Night Shift Food Production Lead

Wiltshire Farm Foods; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage employer

25 days holiday

Holiday buy/sell up to 5 days

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme - employer matched up 4

Life assurance

Canteen

Free parking

Christmas turkey voucher

apetito perks

Job summary

apetito, the UK's leading food supplier to health and social care, is recruiting a Nights Meals Supervisor to lead the production line on Sunday to Thursday 22:00–06:00. You will motivate the team, ensure right-first-time production and uphold quality and safety standards.

In this hands-on role you will work across Production, Quality and Engineering, drive continuous improvement, manage labour resources and cover the Shift Manager when needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in a production/manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in a team to shared goals and targets.
• Can-do attitude with willingness to learn.
• Able to make quick, reasoned decisions and communicate them.
• Basic computer skills; familiarity with SAP and Excel.
• Numerical ability to measure line performance and labour use.

Responsibilities

• Lead your team to deliver products right first time, meeting quality, productivity and plan targets.
• Reduce waste and material giveaway through monitoring, control and training.
• Ensure all quality, production and SAP documentation is completed on time.
• Drive continuous improvement and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene, and compliance with BRC.
• Champion Health & Safety and participate in audits.
• Support 5S, allergen control and clean-as-you-go culture.
• Lead, motivate and develop team through training and coaching.
• Manage labour resources to achieve targets.
• Promote clear communication and adherence to policies and values.
• Support new product trials and environmental initiatives.
• Complete training and develop departmental processes.
• Cover Shift Manager during absences.

Skills

Production experience

Teamwork

Can-do attitude

Motivated learner

Decision making

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Numerical skills

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

apetito, the UK's leading food supplier to health and social care, is recruiting a Nights Meals Supervisor to lead the production line on Sunday to Thursday 22:00–06:00. You will motivate the team, ensure right-first-time production and uphold quality and safety standards.

In this hands-on role you will work across Production, Quality and Engineering, drive continuous improvement, manage labour resources and cover the Shift Manager when needed.