Team Manager – Wellingborough

Wagstaff Recruitment; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £30,000-£32,000

Mon-Fri early shift

22 days + banks

Enhanced overtime rate

Internal and external training

Job summary

Wagstaff Recruitment is recruiting for a Team Manager in Wellingborough. The role offers a clear path for growth in food manufacturing, with a hands-on leadership focus and opportunities to develop through external courses.

You will lead a ~10-person team, supervise safety-critical equipment use, and coordinate holidays. The role emphasizes quality control, allergen management, and continuous improvement within operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a food manufacturing/processing environment.
• Leadership experience across a team.
• Certifications such as IOSH, Food Safety Level 3, HACCP are relevant.

Responsibilities

• Managing a team of around 10 across one area of food manufacturing.
• Ensure machinery and equipment such as kettle and ovens are used safely and correctly.
• Manage team holiday and sickness.
• Monitor allergen segregation, food safety, expire dates and quality control.
• Step in for the team and have a hands-on approach to management when needed.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team management

Job description

Team Manager

Wellingborough

A management role with room for growth and development for the right driven candidate

• £30,000-£32,000
• Mon-fri early shift
• 22 days + banks (increasing with service)
• Enhanced overtime rate
• Internal and external training provided

We’re looking for someone motivated and hardworking who is ready to take their career in food manufacturing to the next heights. This role will give you a chance to develop managerial skills- both on the job and through external courses and certifications. The right person will have room to continue developing, growing and reaching new heights within operations management!

Roles/Responsibilities

• Managing a team of around 10 across one area of food manufacturing
• Ensure machinery and equipment such as kettle and ovens are used safely and correctly
• Manage team holiday and sickness
• Monitor allergen segregation, food safety, expire dates and other aspects of quality control
• Step in for the team and have a hands-on approach to management when the team needs you!

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience working in a food manufacturing/processing environment
• Leadership experience
• Any relevant certifications (IOSH, Food Safety Level 3, HACCP Etc.)

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Job Tenure: Permanent
Salary: £13.50 – £14.70 per hour + BENEFITS
Location: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire