Factory Team Leader

4 on 4 off Days | 07:00 - 19:00
£14.67 per hour
Training may require a temporary start time of 18:15.
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Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we produce high-quality food enjoyed by millions of consumers every day.
Here at Wisbech, we have a team of over 525 colleagues and manufacture premium chilled ready-to-cook meals for major retailers including Sainsbury's, Aldi and Co-op.
What you'll be doing:
As a Factory Team Leader, you'll play an important role in leading and supporting your team throughout the shift, ensuring production targets, quality standards and company procedures are consistently met.
You'll be responsible for supporting the day-to-day running of the team, organising workloads and making sure production runs safely and efficiently while maintaining high standards of Food Safety, Health & Safety and quality.
You'll lead by example, support and motivate your team, and work closely with management and other departments to ensure the shift runs smoothly.
Your responsibilities will include:

Leading and supporting the team throughout the shift.
Organising the team's workload and allocating tasks to ensure all areas are completed within the required timescales.
Ensuring production targets and quality standards are achieved.
Supporting, motivating and providing guidance to colleagues throughout the shift.
Monitoring performance and maintaining high standards across the team.
Ensuring production processes are followed correctly and consistently.
Making sure the correct equipment and PPE are used in line with site procedures.
Ensuring all documentation and records are completed accurately and on time.
Following and promoting Health & Safety, Food Safety, HACCP and GMP standards at all times.
Identifying and reporting any production, equipment, safety or quality concerns promptly.
Supporting the training and development of new and existing colleagues.
Making sure colleagues understand their responsibilities and follow the correct procedures.
Supporting investigations into any production or quality issues and helping to put improvements in place.
Communicating clearly with management, Production and other departments regarding progress, issues and priorities.
Helping to manage absence, performance and day-to-day colleague concerns with support from management where required.
Ensuring the team works safely and efficiently while achieving the required targets and standards.
Maintaining excellent housekeeping standards throughout the workplace.
Leading by example and creating a positive, supportive and professional working environment within the team.

What we're looking for:

We're looking for someone who is confident leading and supporting a team within a fast-paced environment.
Previous experience within production, food manufacturing or a similar environment would be advantageous, particularly if you have previous Team Leader, Line Leader or supervisory experience.
We're looking for someone who:

Has previous experience leading, supervising or supporting a team.
Has a good understanding of production standards within a manufacturing environment.
Understands the importance of Food Safety, Health & Safety and quality procedures.
Is confident organising workloads and prioritising tasks.
Can motivate and support colleagues to achieve high standards.
Has good communication skills and is comfortable speaking with colleagues and managers.
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