Production Team Leader
£30,000 to £35,000 / Newcastle upon Tyne / Jun 12, 2023
Established for over 40 years, our client, a food processor, and wholesaler, has built an enviable reputation for its commitment to always providing a professional service to its prestigious hospitality customers whilst maintaining the highest quality of products. They now seek to recruit a Production Team Leader to manage their process, people, traceability, and systems.
As Production Team Leader you will:
-supervise 20-30 staff involved in the preparation of fresh food produce
-take responsibility for daily production planning
-ensure that planned outputs and performance are consistently achieved
-manage product traceability, labelling and the timely completion of quality-related documentation
-identify cost savings, efficiency, quality and GMP improvements
-routinely check all aspects of the product process and documentation
-maintain hygiene and sanitary procedures
-hold your team to account on how equipment is used and cared for
-liaise closely with warehouse/dispatch
-ensure that all team members pursue safe working practices
-take responsibility for the full compliance and support of all environmental, health and safety requirements and reporting
-report into the Assistant QA Manager and Production Manager
As Production Team Leader, you will need:
-a Level 3 HACCP qualification
-experience of fresh food production/processing at a supervisory level
-initiative
-a sharp eye for identifying weak points in the production process
-confidence in your ability to lead and manage a team
-the ability to drive change/improvements
Benefits & rewards:
-£30-35k salary
-Weekly food allowance
-Annual profit-related bonus
-Christmas Hamper & allowance
-20 days holiday + statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
-Pension
Hours:
Monday to Friday, 6am to 3.30pm
Saturdays, 6am to 12pm
(One rotational day off during the week)