Team Leader

HR GO Recruitment; Newmarket; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life Insurance

Health Cash Plan

28 days holiday

On-site parking

Free hot drinks

Free soup & roll Fridays

Paid lunch breaks

Job summary

HR GO Recruitment is seeking a proactive team leader for a fast-paced food manufacturing site in Newmarket. The role focuses on maintaining quality and safety in a chilled environment, with shift patterns and full PPE requirements.

You will lead daily production targets, drive process improvements, and ensure accurate documentation. Candidates should have food manufacturing experience and strong leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and management experience ideally in food manufacturing.
• Well organized with ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of HACCP and VACCP.
• Basic IT skills.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Encourage the team to monitor product quality and reject any unsuitable products.
• Ensure waste is minimized and reported accurately to the supervisor daily.
• Lead a smooth change over between teams.
• Ensure correct documentation of stock, production levels and tasks completed on management system.
• Achieve daily targets.
• Report any hazards or defects to the shift manager.
• Challenge and motivate team members to hit productivity targets.
• Ensure all materials (packaging and product) are ordered timeously and accurately.
• Ensure yield is maximised by assessing the quality of product and ensuring compliance.
• Comply with health & safety policies, wearing PPE and observing safe working practices.
• Liaising with the engineers and technical departments when required.

Skills

Leadership

Well organized

Health & Safety

HACCP VACCP

Basic IT skills

Food manufacturing experience

Job description

Join this well-established international food supply business. We are seeking candidates ideally from a food background, who are motivated team leaders, to join a fast-paced food manufacturing environment on a permanent basis.

The role involves working within a team to achieve production targets within a chilled environment. Whilst maintaining the highest quality and food safety standards, wearing full PPE.

There is a distinct food aroma throughout the production area and you will be required to stand for the duration of your shift.

Due to the location, you must have your own transport.

Monday - Friday early or late shift (42.5 hour week)

05:45-14:15

13:45-22:15

Salary £33,446 plus overtime after 40 hours and an annual bonus.

What They offer:

• Company annual bonus scheme after 6 months
• Paid lunch breaks
• Company pension
• Life Insurance
• Health Cash Plan
• 28 days holiday
• On-site parking
• Free hot drinks
• Free soup & roll Friday's

Key responsibilities:

• Encourage the team to monitor product quality and reject any unsuitable products
• Ensure waste is minimized and reported accurately to the supervisor daily
• Lead a smooth change over between teams
• Ensure correct documentation of stock, production levels and tasks completed on management system
• Achieve daily targets
• Report any hazards or defects to the shift manager
• Challenge and motivate team members to hit productivity targets
• Ensure all materials (packaging and product) are ordered timeously and accurately.
• Ensure yield is maximised by assessing the quality of product and ensuring compliance.
• Comply with health & safety policies, wearing PPE and observing safe working practices
• Liaising with the engineers and technical departments when required

Essential skills and experience:

• Proven leadership and management experience ideally in food manufacturing
• Well organised with ability to meet tight deadlines
• Knowledge of HACCP and VACCP
• Basic IT skills
• Knowledge of Health and Safety standards