Production Team Leader

Production Team Leader – North Walsham

Contract Personnel are looking for an experienced Production Team Leader for a well-established, family run food and drink business to join their friendly team.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead the manufacturing team to meet daily production goals, ensuring safety, efficiency, product quality, and hygiene standards.
• Conduct daily briefings, solve work problems, and monitor shift performance and KPI’s
• Prepare reports, maintain records, and ensure hygiene standards are upheld
• Provide cross-department support to maximise performance and handle any administrative tasks.
• Oversee resources to maximise production output and ensure adherence to safety regulation.
• Identify training needs and ensure skill levels within the team are sufficient.
• Review performance trends and address efficiency issues.
• Ensure adherence to business processes, quality, and food safety standards, and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Handle Optical sorting checks, downtime reporting, and waste minimisation.
• Support Health and Safety policies, promote a zero-tolerance approach to non-compliance, and ensure a safe working environment.
• Contribute to environmental initiatives and stock management, ensuring accurate stock rotation and resolving discrepancies.  

Requirements:

• Strong organisational skills ability to plan ahead.
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to drive team performance.
• Good communication skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Basic IT skills and numeracy/literacy skills.
• Food hygiene training to level 2
• Experience in FMCG or food manufacturing (preferred, not essential)
• Food Manufacturing NVQ Level 2/3 (desirable)

Schedule: Rotating shifts – First week 12h 4 day shifts, second week 12h 4 night shifts.  

Salary: £36,000

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Free parking
• Death in service benefit
• Half price legal costs
• 35 days hols inc bank hols.
• A dynamic and supportive work environment with growth opportunities.

About Contract Personnel:

Founded in 1989., Contract Personnel is a leading recruitment agency in East Anglia, offering temporary and permanent recruitment solutions.