At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and inspire a packing team while ensuring high-quality production standards.
- Company: Join the award-winning Charlie Bigham's Quarry Kitchen in Wells, Somerset.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, bonuses, free meals, and discounts at popular retailers.
- Other info: Enjoy a supportive culture with opportunities for career growth.
- Why this job: Develop your leadership skills and make a real impact in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Supervisory experience preferred, but motivated individuals ready to lead are welcome.
The predicted salary is between 18.79 - 19.75 £ per hour.
This opportunity is ideal for individuals who take real pride in their work and are keen to develop their career within a busy, hands-on production environment. Whether you have some supervisory experience and are ready to step into a Trainee Team Leader role, or you're already an experienced Team Leader looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.
At Bigham’s, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills, support and inspire a team, and make a real impact every day. When you continue your career with Bigham’s, you’ll receive:
- Competitive hourly rate of £18.79 - £19.75 depending on experience
- Overtime paid at over £24 per hour, paid at 1.5x the hourly rate
- 28 days’ annual leave, increasing with service
- Guaranteed quarterly bonus
- Paid breaks
- Free Bigham’s meals to take home
- Pension scheme
- Discounts with popular high-street retailers
- Access to Medicash and an online GP service
- Life assurance benefit
- Free on-site parking
- Subsidised canteen
Great news - our award-winning Quarry Kitchen is now hiring for a Team Leader opportunity within our Packing Team. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals with some supervisory experience who are ready to take the next step in their leadership journey, as well as experienced Team Leaders seeking a new challenge. Depending on your experience, you may join us as either a Trainee Team Leader or Team Leader. You'll play a key role in supporting and developing team members, championing our cultural values, and helping individuals maximise their potential while delivering exceptional standards every day.
Main Responsibilities:
- Deliver daily team brief and ensure great start of each shift
- Seek feedback from the team and ensure responses followed through in timely manner
- Lead and manage area assigned, including breaks, labour and holiday requests
- Communicate with other Team Leaders and Team Managers as appropriate to safeguard timely delivery of daily plan
- Manage “change over” between products as appropriate to standard as minimum RTW forms completed and support with creating rotas/planning holiday
- Ensure food is produced which meets Key Card standards with quality of the ingredients used which meets our specification
- Ensure H&S standards are maintained by completing H&S walkrounds
- Be responsible for contacting engineering should any breakdowns occur in a timely manner
- All activities comply to GMP and 5S standards, incorporating GMP walkrounds
- In the event of any issues, make sure they are contained and escalated to the shift manager – shift coordinator
- Actively engage in problem-solving activities, identifying issues and escalating issues that may affect the production plan
- Identify areas for improvement
- Manage quality assurance in all areas, escalating issues to the technical team
- Maintain accurate job posting in the area as required and ensure accurate data collation (when required)
- Highlight, communicate and resolve any daily issues with the relevant people
- Ensure all batches are produced to the required sequence, cycle times/throughput, weights and line efficiency – as appropriate dependent on area
- Work with your team trainer to create a training plan for team, succession planning and to plan in refresher training
- Complete Progress and Probation reviews on time with SMART objectives
The Ideal Candidate:
- A strong understanding of Health and Food Safety
- The ability to engage, support and communicate effectively with others
- A good level of IT skills
- The ability to work within company policies and procedures, supporting the introduction of new processes where appropriate
- A clear commitment to Health and Safety, ensuring a safe working environment for all team members
- A genuine interest in developing and building high-performing teams
- A strong focus on Safety and Quality
- A motivated, proactive and positive approach
- Confidence, determination and a strong desire to progress
- Previous supervisory, team leader or coaching experience would be advantageous, although we also welcome applications from individuals ready to take the next step in their leadership journey
Packing Team Leader / Future Team Leader – Friday to Sunday Days in Wells employer: Charlie Bighams
At Charlie Bigham's, we pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and dynamic work environment at our Quarry Kitchen in Dulcote, where hard work is rewarded with competitive pay and opportunities for growth. As a Trainee Team Leader in Logistics, you'll benefit from a comprehensive training programme, generous annual leave, and the chance to earn quarterly bonuses, all while being part of a team that values your contributions and encourages your development.
