Team Leader, Manufacturing ​/ Production

The Team Leader will drive a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and colleague engagement, ensuring all activities are completed in line with company, customer, and legislative requirements.

When you join 2 Sisters, you will become part of one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover of £2.5billion+, over 17,000 people and covering more than 20 sites. Our Rogerstone factory is one of the largest in Europe, specifically designed for producing chilled recipe meals.

• Immediate start
• opportunities for progression
• up to 33 days holiday per year
• staff shop
• subsidised hot food canteen
• onsite free parking
• 2 Sisters highstreet discount platform

• Deliver production plans and achieve agreed operational KPIs including productivity, labour efficiency, yield, waste and customer service.
• Optimise labour, materials and resources to maximise operational performance and minimise cost.
• Monitor, investigate and resolve performance gaps through effective problem-solving and continuous improvement & operational excellence.
• Maintain accurate production, stock and traceability records.

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team to achieve business objectives.
• Manage attendance, performance and colleague engagement in line with company policies.
• Support training, succession planning and the successful onboarding of new employees.
• Promote a positive culture built on accountability, communication and teamwork.

• Ensure products meet all quality, food safety and customer requirements.
• Maintain compliance with GMP, HACCP, CCP and traceability standards.
• Drive a right-first-time culture and lead corrective actions arising from quality issues.
• Ensure the area remains audit-ready and compliant at all times.

• Lead a proactive safety culture, ensuring compliance with all Health & Safety standards and procedures.
• Identify, manage and reduce operational risks, hazards and incidents.
• Ensure team adherence to safe systems of work, PPE and legislative requirements.
• Support environmental and sustainability objectives through responsible resource and waste management.

• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience within a manufacturing or operational environment.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop teams to deliver business and KPI objectives.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety, Quality, GMP and Food Safety requirements.
• Effective communication, problem-solving and continuous improvement skills, with good IT and numeracy capability.
• Be able to drive performance improvements
• Experience with in FMCG, food manufacturing or a fast-paced production environment.
• HACCP qualification and knowledge of food safety systems.
• Formal leadership qualification (e.g. ILM or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Operational excellence. and continuous improvement tools.