Packing Supervisor

Geary's Bakeries Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bakery manufacturer in Leicester is looking for a Finishing/Packing Supervisor to ensure that bread is accurately packaged and labelled. The role involves driving a strong Health and Safety culture, developing team members, and adhering to company processes. Candidates should have experience in food manufacturing, strong communication skills, and IT proficiency. This role offers opportunities for advancement and benefits including free bread and a Cycle to Work scheme.

Benefits

Free delicious bread

Cycle to Work scheme

Opportunity for advancement

Qualifications

• Good communication skills are essential.
• Understanding of Health and Safety regulations is required.
• Experience in a similar role within food production is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Drive a strong Health and Safety culture.
• Ensure adherence to daily plans and communicate shift reports.
• Develop and train Finishing Operatives in their roles.
• Communicate effectively with other business departments.

Skills

Great communication skills

Understanding of Food Safety and Health and Safety

Experience in food manufacturing

Experience in team leadership

Good IT skills

Passion to learn and develop

Resilience and tenacity

Flexible working approach

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Job description

Overview

Our Finishing/Packing Supervisors at Geary's ensure the delicious bread we produce is packaged and labelled accurately, whilst meeting all of our high-quality standards. You'll be moving around a busy bakery, carrying out manual and non-manual tasks, which may be physically demanding at times.

Responsibilities

• Driving a strong, non-compromising Health and Safety culture
• Adhering to a daily plan and communicating a daily shift report to the wider business
• Ensuring the Finishing team adheres to all processes and controls, including Health and Safety and Food Safety measures
• Ensuring all machinery and equipment is safe to use and any damage is reported promptly
• Meeting business KPIs
• Developing and training a team of Finishing Operatives in all aspects of the role, identifying and remedying any training gaps
• Liaising with labour agencies and providing feedback on performance and service level
• Effectively communicating with other departments in the wider business
• Taking an active role in audits and high-profile visits
• Deputising for the Shift Operations Manager when required

Qualifications

• Great communication skills (we love to have a chat)
• Good understanding of Food Safety and Health and Safety (the important bits!)
• Experience in a similar role within food manufacturing (even better if it was in a bakery)
• Experience in leading and supporting a team of people (no matter how big or small)
• Good IT skills (ability to use full Office package, including Excel)
• A passion to learn and develop
• Resilience and tenacity to drive motivation
• Flexible approach to working hours

Benefits

We provide full training and support, and the chance to learn new skills from some of the best master bakers in the country. We invest in those who are committed to our craft and offer great opportunities to develop into supervisory and management roles. Our brilliant benefits include free delicious bread, a Cycle to Work scheme. Plus, if you refer a friend to join our team, you could earn up to £500!

Recruitment Process

No agencies. If you have not heard from us within seven days, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, but we wish you every success in your search for a new position. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, at point of interview, and for the tenure of employment contract. As part of the recruitment process, you will be asked to provide documented evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.

Company

At Geary's, we're on a crusade to make proper bread more accessible to more people. We're passionate about re-imagining the way Great Britain thinks about their everyday loaf. This passion is at the heart of everything we do, and have done, since 1906. We are 'born and bread' in Leicestershire and proud of our long-standing heritage. Today, we operate from three sites on a 24/7 operation. We're made up of over 500 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry.