Production Process Leader - Shift

About the Company

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

Our advanced manufacturing site in Wednesbury, West Midlands, is our newest advanced manufacturing site, and we’ve invested around £4.7 million into state‑of‑the‑art facilities.

Our Wednesbury site is a flagship Added Value centre for Avara, which employ over 150 talented individuals at the site, who help to supply some of the UK’s largest supermarkets and popular restaurants!

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As Process Leader you’ll help manage the production processes and production staff in order to meet Safety, Quality, Training, Productivity and Cost targets set by the Company, consistently and cost-effectively.

You’ll be a Key Player in the Production Department, helping drive and manage your production line in order to meet the customer needs to the required quality and safety standards for Avara Foods.

• Organising and motivating production staff to ensure they are working to their full potential and the operation is effectively staffed.
• Responsibility for ensuring that all staff including new staff are trained and developed appropriately and that relevant documentation is completed.
• Achieving agreed quality standards and ensure the product is consistently produced to the agreed standard and specification.
• To continually develop and improve upon production processes and be motivated in implementing new initiatives.
• Ensuring KPI data is monitored and completed and reporting daily performance in the KPI meeting.
• Escalating issues in a timely way through key personnel to include production schedulers.
• Planning daily board and rota for staff.
• Ensuring staffing issues are dealt with effectively, consistently and fairly.

• Experience of working within fast‑paced production environment
• Excellent communication skills along with strong literacy and numeracy skills
• You will be self‑motivated and have a positive working attitude
• You will be reliable and have the ability to form good working relationships
• A practical approach to problem solving
• A team player with the ability to work with minimum supervision and be approachable to staff members

• £14.75 per hour
• Paid Weekly
• Overtime available
• Training and development from day one
• Secure contract, guaranteed hours and opportunities for overtime

After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer at our Wednesbury site, to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

Due to Bird Welfare, it is essential that you do not own any Avian Pets or Poultry.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.