Job Title – Production Team Leader
Location – Hamilton, Strathclyde (ML3)
Salary: £36,000 – £38,500
Shift: 4 ON 4 OFF DAYS - 7am – 7pm
Job Role – The Production Team Leader role will see you leading a front-line manufacturing team in a fast-paced production environment, driving performance against KPIs such as waste, throughput, yield and quality. As a Production Team Leader, you will own process adherence on shift, champion continuous improvement and ensure GMP, hygiene and Health & Safety standards are met at all times. This Production Team Leader position offers genuine progression, including deputising for the Shift Lead, within a major UK food manufacturer supplying leading retailers and licensed brands. If you’re a Production Team Leader who thrives on coaching people, improving processes and delivering results, this is a brilliant opportunity to join a large, stable site with strong investment in training and development.
Sector – Manufacturing
Non-Negotiable Requirements of “Production Team Leader” – Must have experience as a Production Team Leader / Process Team Leader / Manufacturing Team Leader (or equivalent) in manufacturing
- Desirable requirements of “Production Team Leader” – Ability to lead teams to hit targets for waste reduction, throughput, yield and quality
- Confident using root cause analysis to investigate issues and implement corrective actions
- Strong communication skills and confidence working within tiered meeting / escalation structures
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities in a deadline-led production environment
- IT-literate and comfortable working across multiple systems for reporting people/process/plant metrics
- High attention to detail and a “do it right first time” mindset
The “Production Team Leader” will benefit from:
About company (grab lines):
Join Lightbody of Hamilton, part of the Finsbury Food Group (c.£413m turnover), supplying major retailers (Tesco, Asda, Lidl, Aldi, Co-op, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Waitrose) and producing licensed brands (Disney, Mars, Universal, Thorntons).
Training/Development:
Extensive learning & development opportunities including in-house development programmes and potential for sponsored memberships.
Investment in people:
Clear progression route with opportunities to step up and deputise for the Shift Lead.
Equipment/Environment:
High-volume FMCG production with strong focus on process adherence, KPI delivery, CI and audit readiness.
Benefits:
- Enhanced maternity & paternity
- enhanced pension
- death in service
- EAP
- retail discounts
- discounted on-site shop
- refer-a-friend scheme
- employee recognition awards
- 25 days holiday
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