Production Team Leader

REFRESCO; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium overtime rate 1.5x

Annual bonus

Events funded by the company

Annual salary review

Cheers! benefits platform

On site staff shop with discounts

Enhanced holiday allowance

Company pension

Life assurance

Refer a friend bonus

Free on-site parking and social areas

Grocery Aid access

Job summary

Refresco Pontefract is seeking a Production Team Leader for our UK site, a fast-paced role guiding a dedicated team on a 3 on/3 off days and nights schedule. The position offers a 42‑hour week and a salary of £38,055.69 including shift allowance, with a permanent contract.

You will drive production performance, ensure audit-ready operations, and mentor team members to meet safety, quality and cost targets across the packing and process lines at our Pontefract site.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of OEE and production metrics.
• Understanding of quality systems and audit readiness.

Responsibilities

• Leading a Production Team to ensure the effective running of the process function and/or production lines and associated systems/equipment, fulfilling the production plan requirements and demonstrating an audit ready production environment at all times.
• Driving the performance of the process function and/or operation of product equipment/machinery and packaging equipment/machinery including fault finding, changeovers, asset care, and basic machine maintenance activities to maximise OEE performance.
• Auditing all monitoring systems required by the Company to ensure compliance with Company Policies/Procedures/Standards and identifying and implementing corrective actions.
• Managing non-conformance processes and corrective action activities to ensure compliance with Company Policies/Procedures/Standards.
• Leads departmental internal and external auditing activities, traceability exercises and product trials.
• Motivate and manage people activities to meet team performance targets and required Company Standards.
• Identify development areas relating to skills, behaviours and competencies and implementing development plans to enhance Standards within the team.
• Participation in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing activities including leading short interval control and root cause analysis assessments.
• Working as a key member of the Production Leadership Team, demonstrating Company Values and flexibility to support other teams/departments where required.
• Leading the delivery of key performance indicators for the Factory linked to Safety, Quality, People, Delivery, and Cost Standards.
• Pro‑actively identifying areas for continuous improvement within the production work environment/equipment/systems.

Skills

Leadership

OEE optimization

Quality assurance

Lean manufacturing

Job description

Career Opportunities: Production Team Leader (17609)

Requisition ID17609-Posted08/09/2026-United Kingdom-Bondgate

Join Refresco Pontefract as a Production Team Leader for an exciting, fast-paced environment with ample growth opportunities.

As a Production Team Leader, you'll play a vital role in crafting some of the world's most beloved beverages at our UK’s largest, state-of-the‑art Pontefract site.

Our dedication to sustainability and innovation ensures a rewarding career path with chances for personal and professional growth, all while making a constructive impact on both the industry and the environment .

About the Role –

Salary - £38,055.69 inclusive of shift allowance

42 hours - Shift pattern of 3 on 3 off days and nights

Permanent

As a Production Team Leader you will be part of a supportive team, working with colleagues who will help you settle in, find your way around, and show you the ropes.

Your main tasks and duties will be –

• Leading a Production Team to ensure the effective running of the process function and/or production lines and associated systems/equipment, fulfilling the production plan requirements and demonstrating an audit ready production environment at all times.
• Driving the performance of the process function and/or operation of product equipment/machinery and packaging equipment/machinery including fault finding, changeovers, asset care, and basic machine maintenance activities to maximise OEE performance.
• Auditing all monitoring systems required by the Company to ensure compliance with Company Policies/Procedures/Standards and identifying and implementing corrective actions.
• Managing non-conformance processes and corrective action activities to ensure compliance with Company Policies/Procedures/Standards.
• Leads departmental internal and external auditing activities, traceability exercises and product trials.
• Motivate and manage people activities to meet team performance targets and required Company Standards.
• Identify development areas relating to skills, behaviours and competencies and implementing development plans to enhance Standards within the team.
• Participation in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing activities including leading short interval control and root cause analysis assessments.
• Working as a key member of the Production Leadership Team, demonstrating Company Values and flexibility to support other teams/departments where required.
• Leading the delivery of key performance indicators for the Factory linked to Safety, Quality, People, Delivery, and Cost Standards.
• Pro‑actively identifying areas for continuous improvement within the production work environment/equipment/systems.

What’s in it for you?

• Premium overtime rate (1.5x of your basic salary)
• Annual bonus
• Access to events which are funded by the company
• Annual salary review
• Access to ‘Cheers!’ our online benefits platform for all Refresco colleagues
• On site staff shop with discounts on your favourite drink’s
• Enhanced holiday allowance
• Companypension
• Life assurance
• The chance to earn a bonus for referring friends and family.
• Free, on‑site parking and vending canteen and social areas.
• Access to Grocery Aid - a support service offering financial, legal, wellbeing and practical support, advice, and counselling - https://www.groceryaid.org.uk/

About you –

For the role of a Production Team Leader we are looking for:

• Ensures compliant delivery of quality checks and documentation / quality IT system entries through team members.
• Root cause / solution delivery of identified Non‑Conformance materials, packaging or finished goods.
• Ensure personal and team compliance with mandatory training requirements - plant / factory and role specific.
• Competent at leading and running process and/or production area to an agreed performance level to deliver required OEE output.
• Take responsibility for the daily production plan requirements and resource availability (team and materials) to ensure OEE and production targets are delivered to plan.
• Uses information to drive daily performance by setting / challenging objectives within the team.
• Closes works orders in a timely manner and investigates and where possible resolves any abnormal losses.
• Leads yield performance improvement and delivers corrective actions based on analysis.

You might think you don’t meet every single requirement mentioned in this advert. However, at Refresco we believe everyone has the potential to evolve and improve within their role.

About Refresco -

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass.

Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand.

Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees.

There’s something unique about Refresco. Because while you may not recognise our name, you’re definitely familiar with our products. In North America and Europe, we bottle drinks for all famous retailers and big‑name brands, from water bottles and fruit juices to sodas and sports drinks. We reach millions of people, enriching their lives every day with a moment of ‘me’ time, a moment of relaxation, bringing refreshment, enjoyment and fun. And we do it with something simple, but essential: refreshing drinks. Your drinks, on every table. From ‘Our drinks on every table’ to ‘Your drinks on every table’. What separates these sentences is just one letter. Minor detail? Major difference! Because you can make that difference. Refresco is looking for new colleagues to join our team and share the responsibility for billions of litres of drinks!

The Refresco Values are what has made us successful and will help us and you grow in the future. If you follow the Refresco Values, you can’t go wrong!

Refresco believes that equal opportunity for allis fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.