Production Team Leader

Greencore Group Lts; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Team Leader for their Wisbech factory. This role involves managing production staff, ensuring optimal performance, and supporting on-the-job training. The candidate should possess supervisory experience and an understanding of health and safety standards.

Benefits

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Company share save scheme

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Free Parking

Enhanced Parental leave and menopausal policies

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory role essential.
• Desirable to have experience in Food or FMCG manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Manage and control activities within the production section.
• Audit daily technical paperwork and review performance metrics.
• Train staff and manage productivity effectively.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing environment knowledge

Basic understanding of Health & Safety

Food Hygiene knowledge

Good level of English & Maths

Job description

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We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better. We're sure you've tried our products because we supply food for the all the major supermarkets in the UK!

Here at Wisbech, we have a team of 525 colleagues and manufacture premium chilled ready to cook meals for major retailers such as Sainsbury's, Aldi and Co-op.

What you'll be doing

As a Team Leader you will manage, organise and control all activities within your section of the factory. You will assign and organise staff alongside managing productivity and performance ensuring the achievement of the required service levels and performance results.

• You will walk the floor of the production area and manage start-up procedures, receiving a handover from the previous shift and ensuring there is no excess or shortage of labour in the production areas.
• Constructively challenge performance of area - quality, throughput rate and crew size.
• Effectively audit daily technical paperwork.
• Assist First Line Coordinator in DWOR completion.
• Attend daily taste panel as required and follow through any actions
• Document handover for oncoming shift and ensure production area is left in a clean and safe condition.
• Review Productivity and NME Losses Graph to identify opportunities for improvement
• Identify performance management / training requirements within the area and manage the process / delivery

What We're Looking For

• Supervisory experience
• Understand how to maintain a team within a manufacturing environment
• Food or wider FMCG Manufacturing Experience is desirable
• Good level of English & Maths
• Basic understanding of Health & Safety and Food Hygiene
• Ability to work unsupervised.

If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

What You'll Get in Return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Free Parking
• Enhanced Parental leave and menopausal policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.