Production Supervisor

Jason's Sourdough | Geary's Bakeries; Leicester; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free bread

BUPA Cashback

Death in service

Cycle to Work

£10k prize draw

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Geary’s Bakeries in Leicestershire is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead and develop a team of operatives in our bakery. You will ensure production targets, quality, and safety are prioritised while supporting colleagues across shifts.

You’ll manage daily plans, report on progress, and intervene in audits or visits. The role requires flexibility in working hours and a hands-on approach in a fast-paced production environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing, preferably bakery.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to lead and train a team.
• Knowledge of Food Safety and Health & Safety important.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and develop the production team to ensure quality.
• Adhere to daily production plan and provide shift reports.
• Meet business KPIs.
• Drive a strong Health and Safety culture.
• Provide support and training to colleagues.
• Liaise with labour agencies and feedback on performance.
• Communicate with other departments in the wider business.
• Participate in audits and high-profile visits.
• Deputise for the Shift Operations Manager when required.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Health & Safety

Food manufacturing experience

Flexible hours

Job description

Hours: 6pm -6am

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 over 1000 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry.

With recent investment, we’ve accelerated our ambitious growth plans. In the last 11 years, we have grown rapidly from £5m annual sales to over £100m and we’re not stopping there! Backed by our vision and strategy, major capital investment and our commitment to developing our people and processes, we aim to grow our sales to £180m+ within the next 3-5 years.

Our brilliant benefits include free delicious bread, BUPA Cashback Plan, Death In Service, a Cycle to Work scheme and 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!

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.