Thorn Baker Recruitment
Food Production Team Leader
LE8 8UD
Key information
- Pay
- £33,500 to £33,500 a year
- Hours
- Full-time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Workplace arrangement
- On-site
- Posted date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Closing date
- 15 Nov 2026
About this role
Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment are looking for an experienced Food Production Team Leader to work for a leading Leicestershire based bakery/food manufacturer
This is a permanent position direct with our client
The Job
Provide leadership and take responsibility for the operatives in your area.
•
Safety
Maintain and improve health & safety standards for the area
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Quality
Ensure safety & quality of products produced
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Delivery
Daily plan completion
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Cost
Ensure the area is run in an efficient manner
•
Morale
Manage people in your area and training
Key Tasks
Safety
- Promote safe working practises.
- Identify and report near misses.
- Support incident investigations.
Quality
- Monitor and improve Quality standards.
- Monitor and improve GMP and hygiene standards.
- Follow Technical advice to ensure Quality Management Systems are fully implemented and products made are safe and meet relevant legislation and customer requirements.
Delivery
- Communicate production plan to your team.
- Monitor progress against the plan throughout the day. Report any deviations from the plan.
- Achieve 98.5% customer service level.
- Support NPD trials and new product launches.
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Specific areas
Manage the receipt, filing and issuing of customer orders to the lines.
Cost
- Monitor WIP and finished product stock holding and rotation
- Meet KPIs for service level, waste, efficiency, labour costs
Morale
- Lead by example
- Training – bakery operator role specific
- Training – new product launches
- Training – safety and quality
- Identify skills gaps
- Holiday planning
- Investigations and disciplinaries
- Carry out any reasonable request made of you by your manager.
Salary is £33,500 pa
Working hours - rotating day shifts between 6am-6pm (eg 6am-3pm one week, 8am-5pm next week, 9am-6pm week after)
The person
- Previous food production team leader experience is required - any non food will be rejected
- Positive, flexible and can-do attitude
- Problem solving skills
- Organisational and time management skills
- Good communication and influencing skills
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