Production Line Leader

Job Description

About Cranswick Country Foods

Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job requirements of a

Retail Chargehand (Line Leader)

· Motivate your team to produce quality products

· Maintain a high level of production standards

· Meet production efficiency targets

· Ensure all relevant paperwork is completed and correct

Shift Pattern

Working 4 days on 4 days off.

Hours

6am – 5pm

What you will need

· Be able to work under pressure in a fast pace environment

· An understanding of run rates, yields and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)

· Knowledge and experience working with food production machinery

· Ideally hold a level 2 food safety certificate

· Great people management skills and production knowledge

Pay and benefits

· Rate of pay – £16.34 per hour

Rate inclusive of £1 per hour weekly attendance bonus

· Overtime – time and a third after basic hours

· Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions

· Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support

· Cycle to work scheme

· Opportunity to purchase extra holiday

· Discounted share scheme

· Discounted local gym membership

· Death in service insurance

· Additional holiday with service

Interested ?

Email a CV and covering letter to ccfn.humanresources@cranswick.co.uk and we will be in touch!

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Closing Date

10th June 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward)

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.

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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.