Production Supervisor

Geary's Bakeries Ltd; Glenfield; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free delicious bread

BUPA Cashback Plan

Death In Service

Cycle to Work scheme

£10k prize draw

Refer a friend bonus up to £500

Job summary

Geary's Bakeries Ltd seeks a Production Supervisor for nights to lead a busy bakery team, ensure production processes run smoothly, and maintain high quality bread and packaging outputs.

The role requires managing a team, meeting KPIs, and upholding strict Health and Safety standards on a 4/7 fixed nights schedule (6pm–6am Sunday to Wednesday) at Leicester site. Right to work in the UK essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing, preferably bakery.
• Knowledge of Food Safety and Health & Safety regulations.
• Ability to lead and support a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexible with working hours.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the Production team adheres to all processes and controls.
• Adhering to a daily plan and communicating a daily shift report to the wider business.
• Meeting business KPIs.
• Driving a strong, health and safety culture.
• Providing support and training to the team.
• 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.

Skills

Communication skills

Learning mindset

Resilience

Food manufacturing experience

Food safety knowledge

Team leadership

Flexible hours

Job description

Production Supervisor - NIGHTS

Shift: 4/7 FIXED NIGHTS, Sunday - Wednesday

6pm -6am NIGHT SHIFT

Location: Geary's Bakeries Ltd | Unit D | Optimus Way | Glenfield | Leicester | LE3 8JR

Rate: £16.97ph + £1ph Premium added to hours of 10pm - 4am

The Role

Our Production Supervisors at Geary's are the best thing since sliced bread - quite literally! You're responsible for managing and developing our team of Operatives to ensure the delicious bread we produce, and package is of the best possible quality. Your main responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the Production team adheres to all processes and controls
• Adhering to a daily plan and communicating a daily shift report to the wider business
• Meeting business KPIs
• Driving a strong, non-compromising Health and Safety culture
• Providing support and training to the team
• 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

You’ll be moving around a busy bakery, carrying out manual and non-manual tasks, which may be physically demanding at times.

About Us

At Geary's Bakeries, 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 towards 900 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry.

The business has grown rapidly from £5m in annual sales to £125m+ in the last 15 years with strong and consistent profitability. We have an ambition to increase sales to more than £200m+ in the next 3- 5 years. A clear vision and strategy has been articulated, and this is being backed with major capital investment and a renewal and upgrading of the people, processes, and systems.

Benefits

• free delicious bread
• BUPA Cashback Plan
• Death In Service
• Cycle to Work scheme
• a chance to win a £10k worth prizes annually!
• if you refer a friend to join our team, you could earn up to £500!

#wearegearys

About You

At Geary's, we look for people who show up every day to do their best. We're a passionate, friendly team and look for the same qualities in our new recruits. We firmly believe your attitude and approach is just as important (if not, more so) than the skills and experience on your CV.

What we're looking for:

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

Desirable but not essential:

• Experience in manufacturing (even better if it was in a bakery)
• Good understanding of Food Safety and Health and Safety (the important bits!)

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.

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