Production Team Leader — Food Manufacturing

Talosats Careers; Malton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Company pension

Health and wellbeing support

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Job summary

Sofina Foods is seeking a proactive Team Leader to guide a production team in a fast-paced environment, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency. You will link production with management, provide clear direction, and foster a positive, inclusive culture.

You will develop and coach staff, manage workloads, and drive improvements while upholding food safety and hygiene standards. Opportunity to grow within a global, expanding food business.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in a food manufacturing, factory, or production environment.
• Ability to motivate, engage, and develop a team to achieve operational goals.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with clear direction and feedback.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety, food safety, hygiene and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and support employees to achieve departmental and site objectives.
• Coordinate workloads and allocate employees to meet production demands.
• Monitor productivity, quality, yield, waste and downtime across the department.
• Provide coaching and day-to-day support to help employees develop and succeed.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, food safety, hygiene and quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Organisational skills

Documentation

IT skills

Education

Level 2 Food Safety

Health & Safety training

Manual Handling training

Team Leader qualification (beneficial)

Job description

Sofina Foods is seeking a proactive Team Leader to guide a production team in a fast-paced environment, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency. You will link production with management, provide clear direction, and foster a positive, inclusive culture.

You will develop and coach staff, manage workloads, and drive improvements while upholding food safety and hygiene standards. Opportunity to grow within a global, expanding food business.