Details:
- Salary: £34,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Newmarket Suffolk
- Date: 5 days ago
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 escalate 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.
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