Production Team Leader

Why Greencore?

You may not have heard of us, but we're sure you've tried our products because we supply food for the all the major supermarkets in the UK.

Here at Manton Wood, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues. We produce sandwiches and wraps for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Co-op, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, Aldi and Lidl.

Our Manton Wood site has a gym, restaurant with hot food and a staff shop available to all our colleagues.

What you'll be doing

As Line Coordinator at Greencore your role will have responsibility for a particular area or line in the factory with a key focus across People, Safety and Operations.

• Primary point of contact for a team of colleagues, meeting and greeting them on arrival and departure and ensuring they are equipped to succeed
• Coordinating colleagues so they can rotate across di­fferent tasks providing feedback on performance and adherence to operational standards helping build their skills and confidence
• Being a great talent spotter, supporting the development across your team and being the person your team looks to for guidance and support
• Co-ordinating and covering breaks whilst managing working time and reporting absences to line managers
• Making sure prestart safety checks are completed, reporting any near misses, and checking on the welfare of your team
• Ensuring production is in line with the agreed plan during your shift, capturing key performance data and checking operational tasks are completed to our high standards
• Trouble shooting any machinery or material issues and working with your colleagues you'll ensure that quality checks are completed for adherence to food safety, customer, and quality standards

It's a busy and fast paced role, where each day brings a variety of challenges and rewards, working in a small team you'll be supported by our management teams and colleagues to help make every day taste better.

What we're looking for

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

• You will be a confident and clear communicator with the ability to engage, influence and motivate others, and enjoy working with people and teams
• A commitment to not only self-development but also multi skilling and developing others in your team
• A basic understanding and appreciation of health and safety and environmental practices and processes
• An understanding of the changing demands and pace of a manufacturing process
• Experience having worked to deliver a production plan, meet key performance indicators, and also implement improvements
• Confident using data and software systems e.g., data entry and paper traceability records

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.