Job Description:

Senior Team Leader (Food Manufacturing)

Newcastle-under-Lyme
Monday to Friday, 6:00am to 3:00pm
Circa £35,000 + Benefits

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Team Leader to join a well-known and highly successful food manufacturing business with an excellent reputation for quality, employee development and continued investment. The company is experiencing ongoing growth and offers genuine long-term career progression within a supportive and people-focused environment.

As Senior Team Leader, you'll play a key role in leading production operations, ensuring the highest standards of Health & Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Productivity are achieved while developing and supporting your team to deliver outstanding performance.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll be responsible for motivating teams, driving efficiency, monitoring KPIs and ensuring production plans are delivered on time and in full. You'll work closely with Production, Technical, Engineering and Quality teams to maintain high operational standards and identify continuous improvement opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop production teams to achieve operational targets
• Drive a strong Health & Safety and Food Safety culture
• Ensure quality, customer and company standards are consistently met
• Monitor performance, productivity and waste reduction initiatives
• Support training, coaching and development across the team
• Manage staffing, line performance and shift activities
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities
• Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP and manufacturing best practice standards

About You

We're looking for candidates with:

• Previous Team Leader, Senior Team Leader or Supervisory experience within Food Manufacturing, FMCG or a fast-paced production environment
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Experience driving KPIs and operational performance
• Good understanding of Food Safety, Quality and Health & Safety standards
• A proactive and positive approach with excellent communication skills
• The ability to motivate teams and lead by example

Why Apply?

• Monday to Friday days shift (6am to 3pm)
• Join a recognised and growing food manufacturing business
• Supportive management team and positive culture
• Genuine opportunities for development and progression
• Stable, long-term career opportunity
• Be part of a business committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence

If you're a people-focused manufacturing leader looking to join a business that genuinely invests in its employees and offers excellent career prospects, we'd love to hear from you