Production Team Leader - Fresh Ingredients Kitchen

Overview

Currently Recruiting for a Team Leader for our Fresh Ingredients Kitchen based in our manufacturing facility near Thirsk, North Yorkshire. This is a permanent opportunity.

Role details: 44 hours per week (rotational days and nights).

On Offer:

• £17.15 per hour (including shift allowance) (£39,239 per annum)
• 44 hours per week (rotational days and nights)
• Hourly pay, paid monthly on the last Friday of every month

Responsibilities

• Working Safely: Work in a safe manner at all times ensuring the safety of myself and colleagues. Follow health and safety policies and procedures and raise any health and safety concerns through the appropriate channels
• Facilitating Teamwork: Create an environment where team members can collaborate, communicate, and work together toward common goals
• Execute IPN ways of working: Meet and greet at the start of the shift and provide regular updates, praise a job well done, and give clear direction on daily tasks and any changes
• Task Assignment: Assign tasks and responsibilities to team members based on their skills and strengths
• Daily Management: Monitor and assess team performance; provide regular feedback, conduct performance evaluations, and identify opportunities for improvement
• Resource Allocation: Manage resources effectively, including budgets, personnel, and other resources to ensure the team can complete tasks
• Problem Solving and Decision Making: Address issues and make decisions that impact progress; resolve conflicts and make strategic choices
• Communication: Communicate goals, expectations, progress, and changes in plans or strategies
• Quality Assurance: Ensure work meets quality standards and adheres to relevant processes and guidelines
• Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of continuous improvement, seek ways to optimize processes, enhance productivity, and promote innovation
• Reporting and Documentation: Keep accurate records, prepare reports, and document team activities and achievements

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience in food manufacturing or a related industry is preferred
• Demonstrable leadership skills and experience of managing teams in a manufacturing/warehouse environment
• Problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Knowledge of food safety regulations and quality control standards
• Effective communication skills

Location & Requirements

Please note there is no public transport to the factory; you will need your own transport. To be considered, you must live within a 25 mile radius of YO7 3HE and have your own transport.

About the Company

IPN is an innovative, well-established, and award-winning pet food manufacturer, employing over 850 people across four UK manufacturing sites. Our family of brands includes Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butchers, Classic Cat and partner brands. Our kitchens in Thirsk, Kinmel and Crick produce dry, wet, and baked foods for dogs and cats worldwide.

Benefits

• Overtime up to 12 hours per week: time and a half
• Overtime after 12 hours per week: double time
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/pawternity
• Pension: NEST — Employee contributions 4.5% / Employer contribution 3.5% (salary sacrifice)
• Spotify, Netflix or RAC Breakdown subscription
• Other benefits: Free parking, free electric car charging, discounted products, free hot drinks
• Medicash Plan
• Non-contractual flexible benefits, such as purchasing discounted pet food

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Food and Beverage Manufacturing