Team Leader - Kitchen in Trowbridge

The main purpose of the role is to manage the operation of the kitchen. This will require the direct supervision of up to 12 operatives. The postholder will need to be confident to be able to deal with a wide range of employee, operational, and health and safety issues in accordance with company policy and procedures.

The main purpose of the role is to manage the day-to-day performance of the kitchen, which has 5 different operations to manage: Stephan, Tumbler, Chilling of products, Pot cooking, and CQC. Each operation has a set kilo’s per hour target. The postholder will have to meet the daily targets set for each activity and develop KPI sheets for each area.

This role is working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

£17.04 per hour + Bonus + Benefits

Who we are

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors, serving more than 1,300 care homes, healthcare, and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier, cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Control/minimise devaluations by following recipes and procedures.
• Have monthly 1-2-1 meetings with staff to improve engagement.
• Design and own procedures and SOPs for all areas.
• Implement and sustain 5S in each area.
• Hold weekly department meetings to review outputs and issues.
• Work with traceability projects to improve traceability in the area.
• Collaborate with TL support to ensure sufficient materials for production.
• Develop attribute sheets for all cooking operations.
• Ensure all staff taste every batch before release.
• Maintain accurate materials and develop weighing operations for each cooking.
• Ensure environmental controls like waste segregation and energy efficiency.
• Support future kitchen design projects with production management.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects.
• Manage and develop KPI spreadsheets to meet department targets.
• Display daily achievements to motivate the team.
• Conduct monthly meetings with production and finance teams.
• Assist other areas in replicating KPI improvements.
• Report on department performance using KPI data.
• Collect data to identify improvements.

About you

• GCSEs in English and Mathematics at grade C or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 3 in Food Hygiene.
• Food premises cleaning qualification.
• Sustainable Safety and Accident Investigation training.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 4%.
• Life assurance worth at least 1x salary.
• Subsidised canteen.
• Free parking.
• Christmas vouchers or turkey.
• Perks scheme including discounts and salary sacrifice options.

Our Values

As a family-owned business, we pride ourselves on making a difference and creating outstanding meals. We focus on health, well-being, and sustainability, aiming for Net Zero by 2040. We support British food and farming, embrace inclusion, and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.