Production Team Leader (Food)

Rise Technical Recruitment; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Production Team Leader for a role within the food manufacturing industry. The successful candidate will lead a team on the production line, ensuring efficiency and quality checks while maintaining compliance with company procedures. This opportunity offers a competitive salary, training, development, and a positive work culture within a family-run business. Candidates should have relevant experience and strong leadership skills. The role is based in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire with a 4 on 4 off schedule.

Benefits

Overtime

Training & Development

Progression

Holiday

Pension

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role within a production environment.
• Good communication skills & the ability to problem-solve and lead a team.
• Able to work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production line and ensure daily checks are complete.
• Monitor line speed and KPIs, ensuring quality checks are done.
• Support production supervisors and managers in daily operations.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Production Team Leader (Food/Packaging)

£15.13P/H + Overtime + Training & Development + Progression + Holiday + Pension

4 on 4 off (days)

Bilsthorpe - Nottinghamshire (Newark, Coddington, Winthorpe, Farndon, Kelham)

Are you a Production Team Leader with experience in the Food Manufacturing / Production industry looking to join a market leading company as they continue to expand in a 4 on 4 off days based role offering a great work life balance? Are you looking to work for a family run company who are experiencing continued growth in the industry and who offer a great culture within their dedicated teams, alongside continued development & long-term progression within the business? This well-established company have an ever growing loyal client base throughout the UK. They pride themselves on having strong sustainability & Environmental values and strive to reach their goals with innovative ideas. Due to continued expansion they are looking for Team Leaders with experience within the food industry to join their team. In this role you will lead a team of Line supervisors & Line Operatives and will support the Production Supervisors & Managers in the day to day running of busy production lines to ensure smooth and efficient production on the factory floor. This is an excellent opportunity to join a fantastic company that can offer you job security, training and ongoing development in a days-based role.

The Role:

• Team Leader of the production line
• Ensuring that daily start up checks are complete, machines are set up and ready to start at the beginning of the shift and production is maintained during the shift by monitoring & reporting line speed, progress & downtime
• Work towards the plan provided by Planning Manager, to ensure maximum performance and minimum downtime is maintained throughout the shift
• Monitoring line speed and KPIs, quality checks, training of production operatives
• Ensuring all relevant company procedures are adhered to & all relevant paperwork is kept up to date, recording results, supporting continuous improvement

The Person:

• Previous experience in a similar role within a production environment
• Good communication skills & the ability to problem-solve and lead the team
• Able to work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines & excellent attention to detail
• Looking to work for a great company who are passionate about ongoing training & development for their employees

To apply for this role or for to be considered for further roles, please click “Apply Now” or contact Sarah Hibberd at Rise Technical Recruitment.

This vacancy is being advertised by Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd. The services of Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd are that of an Employment Agency.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd regrets to inform that our client can only accept applications from engineering candidates who have a valid legal permit or right to work in the United Kingdom. Potential candidates who do not have this right or permit or are pending an application to obtain this right or permit should not apply as your details will not be processed