Production Team Leader – Fast-Paced Food Manufacturing

PR O-Pak Foods Ltd; Malton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Overtime after 36.25 hours

28 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Buy up to 5 extra days

Benefits & recognition programme

GroceryAid support

Job summary

PR O-Pak Foods Ltd in Malton, North Yorkshire, invites applications for a Production Team Leader. The role leads production lines, develops the team, and drives training on SOPs, equipment instructions, and process records.

You will oversee shift performance, safety, and quality, with a focus on KPI reporting and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has food manufacturing leadership experience and a track record of ownership and accountability.

Qualifications

• Previously worked within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
• Team leadership experience.
• The ability to take ownership and accountability for their team.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining management information systems to aid the management of and reporting of KPIs, including Effective Labour Utilisation and Stock Control Management Systems.
• Ensuring that all of your team can demonstrate their competency in carrying out tasks and operations to the required company standard by undertaking relevant assessment and competency reviews.
• Ensuring colleagues on shift execute the agreed production plan safely, on time, and in full, meeting high food safety standards, minimum waste, good yield management, and producing high-quality products.
• Performing standard yield, quality, volume, and cycle time reporting and detailing reasons for failure to meet standards (either positive or negative).
• Ensuring designated areas are well maintained, providing clean and safe working conditions.
• Reporting all incidents and unsafe conditions and contribute to investigations and follow-up actions as necessary.
• Maintaining and setting good housekeeping standards within designated areas while on shift.
• Working on Manufacturing Execution Systems
• Working on advanced manufacturing and work order management
• Knowing when to ask for support from your Area Operations Manager

Skills

Team leadership

Ownership

Accountability

Tools

Manufacturing Execution Systems

Job description

PR O-Pak Foods Ltd in Malton, North Yorkshire, invites applications for a Production Team Leader. The role leads production lines, develops the team, and drives training on SOPs, equipment instructions, and process records.

You will oversee shift performance, safety, and quality, with a focus on KPI reporting and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has food manufacturing leadership experience and a track record of ownership and accountability.