Production Line Leader in Bridgwater

Production Line Leader

Salary: Up to £28,200 per annum
Hours: Monday to Friday (Full Time)
Location: Bridgwater Somerset
Benefits: Early finish every Friday

Join a Growing Manufacturing Team

We are looking for a proactive and motivated ProductionLine Leader to join a fast-paced production team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in food manufacturing, FMCG, or a similar production environment who is ready to take the next step into a leadership role.

As a Production Line Leader, you will play a key role in ensuring production runs safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. You'll be responsible for coordinating a production line, supporting and motivating your team, and helping to deliver products on time while maintaining excellent food safety and quality standards.

This is a hands-on role where you'll lead by example, working alongside your team while ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of the line.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the day-to-day operation of a designated production line.
• Coordinating operators and packers to achieve daily production targets.
• Ensuring production starts on time and runs efficiently throughout the shift.
• Monitoring line performance and resolving operational issues quickly.
• Leading product changeovers to minimise downtime.
• Carrying out basic machine adjustments where required.
• Performing and overseeing in-process quality checks.
• Ensuring food safety, hygiene, GMP, HACCP, and health & safety standards are maintained at all times.
• Completing production documentation accurately and maintaining full traceability.
• Delivering shift briefings and allocating work across the team.
• Training and supporting new team members.
• Escalating quality, engineering, or production issues where appropriate.
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and is confident leading a team while remaining hands-on within production.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience within a manufacturing, food production, nutrition, or FMCG environment.
• Experience coordinating people or leading production activities.
• A good understanding of production processes and line operations.
• Knowledge of food safety, hygiene, GMP, HACCP, and health & safety requirements.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to prioritise workloads and solve problems under pressure.
• Experience completing production records and documentation accurately.
• A positive attitude with a willingness to support the team wherever needed.

Desirable

• Previous experience as a Line Leader, Team Leader, Senior Operator, or similar.
• Experience leading production changeovers.
• Basic machine troubleshooting and adjustment skills.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

What We Offer

• Salary up to £28,200 per annum
• Monday to Friday working
• Early finish every Friday
• Full training and ongoing development opportunities.
• Opportunity to progress within a growing manufacturing business.
• Supportive tea