Production Shift Leader (Fermentation)
Up to £44,000 Evening Shift
Farnham, Surrey
37.5 hours per week
Ready to step up and lead a team? This is a hands-on Shift Leader role with a well-known UK gut health brand, paying up to £44,000.
You'll lead a small fermentation team making live bacteria supplements that are sold across the country. It's a role for someone who enjoys being on the production floor themselves, setting the pace for the shift and making sure everything is done safely, correctly and to a high standard.
Why apply?
- Up to £44,000 per year
- Permanent role with a respected, growing health brand
- A small team of 4 to 5 operators to lead and develop
- A genuine leadership role where you stay hands-on
- Reporting directly to the Head of Operations
- Working pattern, Monday to Thursday, 6pm to 2am, Sunday, 6am to 2pm - Fridays and Saturdays off
What you'll do
- Lead the start-of-shift huddle and turn the production plan into clear priorities for the team
- Allocate work across the team based on priorities, skills and resources
- Work alongside your operators to prepare, start, monitor and complete fermentation batches to SOPs
- Respond to process deviations and carry out first-line troubleshooting on equipment
- Make sure production records are accurate and batch traceability is maintained
- Coach and train your team so everyone is confident and competent in their work
- Keep the Head of Operations updated on progress, risks and anything that needs support
- Hand over clearly to the next shift
- Set the standard for safety, hygiene, GMP and housekeeping
What you'll need
- Solid experience in a production or manufacturing environment
- Experience working to SOPs, GMP or similar regulated quality standards
- Experience guiding, training or coordinating colleagues, formally or informally
- Clear, confident communication and the ability to brief a team
- Strong attention to detail and accurate record keeping
- A calm, organised approach under pressure
- Food Safety / Food Hygiene Level 2, or willingness to achieve it during probation
- Full UK driving licence
- It would be great if you also have
- Supervisor, chargehand or senior operative experience
- A background in fermentation, food, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Experience delivering team briefings or on-the-job training
- IOSH Working Safely or equivalent
You don't need to have worked in fermentation before. If you've led or trained people in a regulated production environment and want to take the next step, we'd love to hear from you.
Interested?
Send your CV to or call us on for a confidential chat. Interviews are being arranged now.
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