Production Team Leader

Stonegate; Lacock; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay

Weekly pay

Training and development

Free eggs every week

Subsidised staff transport

On-site parking

Cycle-to-work scheme

Friendly inclusive workplace

Job summary

Stonegate is seeking a proactive Production Team Leader for the Lacock packing centre. You will lead day-to-day activities, drive performance, and ensure safety, quality and efficiency across the team.

You will monitor output, support colleagues, and push for continuous improvements while maintaining compliance and accurate records. This is a hands-on, front-line leadership role with regular training and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience leading in a production/manufacturing setting.
• Basic Health & Safety and Food Hygiene understanding.
• Good level of English and Maths.

Responsibilities

• Ensure production equipment is set up correctly and basic fault-finding to minimise stoppages.
• Monitor performance across planning, utilisation, quality, labour, waste, downtime, utilities and stock accuracy.
• Investigate non-conformances and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure production documentation is accurate and audit-ready.
• Review data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Motivate, coach and develop team members and plan training.
• Deliver clear shift handovers to maintain continuity.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety

English & Maths

Proactive & Practical

Company values

Job description

Production Team Leader - 05.30am - 14.00pm, Monday - Friday

£13.48 p/h

We’re looking for a proactive and hands-on Production Team Leader to join our Packing Centre team in Lacock.

This is a great opportunity for someone with previous leadership experience within a production or manufacturing environment who enjoys leading from the front. You’ll take responsibility for the day-to-day performance of your team, helping to ensure production targets are achieved while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, efficiency and compliance.

You’ll work closely with the wider operational team to keep production running smoothly, support and develop colleagues, monitor performance and identify opportunities to continually improve how we work.

You will:

• Make sure production equipment is set up correctly and carry out basic fault-finding to minimise stoppages.
• Monitor performance across production planning, egg utilisation, quality, labour, waste, downtime, utilities and stock accuracy.
• Investigate non-conformances and implement appropriate corrective actions
• Ensure production documentation is accurate, complete and compliant with audit requirements.
• Review production data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Motivate, coach and develop team members, identifying training and performance support requirements.
• Deliver clear shift handovers to incoming Team Leaders and Managers, maintaining continuity across the operation

• Previous leadership experience within a production or manufacturing environment.
• A basic understanding of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene.
• A good standard of English and Maths.
• A proactive, practical approach and the confidence to lead a team in a fast-paced working environment.
• The ability to demonstrate our company values: Respect, Aspire, Courage, One Team and Diversity

• Competitive hourly pay.
• Regular shifts and weekly pay.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Free eggs every week.
• Subsidised staff transport from selected locations.
• On-site parking.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• A friendly and inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome.