Verify finished products meet customer specifications.
• Maintain quality standards and take responsibility for product quality.
• Complete daily checks and documentation (start-up checks, handovers, H&S, Fire Register).
• Promote a safe, clean, and continuous improvement culture.

Skills

Line leadership

Team leadership

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Job description

About The Role

Join Our Dynamic Onsite Production Team at IPL Whittlesey!

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Line Leader to become a vital part of our onsite Production Team at our House Plants & Flowers site in Whittlesey. If you are passionate about Production and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, this role is perfect for you!

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday (7:45am - 4:30pm)

Location: IPL Whittlesey - Site Based Role

Contract Type: Permanent

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and organise an individual production line to ensure daily production targets (efficiency & yield) are achieved and customer orders are fully satisfied to the highest quality standards
• Ensuring adherence to both company policy and all laws and regulations pertaining to Food Hygiene and Health & Safety
• Ensure that all finished product meets customer specifications, positive release product as required
• Accountable for product quality and to ensure that quality is everyone’s responsibility
• To ensure all daily checks and documentation are completed in an accurate and timely manner. To include line safe start up checks, handover, H&S and Fire Register
• Promote a Health & Safety, quality focused and driven culture and to monitor your work area to ensure the workplace is safe and a ‘clean as you go’ policy is maintained at all the times
• Provide communication to all concerned as required, making sure detailed handovers are provided
• To optimise the use of Company resources and comply with the Company policy and procedures
• To deputise for the Shift Operation Leader when needed
• Ensure the 5s process is followed as required. To seek and drive actions for a continuous improvement environment
• Monitor and record the weights (finished product, class 2 & waste) where required, ensuring conformity to the required procedures
• Liaise with the packaging team to ensure that all labels and packaging are on the line and ready to use in good time before job is ready, avoiding downtime and loss in productivity due to incorrect labels or packaging issues
• Ensure that any product produced is verified against the Matrix ensuring packaging, label, product information is accurate

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience of working within a fast moving environment within a produce production area
• Experience of leading a small team
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Outlook and Excel
• Good practical skills and the ability to work quickly and methodically
• Excellent team working skills
• An awareness of Health and Safety
• A willingness to work flexibly

What's in it for you?

At IPL, Forza, and Kober, we’re dynamic businesses, dedicated to fostering the development of our colleagues and creating an exceptional work environment. We believe in the power of teamwork and collaboration to drive our success. To continue our growth, we’re seeking individuals who embody our values, culture, and commitment.

In return, we offer opportunities for professional development, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 15% Asda In-store Discount
• Paid Annual Leave Allowance – varies depending on shift pattern
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary
• Help@hand - Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service, including unlimited video consultations with a UK-based GP 24/7, physiotherapy, and mental health support
• Grocery Aid - We’ve partnered with Grocery Aid to provide our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical, and financial support services
• Electric Vehicle Scheme*
• Asda Mobile Discount - 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members
• Discounted health assessments - We have exclusively negotiated rates on Self-Pay BUPA Health Assessments for you and members of your household
• Asda Pet Insurance discount – Up to 10% Discount
• Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) - MAB can provide fee‑free*, no‑obligation mortgage and protection advice
• Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money - our colleagues can get a better exchange rate for their travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx)
• Ride-to-work scheme - We work with Evans to provide our colleagues with great savings across their range of bikes, clothing, and equipment
• Care Concierge - The Care Experts. Talk to us - we’re listening - Legal & General’s Care Concierge resource

Plus, lots more! Depending on job band, other fantastic benefits are also available including private healthcare, car allowances, and long-term incentive schemes.

About Us

Our purpose here at IPL, Forza & Kober is simple, we are one team who creates exceptional value for our customers and our mission is to support Asda on their journey to becoming #2 in the marketplace.

Through our people we live and breathe our values and we play to our strengths, but we also support each other’s development. We are a community of passionate individuals who possess a wide variety of skills and expertise, who work collectively to form a high performing team and a company to be proud of.

We are committed to a fully inclusive business that is representative of our customers, locations and the communities we serve. We recognise the value in diversity and welcome applications from all candidates regardless of sex, age, race, religion, gender or sexual identity and socio-economic background. We are committed to making IPL, Forza and Kober a place where everyone can enjoy a successful career and have systems in place to support all our colleagues. We are seeking applications from candidates who share our values, culture and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

Our culture is our people and our people are our culture!