Production Line Leader

Cranswick Country Foods; Watton; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Watton is looking for a motivated individual to join their team. You will oversee the production of quality pork products, ensuring high standards and meeting efficiency targets. Applicants should be skilled in food production machinery and possess strong people management skills. The role offers competitive hourly pay, overtime, and a variety of benefits, including a pension scheme and discounts on local gym memberships.

Benefits

Pension contributions

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted local gym membership

Death in service insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced food production environment.
• Understanding of run rates, yields, and GMP.

Responsibilities

• Motivate the team to produce quality products.
• Maintain high production standards.
• Meet efficiency targets.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Knowledge of food production machinery

People management skills

Education

Level 2 food safety certificate

Job description

Overview

About Cranswick Country Foods: Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Responsibilities

• Motivate your team to produce quality products
• Maintain a high level of production standards
• Meet production efficiency targets
• Ensure all relevant paperwork is completed and correct

Shift Pattern

Working 4 days on 4 days off. Hours are generally 16:30pm – 3.10am.

What you will need

• Be able to work under pressure in a fast pace environment
• An understanding of run rates, yields and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Knowledge and experience working with food production machinery
• Ideally hold a level 2 food safety certificate
• Great people management skills and production knowledge

Pay and benefits

• Salary – £17.38 per hour (Rate inclusive of £1 per hour weekly attendance bonus)
• Overtime – time and a third after basic hours
• Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
• Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
• Discounted share scheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Death in service insurance
• Additional holiday with service

How to apply

Interested? Email a CV and covering letter to [e-mail] and we will be in touch!

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Closing Date

1st December 2025 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward)

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.