Production Team Leader - Quality Control

Thistle Seafoods is one of the largest family owned manufacturers of quality seafood products in Europe. We supply outstanding products at every price point to leading retail and food service customers within the UK, Europe, USA, Canada and Australia. Our Head Office is based in Peterhead in the North-East of Scotland, and our second site based in Uddingston in the outskirts of Glasgow.
We believe in providing all staff with the opportunity to develop and progress and we actively encourage internal promotion.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for aiding the Production Managers with the running of the factory. They will supervise production, resolve both production and staffing issues, complete paperwork accurately and in a timely manner and ensure factory standards are adhered to.

Oversee production and resolve any issues. Informing Production Managers and/or the Factory Manager if any issues cannot be resolved.
Monitor product standards and having a sound knowledge of the quality control programmes implemented.
Liaise and co-operate with the quality assurance department to ensure products are produced to the correct standard and to customer specifications.
Ensure Good Manufacturing Practices are adhered to and challenge any individual who is not working to these standards.
Ensure that health and safety guidelines are followed at all times by factory operatives and any other individuals on the factory floor.
Lead, supervise and motivate factory operatives.
Ensure any staff member who has been absent have completed a ‘Return to Work’ form and have been cleared and authorised to return to the factory floor and food handling.
Identify the training needs of factory operatives and supporting the training team in providing staff for training so these training needs can be met.
Ability to be flexible to meet business needs.
Proficient in English (literacy and numeracy).

Previous experience working in a production supervisor role or similar is essential.
Previous experience of working in the food industry is essential.
Knowledge of food legislation standards.
Food Hygiene Certificate is desirable.

Six weeks annual leave. This includes statutory holidays.

No agencies.