The Team Leader will drive a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and colleague engagement, ensuring all activities are completed in line with, Operational Performance & Resource Management.
- Deliver production plans and achieve agreed operational KPIs including productivity, labour efficiency, yield, waste and customer service.
- Optimise labour, materials and resources to maximise operational performance and minimise cost.
- Monitor, investigate and resolve performance gaps through effective problem-solving and continuous improvement & operational excellence.
- Maintain accurate production, stock and traceability records.
People Management
- Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team to achieve business objectives.
- Manage attendance, performance and colleague engagement in line with company policies.
- Support training, succession planning and the successful onboarding of new employees.
- Promote a positive culture built on accountability, communication and teamwork.
Quality, Service & Product Integrity
- Ensure products meet all quality, food safety and customer requirements.
- Maintain compliance with GMP, HACCP, CCP and traceability standards.
- Drive a right-first-time culture and lead corrective actions arising from quality issues.
- Ensure the area remains audit-ready and compliant at all times.
Health, Safety & Sustainability Management
- Lead a proactive safety culture, ensuring compliance with all Health & Safety standards and procedures.
- Identify, manage and reduce operational risks, hazards and incidents.
- Ensure team adherence to safe systems of work, PPE and legislative requirements.
- Support environmental and sustainability objectives through responsible resource and waste
Essential
- Previous supervisory or team leadership experience within a manufacturing or operational environment.
- Proven ability to lead, coach and develop teams to deliver business and KPI objectives.
- Strong understanding of Health & Safety, Quality, GMP and Food Safety requirements.
- Effective communication, problem-solving and continuous improvement skills, with good IT and numeracy capability.
- Be able to drive performance improvements
Desirable
- Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing or a fast-paced production environment.
- HACCP qualification and knowledge of food safety systems.
- Formal leadership qualification (e.g. ILM or equivalent).
- Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Operational excellence. and continuous improvement tools.
When you join 2 Sisters, you will become part of one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover of £2.5billion+, over 17,000 people and covering more than 20 sites. Our Rogerstone factory is one of the largest in Europe, specifically designed for producing chilled recipe meals.
- Immediate start
- opportunities for progression
- up to 33 days holiday per year
- staff shop
- subsidised hot food canteen
- onsite free parking
- 2 Sisters highstreet discount platform
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Team Leader employer: 2 Sisters Food Group
2 Sisters Food Group is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values diversity and teamwork at our Willand site. With competitive pay, guaranteed weekends off, and opportunities for overtime, we prioritise employee well-being while fostering growth and development in the poultry processing industry.
