Production Team Leader in York

Location: Scarborough

Salary: £15.54 per hour, £31,515 per annum

Industry: Food Manufacturing

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Shift: Monday to Friday, 7:00am - 4:00pm, with flexibility required and participation in 12 Sunday shifts per month.

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rate of £15.54 per hour
• Clear career progression opportunities
• Permanently, full-time position
• Primarily Monday to Friday working pattern
• 28 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
• On-site Level 2 Food Safety training provided if required
• Opportunity to develop within a well-established food manufacturing business
• Supportive management team with genuine career progression opportunities

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach and develop the Production Department team to achieve high performance and continuous improvement.
• Set clear daily objectives and provide regular feedback to support individual development.
• Motivate the team to achieve production, quality and efficiency targets.
• Ensure all products are manufactured in line with food safety, quality and customer standards.
• Monitor daily production performance, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, yield and productivity.
• Plan and schedule production activities to meet business and customer demand.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the department.
• Maintain high standards of Health & Safety, food safety and environmental compliance at all times.
• Monitor employee safety and promote a positive safety culture throughout the department.
• Ensure company policies and operational procedures are consistently followed.
• Work closely with other departments to ensure production plans are achieved.
• Resolve day-to-day production issues quickly and effectively to minimise downtime.
• Complete production documentation accurately and maintain operational records.

Requirements:

• Essential:
• Previous experience within a food manufacturing or food processing environment.
• Proven experience leading, supervising or mentoring a production team.
• Strong people management and motivational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Practical and proactive approach to problem solving.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while working to tight production deadlines.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to plan workloads effectively.
• Flexible approach to working hours, including 12 Sunday shifts per month.
• Desirable:
• Level 2 Food Safety qualification (training can be provided if required).
• Experience monitoring production KPIs including yield, efficiency and productivity.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies.
• Confidence using production systems and completing manufacturing documentation.