Wash Team Leader in Isleham

At our Production site based in Isleham, Cambridgeshire we are looking for a diligent, self‑motivated team player who can exceed in their duties to help us retain our position as a leading conventional roots supplier in the UK. You will join us on a fulltime, permanent contract. The shift pattern will be 4 on 4 off, 05:30 to 18:00, equating to 48 and 36 hours per week rotating. This is in return for a competitive salary of £35,700.

Responsibility

The Job Role

We are looking for an experienced Team Leader to join the Wash Department to play a key role in ensuring that quality standards are met, and customer orders are completed on time.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the wash team to deliver increased operational efficiencies, utilising lean practices wherever possible.
• Manage the Wash department to ensure compliance with customer specification and audit excellence.
• Work collaboratively with Procurement, Supply Chain, Technical and Production departments to ensure the best use and planning of crop.
• Work collaboratively with Finance, HR and H&S functions to ensure all operational, ethical, health and safety and environmental matters are managed efficiently in accordance with legal requirements.
• Work with Hygiene Team on priorities and ensure the area is kept to required standards.
• Work closely with Engineers Team on planned maintenance and priorities.
• Identify and promote improvement programmes.
• Take accountability for Wash success.
• Ensure team work within the site policies and procedures.
• Lead by example.
• Lead and embed a culture of ownership regarding quality assurance and customer delivery.
• Drive a culture of performance, ensuring that team have an adequate number of trained individuals to meet workload.
• Ensure department have clear KPI’s and are conversant with actual performance in relation to targeted performance.
• Ensure training and SOPs for the Wash is adequate and up to date.
• Ensure that the quality specifications are met, and the site is compliant to relevant quality and service level standards.
• Ensure that the wash department is audit ready at all times.
• Take responsibility for adequate level of labour requirements that will provide the best quality result at the most efficient cost.
• Identify and lead initiatives to drive continuous improvement within the business.
• Ensure all process control information is completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Provide information that explains any variances to standard labour cost and efficiencies, have an action plan to deal with these variances.
• Carry out, as required, such other duties as may be necessary to efficiently run the wash.

What we are looking for

• Experienced in working with Machinery
• Experience Leading production teams
• Good level of computer literacy (MS Office)
• Good numeracy, spelling, and grammar
• Solution focussed mindset.
• A positive “can do” attitude.
• Ability to influence and build strong relationship with own and other teams.
• Fluent level of English
• Previous knowledge on a Celox machine or other optical graders
• NAV ERP system
• Strong numeracy levels and Exemplary spelling and grammar

What we can offer you

• A salary of £35,700.
• Weekly site performance bonus
• Refer a family member or friend to join the team and receive £250
• A safe and friendly working environment
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance of 2 x your salary
• Medicash Health Cash plan for you and your family
• Health and financial advice through an employee assistance programme (24/7 GP and counselling assistance!)
• Long service awards
• Be part of a fast-growing farming and food business with strong environmental and social values
• Work independently, but with support from our teams, gaining responsibilities fast

Equal opportunities

Burgess Farms is an equal opportunities employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic.