Production Team Leader

Greggs Plc; Penrith; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bakery chain in Penrith is seeking a Production Team Leader to oversee daily operations in a fast-paced food production environment. You'll lead a close-knit team, ensuring high-quality products and maintaining health and safety standards. The ideal candidate has experience in a similar role and a passion for quality. This role offers competitive pay and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pay paid weekly

Colleague discount up to 50%

Free hot drinks while on shift

Paid breaks

Profit sharing

Health and Wellbeing App

Growing holiday entitlement

Colleague share plans

Pension scheme with matching contributions

Employee assistance helpline

Long service awards

Savings and discounts for shopping

Qualifications

• Experience as a Team Leader in a food production environment preferred.
• Comfortable standing for long periods and lifting and carrying.
• Pride in the quality of products produced.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and hygiene processes.
• Supportive of an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the production team.
• Ensure day-to-day operations run smoothly.
• Produce products meeting quality standards.
• Follow health and safety processes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Team motivation

Health and safety knowledge

Tools

Microsoft IT packages

SAP systems

Job description

Overview

About the role Join us as a Production Team Leader and you'll be a key part of the Greggs Team, responsible for making and packing the nation's favourite Greggs products. You'll have a passion for quality and will follow all the correct processes and procedures to ensure the best products are made and our customers are satisfied.

You'll work with a great, close-knit team, in a fast-paced, high-performance environment where timescales and targets are important, leading and motivating the team to make sure the day-to-day production and packaging operation runs smoothly. You'll play an important part in producing our famous products, ensuring they meet the highest of quality standards, whilst following health, safety and hygiene processes. Working in a food production environment means that sometimes you'll be exposed to flour and dust. You will also be expected to work in a chilled/frozen environment. We'll provide you with all the training and support you'll need to see your career.

Experience of Microsoft IT packages and SAP systems would also be beneficial but isn't essential. If you're enthusiastic, reliable, comfortable with working shifts that could include nights, weekends and bank holidays, apply now to start your career at Greggs!

About us

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes us so special is our culture - how we behave and support each other. Everyone's welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background, preferences or beliefs we want all of our colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work. You can read more about us here: .

Benefits

• Competitive pay paid weekly
• Colleague discount allowing you and a family member to enjoy up to 50% off your favourite Greggs products
• Free hot drinks for you to enjoy while on shift
• Paid breaks allowing you to recharge your batteries
• We share 10% of all our profits with our colleagues
• Health and Wellbeing App providing Remote GP and Physiotherapy services
• Holiday entitlement that grows as your career grows with us
• Colleague share plans to help you invest and save for your future
• Pension scheme to help you plan for your future. We'll match your contributions up to 7%
• Confidential employee assistance app and helpline to help with your wellbeing
• Long service awards celebrating key milestones in your career
• Savings and discounts for your everyday shopping, leisure and wellbeing

About you

Ideally, you'll have previously worked as a Team Leader in a similar environment. You'll also need:

• To be comfortable standing for long periods of time, lifting and carrying
• To be comfortable with handling, preparing and baking food
• To have pride in the quality of the products you produce
• A good knowledge of health, safety and hygiene processes
• Be supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good