Production Team Leader -Corby-Dayshift

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd; Corby; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime 1.5x

Training & Development

Long-term stability

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Production Team Leader for a well-established food manufacturer in Corby. The role is days-based, leading a team of around 15-20 staff on a busy production line, with responsibility for safely delivering output to plan and coaching supervisors and operatives.

You will drive GMP, food safety and quality standards, coordinating with planning, technical and engineering to keep production running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Production Team Leader / Supervisor in manufacturing (food preferred, not essential).
• Hands-on, shopfloor based leadership and strong communication.
• Continuous improvement mindset and ability to drive GMP/food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day production activities for a manufacturing area.
• Manage supervisors and operatives; training, performance and attendance.
• Maintain safety, GMP, food safety and quality standards; support audits.
• Drive output, reduce waste, downtime and improve labour efficiency.
• Dayshift: 7:00am - 3:30pm with overtime at 1.5x.

Skills

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

Communication

Job description

Production Team Leader / Manufacturing Team Leader

Corby, Northamptonshire (Commutable from: Kettering, Wellingborough, Northampton, Market Harborough, Peterborough, Leicester, Stamford)

£37,000 - £38,000 + Dayshift + Overtime (1.5x) + Team Leadership + Training & Development + Long-Term Stability

Mon-Fri 7AM-3.30PM

Are you a Production Team Leader, Manufacturing Team Leader or Shift Team Leader looking for a days-based role where you can take real ownership of an area and lead from the front in a busy, high-quality manufacturing environment?

On offer is a permanent position where you will be shopfloor based, running daily production activities and building a motivated, well-trained team that delivers safe, efficient output to plan.

Team size is circa 15-20 staff.

This is a well-established food manufacturer with a strong site presence and a proven track record of continued growth. Due to ongoing expansion on site, they are looking to add multiple Team Leaders to support continued success.

In this role you will lead supervisors and operatives, drive GMP / food safety and quality standards, manage waste and downtime, support audits, and work closely with planning, technical and engineering to keep production running smoothly. The role is dayshift (7:00am - 3:30pm) with overtime available at time and a half.

This role would suit a Production Team Leader from a manufacturing background looking for a stable days-based position where you can lead a team, own performance, and drive continuous improvement.

The Role:

• Permanent shopfloor based role
• Lead day-to-day production activities for a manufacturing area
• Manage supervisors and operatives; training, performance and attendance
• Maintain safety, GMP, food safety and quality standards; support audits
• Drive output, waste reduction, downtime improvement and labour efficiency
• Dayshift: 7:00am - 3:30pm (overtime available at 1.5x)

The Person:

• Experience as a Production Team Leader / Supervisor in manufacturing (food preferred, not essential)
• Comfortable being hands-on and shopfloor based
• Strong leadership and communication skills with a continuous improvement mindset

Reference Number: BBBH282323

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.