Section Leader

JR United Kingdom; Bourne; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in fresh prepared food is seeking a Section Leader for days at their Bourne site. This role involves managing production oversight, promoting continuous improvement, and leading a team in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate should have experience in food manufacturing and demonstrate strong leadership skills, ensuring that operational targets are met while fostering a safe and productive workplace.

Benefits

Life Assurance (1 x salary)

Private medical insurance after 5 years

Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Discount & cashback platform

Free health check

Employee Assistance Programme

Free independent mortgage advice

Free car parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a production or section management role within food manufacturing.
• Knowledge of retailer expectations and how to meet them.
• Ability to inspire and engage teams in a factory environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage start-up procedures and team performance in production areas.
• Conduct Return to Work interviews and attend daily meetings.
• Identify training needs and manage performance within the team.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Leadership

Production management

Job description

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Section Leader - Days
We rise to challenges together
Based at Bakkavor Bourne (PE10 0AT)
4 on 4 off
Up to £33,000 per annum
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Why join us?
We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it's exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together.
What we do.
This particular role is at our Bakkavor Salads site, based in Bourne and specialises in preparing fruit, leafy salads, and stir fry mixes. It employs over 1,200 people and is only 16 miles from Peterborough and 12 miles from Spalding.
Accountabilities:

• 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.
• Complete Return to Work interviews, attend daily review meetings and team briefings.
• Constructively challenge performance of area - quality, throughput rate and crew size.
• Effectively audit daily technical paperwork.
• Assist First Line Coordinator in DWOR completion.
• Document handover for oncoming shift and ensure packing 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

About you.

• Experience in a production or section management role within the food manufacturing industry.
• Knowledge and experience of continuous improvement.
• A solid understanding of retailer expectations and how we meet them.
• You'll be a great leader, capable of inspiring and engaging your team, understanding the pressure of a factory environment.

What you'll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
You'll enjoy:

• Life Assurance (1 x salary)
• Private medical insurance (after 5 years' service)
• Staff Shop with hot food available
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Discount & cashback platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free health check
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Free car parking
  

Proud to be Bakkavor.
We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
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Bakkavor
We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,000 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.
Category: Manufacturing
Location:
Bourne, GB, PE10 0AT
Date: 27 Jun 2025
Req ID: 23504

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