Production Process Leader - 4 on 4 off

Avara Foods Ltd; Telford; On-site; GBP 16,763 - 23,875; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£250 referral bonus

Training and development from day one

Secure contract with guaranteed hours

Subsidised staff canteen

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Avara Foods Ltd in Telford is seeking a Process Leader to manage production staff and processes, ensuring quality and safety standards. The successful candidate will organize staff, develop training programs, and monitor performance through KPIs.

This role offers £14.75 per hour plus an additional £2.00 UNS for night shifts, opportunities for overtime, and benefits such as a subsidised staff canteen and free parking.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within fast-paced production environment.
• Excellent communication skills along with strong literacy and numeracy skills.
• Self-motivated with a positive working attitude.

Responsibilities

• Organising and motivating production staff to perform effectively.
• Ensuring staff are trained and documentation is completed.
• Achieving quality standards for produced products.
• Developing and improving production processes.
• Monitoring KPI data and reporting performance.
• Escalating issues to production schedulers.
• Planning daily boards and staff rotas.
• Dealing with staffing issues fairly and effectively.

Skills

Experience in fast-paced production environment

Excellent communication skills

Strong literacy and numeracy skills

Self-motivated with a positive attitude

Reliability and ability to form good relationships

Practical problem-solving approach

Team player with minimum supervision capability

Job description

About the Role

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

A little about our Telford site:

Our advanced manufacturing site in Telford, is one of our main processing facilities, processing up to 1.7 million birds per week. There are over 1,400 talented people employed at our Telford site, helping us to deliver high quality products to our customers and making the business a trusted leader in fresh foods.

We’ve recently invested £2.3 million in technology and equipment, making it one of the most advanced food manufacturing facilities in the UK.

About the Role

As a Process Leader, you’ll help manage the production processes and production staff in order to meet Safety, Quality, Training, Productivity and Cost targets set by the Company, consistently and cost-effectively.

You’ll be a Key Player in the Production Department, helping drive and manage your production line in order to meet the customer needs to the required quality and safety standards for Avara Foods.

Key responsibilities

• Organising and motivating production staff to ensure they are working to their full potential and the operation is effectively staffed.
• Responsibility for ensuring that all staff including new staff are trained and developed appropriately and that relevant documentation is completed.
• Achieving agreed quality standards and ensure the product is consistently produced to the agreed standard and specification.
• To continually develop and improve upon production processes and be motivated in implementing new initiatives.
• Ensuring KPI data is monitored and completed and reporting daily performance in the KPI meeting.
• Escalating issues in a timely way through key personnel to include production schedulers.
• Planning daily board and rota for staff.
• Ensuring staffing issues are dealt with effectively, consistently and fairly.

Benefits and compensation

• £14.75 per hour (paid weekly) + £2.00 UNS for hours worked between 18:00 and 06:00
• Earn £250 for every friend or family member you refer for a job with us
• Training and development from day one, Secure contract, guaranteed hours and opportunities for overtime
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free on-site parking

*T's & C's apply

Working Hours

4 on 4 off, 06:00 to 18:30

Requirements

• Experience of working within fast‑paced production environment
• Excellent communication skills along with strong literacy and numeracy skills
• Self‑motivated with a positive working attitude
• Reliable and ability to form good working relationships
• A practical approach to problem solving
• A team player with the ability to work with minimum supervision and be approachable to staff members

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.