Production Team Leader

Staffline; England; Sur place; GBP 23 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

OnSite support from Staffline

Free car parking on site

Good links to public transport

PPE provided

Résumé du poste

Staffline is seeking a Production Team Leader at our Buckinghamshire site, responsible for leading daily briefings, meeting OEE and KPI targets, and maintaining GMP standards. The role emphasizes safe operation, training, and cross-functional collaboration to drive improvements.

You will supervise production activities, monitor quality, support NPD trials, and ensure materials are available to prevent downtime. The position offers temp-to-perm progression with onsite benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role required.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Knowledge of production KPIs, OEE, waste and labour management.
• Flexible, reliable and results-driven.

Responsabilités

• Lead daily team briefings covering production, OEE, waste, labour, quality and performance targets.
• Ensure production plans and KPI targets are achieved, including OEE, labour, waste, GMP, quality and H&S.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure incidents, near misses and corrective actions are properly managed.
• Oversee day-to-day production, ensuring efficient operations, correct staffing and minimal downtime.
• Drive continuous improvement across the production area and challenge existing processes where appropriate.
• Monitor product quality, investigate non-conformances and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Maintain GMP and factory standards.
• Develop and train team members, keeping training records and skill matrices up to date.
• Ensure effective communication across departments and participate in relevant operational meetings.
• Support NPD trials and production samples.
• Ensure materials are available to meet production requirements and prevent shortages or downtime.
• Support reporting, succession planning and implementation of operational improvements.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Planning

Problem-solving

Outils

GMP knowledge

OEE awareness

Description du poste

Buckinghamshire site which is our centre of excellence for our Scotch Eggs, Cocktail Sausages and Mini Savoury Snacks.

The hours of work are,

4 on 2 off:

- 5:30am to 2pm

The rate of pay is

£16.86 to £25.29 per hour

Your Time at Work

During your time as a Production Team Leader your role will include:

• Lead daily team briefings covering production, OEE, waste, labour, quality and performance targets.
• Ensure production plans and KPI targets are achieved, including OEE, labour, waste, GMP, quality and H&S.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure incidents, near misses and corrective actions are properly managed.
• Oversee day-to-day production, ensuring efficient operations, correct staffing and minimal downtime.
• Drive continuous improvement across the production area and challenge existing processes where appropriate.
• Monitor product quality, investigate non-conformances and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Maintain GMP and factory standards.
• Develop and train team members, keeping training records and skill matrices up to date.
• Ensure effective communication across departments and participate in relevant operational meetings.
• Support NPD trials and production samples.
• Ensure materials are available to meet production requirements and prevent shortages or downtime.
• Support reporting, succession planning and implementation of operational improvements.

Our Perfect Worker

Our ideal candidate will:

• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork
• Proactive, hands‑on and solutions‑focused approach
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Knowledge of production KPIs, OEE, waste and labour management
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety, GMP and quality standards
• Good problem‑solving and continuous improvement skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet production targets
• Confident in training, coaching and developing team members
• Flexible, reliable and results‑driven

Candidates will also need to be willing to work in chilled areas

Experience in a similar role required

Key Information and Benefits

• Temp to perm opportunity
• OnSite support from Staffline
• Free car parking on site
• Good links to public transport
• PPE provided

Opportunities for overtime

Job Ref:

1DDMK