Food Production Team Leader

Contract : Full time

Higher pay rate is achieved by : Depending On Exp

Weekly hours : 40

Team Leader Required - Food Production. Mitcham

Salary: £36-£41k Per Annum (Depending on Experience)

Hours: Flexible across both shifts | 6:00am-2:45pm / 2:00pm-10:30pm

Location: Mitcham, London

Job Type: Temporary to Permanent (via agency)

Industry: Food Production

The Role

We are currently recruiting for a Team Leader to join a busy food manufacturing site based in Mitcham.

This role will involve overseeing a team of production operatives on a fast-paced production line, assisting with the preparation, assembly, and packaging of food products while ensuring high standards of quality, hygiene, and safety are maintained at all times.

This is a temp-to-perm opportunity, ideal for candidates with a proven track record of managing a team within a production or factory and looking for a long-term permanent role.

Key Responsibilities of the Food Production Operative:

• Develop, promote and maintain good relationships with Warehouse, QA, Planning and Engineering to build trust and confidence
• Lead by example on day-to-day adherence to HSE, Quality and Hygiene standards, ensuring PPE is worn as required and taking appropriate action immediately if standards not being met, and timely reporting as per procedure
• Conduct weekly team meetings to discuss HSE, Quality, Hygiene and performance topics providing team a platform to consider improvement suggestions
• Carry out quality checks to ensure product standards are met
• Follow food hygiene and safety procedures at all times
• Review production plans on a daily basis, planning shift accordingly to meet orders
• Promote multiskilling within the team by rotating on all areas / tasks of the process
• Maintain basic awareness of company family friendly policies and procedures
• Support the team with a 'hands on' approach, working on the production line if required.

Requirements of the Food Production Operative:

• Previous Team Leader experience within a Food production or factory
• Proven track record in managing teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills
• Comfortable with standing for long periods
• Reliable, punctual, and hardworking
• Team player with good attention to detail

What's On Offer

• £36-£41k per annum (depending on experience)
• Flexible across both patterns
• Weekly pay (while working for the agency)
• Temp-to-perm opportunity
• Long-term growth prospects

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