Night-Shift Operations Lead, Bakery Excellence

Finsbury Food Group; East Kilbride; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Retail discounts via Benefits Hub

Company shop at site

Refer a Friend Scheme (£300)

Employee Recognition Awards

Learning & Development opportunities

Death in Service Benefit

Job summary

Finsbury Food Group is seeking an Advanced Team Lead at Johnstone’s Food Service in East Kilbride. You will lead a frontline night shift to deliver safe, high‑quality bakery production and drive KPI performance across waste, throughput and quality.

This hands‑on leadership role requires coaching, effective shift handovers, and strong adherence to GMP, Food Safety and Health & Safety standards. You will develop people, manage attendance, and work with the team to improve operating performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience leading or supervising teams on the shop floor.
• Strong ability to coach, motivate, and develop people.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety, Food Safety, and GMP standards.
• Experience working to KPIs such as waste, yield, throughput, and quality.
• Strong communication skills across all levels.
• Comfortable using structured problem-solving or continuous improvement tools.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support shift teams to deliver safe, high-quality production.
• Drive KPI performance on waste, throughput, yield and quality.
• Support GMP, Food Safety, and Health & Safety compliance.
• Coach and develop team through structured programmes.

Skills

Fast-paced manufacturing experience

Team leadership

Coaching and development

Health & Safety knowledge

GMP knowledge

KPIs (waste, yield, throughput,Quality

Communication skills

Problem-solving / CI tools

Organisational skills

Hands-on operations

Job description

Finsbury Food Group is seeking an Advanced Team Lead at Johnstone’s Food Service in East Kilbride. You will lead a frontline night shift to deliver safe, high‑quality bakery production and drive KPI performance across waste, throughput and quality.

This hands‑on leadership role requires coaching, effective shift handovers, and strong adherence to GMP, Food Safety and Health & Safety standards. You will develop people, manage attendance, and work with the team to improve operating performance.