Team Leader - Meals

Wiltshire Farm Foods; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food supplier in the UK is seeking a Team Leader to motivate and guide the production team. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance, managing performance, and driving continuous improvement. Ideal candidates will possess strong English and math skills, basic computer literacy, and a positive can-do attitude. This position offers a competitive hourly rate along with a range of benefits including holiday and pension schemes.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme with employer matched contributions

Life assurance worth at least 1x annual salary

Free parking

Free turkey or voucher at Christmas

Qualifications

• Good standards of English and Math’s.
• Ability to develop and motivate a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the team to achieve production targets.
• Ensure compliance with hygiene and safety standards.
• Manage team performance and deliver clear communication.

Skills

Good standards of English

Basic computer skills in Word and Excel

Positive can-do attitude

Lead by example

Proactive

Education

Level 3 Food Safety

IOSH Managing Safety

Job description

Overview

The department and team

The main purpose of the Team Leader (Grade 6) is to lead, motivate, develop and encourage our team to deliver the daily production targets to an agreed standard.

£15.72 per hour + Bonus + Benefits

Who we are

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to rules, procedures & standards in regards to managing your team.
• Identify & facilitate ways for team members to develop.
• Deliver team briefings & clearly communicate performance.
• Ensure clear lines of communication.
• To ensure all documents are completed (as appropriate to the area) and due diligence/traceability documentation is fully completed.
• Ensure departmental hygiene standards are in-line with external and internal audits and requirements.
• Adhere to company colour coding: i.e. clothing and equipment policies.
• Continuous improvement of technical and hygiene standards.
• Ensure compliance with business H&S policies & ensure accurate H&S records.
• Actively participate in departmental risk assessments to eliminate accidents, ensure all accidents are reported & investigated thoroughly & create a safety awareness culture.
• Help the business be environmentally friendly by keeping waste to a minimum, ensuring waste is segregated appropriately and seeking ways to reduce the companies’ carbon footprint.
• To actively drive reductions in customer complaints performance by focusing on achieving it right first time.

Qualifications/Personal Qualities

Essential:

• Good standards of English and Math’s
• Basic computer skills in word and excel

Desirable:

• Level 3 Food Safety
• IOSH Managing Safety, Behavioral Safety

Personal Qualities:

• Positive can-do attitude.
• Lead by example.
• Proven understanding of written and verbal English.
• Be proactive.
• Motivate and develop a team of individuals to achieve and improve standards.
• Give clear direction, goals & objectives.
• Recognise and celebrate our fellow team members’ contributions and achievements.
• Take direct responsibility & be accountable for actions.
• Challenge poor performance or inappropriate behavior appropriately.
• Ensure team members understand their roles in achieving the vision.
• Give feedback to fellow team members & senior management.
• Undertake any training made available / organised.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.