Team Leader

Paradigm Employment Services; Newmarket; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Holiday allowance

Insurance cover

Career progression

Job summary

Paradigm Employment Services seeks a Team Leader for a leading global FMCG producer. You will drive safety, quality, and productivity on a defined shift, supervise a manufacturing team, and ensure compliance with company policies.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, effective communication with Engineering and Quality, and delivering against production targets. The position offers a basic salary with overtime, a Monday–Friday schedule, and progression opportunities within a dynamic

Qualifications

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment with proven leadership and management capability.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration with Engineering and Quality teams.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• HACCP awareness and allergen knowledge.
• Organised with ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Continuous improvement mindset to reduce downtime and boost performance.

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain a safe working environment in line with H&S and Fire policies.
• Drive KPIs for your area and motivate the team to meet targets.
• Monitor product quality, reject unsuitable products and minimise waste.
• Ensure materials are ordered accurately and on time.
• Oversee training and competency of nominated employees.
• Coordinate day-to-day workforce activities within the operation area.
• Complete checks (CCPs) and documentation accurately and promptly.
• Lead product changeovers and machine setups per procedures.
• Escalate breakdowns promptly and seek corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership experience

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication

HACCP awareness

Driving licence

Continuous improvement

Job description

Team Leader

We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for a Team Leader to join a leading global producer within the FMCG sector. This role provides the chance to work alongside a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment, with a strong focus on quality, sustainability, and continuous innovation.

Main Responsibilities for the successful Team Leader:

• Promote and ensure a safe working environment is always maintained, the area is fully compliant with Company Health & Safety and Fire policies, procedures and all legislative requirements. Report any accidents to the Shift Manager.
• Driving the KPI's for your area of responsibility. Challenge and motivate the team to deliver measures in a consistent manner.
• Encourage the team to monitor product quality and reject any unsuitable products while ensuring waste is minimized and reported accurately to the supervisor daily.
• Ensure all materials (packaging and product) are ordered timeously and accurately.
• Take accountability for nominated employees training, by ensuring they are skilled in their role and have been signed off against relevant procedures.
• Day-to-day control and co-ordination of the workforce within a defined area of the operation.
• Complete and take accountability for checks and tasks, including CCP's.
• Completion of Defacto and Redzone.
• Complete all yield information. Ensure reasons are documented and record information needed to improve.
• Promptly escalation issues including breakdowns, which are impacting production and seeking corrective action/resolutions.
• Ensure all paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner, for all relevant tasks carried out.
• Support continuous improvement in all areas of the operation where greater efficiency, hygiene, quality and safety could be achieved.
• Ensure compliance with Defacto system procedures, including completion of work orders.
• During the shift identify and communicate immediately to the Engineering Department, any issues that occur, to ensure they are resolved to minimize production downtime.
• Carry our product changeovers and set machines in accordance with company procedures.
• Carry out all other reasonable management requests on an ad hoc basis.

Main requirements for the successful Team Leader:

• Experience within a food manufacturing environment with proven leadership and management experience and be able to demonstrate people and performance experience.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving with good troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent teamwork skills with the ability to work effectively with Engineering, and Quality teams.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• HACCP and Allergen awareness
• Well organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet tight production deadlines
• A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on reducing downtime and improving performance.
• Full UK driving licence.

What we offer to the successful Team Leader:

• Basic salary £34,000+ overtime
• Monday to Friday- 14:00pm-10:00pm
• Pension/ and Holiday/ insurance cover.
• Clear progression plan for professional and career growth within a key industry sector.
• Support for continued professional development.
• Company Events and many more!

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative, forward-thinking organisation that values talent, fosters career progression, and empowers its team to make a real impact.