Loading Bay Section Leader

Tayto Group Limited; Corby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company shop membership

Subsidised Canteen

Free onsite parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Tayto Group Limited is seeking a Loading Bay Section Leader at our Corby site to lead and optimise the loading bay team. You will coordinate internal stakeholders and 3PL partners, driving people management and operational performance.

The role requires strong supervisory experience, proficiency in shift planning, and a focus on continuous improvement and compliance with GMP and health & safety standards.

Qualifications

• Proven supervisory or leadership experience within a warehouse, loading bay, logistics or manufacturing environment.
• People management with performance monitoring including 121s, reviews and development plans.
• Knowledge of labour planning, shift planning and operational resourcing.
• Understanding of continuous improvement principles and how to apply them.
• Experience using ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for reports and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead loading bay operations and coordinate teams to ensure performance and compliance.
• Manage labour planning, scheduling, and workforce engagement including briefings and reviews.
• Attend and lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee GMP audits and Health & Safety compliance, reporting hazards as needed.

Skills

Leadership experience

People management

Labour planning

Continuous improvement

Sys admin (Dynamics 365 BC)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

Tayto Group are the 3rd largest player in savoury snacks, with a turnover of more than £250m and home to iconic brands like Golden Wonder, Mr Porky, REAL Crisps and Tayto. We’re also the UK’s leading supplier of private label snacks – maybe even your supermarket favourite! Our brand heritage spans over 75 years, and we’re always committed to delivering the lunchbox staples, pub favourites, and ‘who ate the last pack?’ moments that we all love.

We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without our delectably dedicated Loading Bay Team! When it comes to the crunch, they’ve really got the goods when it comes to sending our products out into the world on their journey to our customers. We’re looking for a Loading Bay Section Leader to help our teams do just that, working either 6am to 2pm and 2pm to 10pm (on alternate weeks), or 10pm to 6am shifts at our Corby site (NN17 4AP).

Let’s get a flavour of the role:

As a Loading Bay Section Leader, your job will be to lead, coordinate, and continuously improve how our loading bay teams operate. You’ll do this by liaising and building relationships with both internal departments and third-party logistics partners to ensure high levels of people management, compliance and operational performance.

• Overall management of loading bay administration, systems, and reporting
• Manage team performance through effective labour planning, development and engagement, including 121’s, shift briefings, setting expectations and reviews
• Both attend and lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders
• Responsibility for GMP audits, Health and Safety compliance, including identifying and reporting hazards

Key Ingredients (what we need to see from you):

• Proven supervisory, or leadership experience within a warehouse, loading bay, logistics, or manufacturing environment – having worked with external 3PL providers would also be of benefit
• People management skillset with experience of performance monitoring – probation meetings, 121’s, return to work, development plans etc.
• Know-how in labour level management, shift planning and operational resourcing
• An understanding of continuous improvement principles and how they can be applied
• Administrative capability in systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (or similar), registers, reports and operational documentation

Nutritional Information (our benefits):

In addition to your salary, you’ll have access to the following benefits

• Company shop membership*
• Subsidised Canteen
• Free onsite parking
• Employee Assistance Programme providing mental health, financial and practical support to our employees through Grocery Aid