Production Supervisor

Geary's Bakeries Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free bread

BUPA Cashback Plan

Death In Service

Cycle to Work scheme

£10k prize draw

Refer a friend £500

Job summary

Geary's Bakeries Ltd. is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead and develop a busy team of Operatives in our Leicestershire bakery.

You will ensure production processes are followed, meet daily plans, and drive quality and efficiency across packaging and bread production. The role requires strong communication, a proactive attitude, resilience, and a commitment to food safety and health & safety standards, with the ability to coordinate with other departments and manage audits.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and customer-facing interaction.
• Commitment to learning and personal development.
• Demonstrated resilience and motivation under pressure.
• Experience working in food manufacturing or bakery environments.
• Solid understanding of Food Safety and Health & Safety practices.
• Experience leading and supporting a team of operatives.
• Flexible approach to working hours and shifts.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the production team of Operatives to maintain quality.
• Adhere to daily plan and share daily shift reports with the wider business.
• Meet business KPIs.
• Promote a strong Health and Safety culture.
• Provide training and support to the team.
• Interface with labour agencies and feedback on performance.
• Coordinate with other departments and participate in audits/visits.
• Act as deputy for the Shift Operations Manager when needed.

Skills

Great communication

Willingness to learn

Resilience

Experience in food manufacturing

Food Safety knowledge

Team leadership

Flexible hours

Job description

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.

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.

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.

Our brilliant benefits include:

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