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Food Manufacturing Supervisor
Location: Leicester, LE4
Pay: Up to £17 per hour (£31,200 - £35,360 per year for 40 hours per week, up to £34,320 - £38,816 per year including occasional Saturdays.
Working Pattern: Sunday to Thursday with Friday off, Saturday 9:00am to 1:00pm as required by production. Working hours 9:00am to 5:00pm, flexibility required depending on production requirements.

A well established and growing food manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Supervisor to support production operations across High Care and Low Risk areas. This is a hands on leadership role, suited to someone confident managing teams on the factory floor while maintaining high standards of food safety, quality, and performance.

The Role

You will play a key role in supervising daily production activities, with a particular focus on High Care operations. The position requires strong leadership, the ability to manage people effectively, and confidence working to strict food safety and hygiene standards.

Key responsibilities include:
· Taking full responsibility for High Care operations and running the High Care team independently.
· Providing cover for the High Care Supervisor during periods of absence.
· Working actively on the production line while based in Low Risk.
· Coordinating effectively between High Care and Low Risk teams to minimise downtime.
· Reviewing daily production plans and allocating labour accordingly.
· Monitoring productivity, quality, waste, and compliance throughout the shift.
· Identifying and resolving operational issues in real time.
· Ensuring all production, quality, and health and safety paperwork is completed accurately.
· Upholding high standards of GMP, hygiene, and food safety.
· Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Experience and Background
· Proven experience within a food manufacturing environment.
· Previous supervisory experience in food production.
· Strong experience working in High Care environments.
· Hands on experience leading production teams on the factory floor.
· Good understanding of food preparation or production processes.
· Experience working to HACCP, GMP, allergen control, and temperature control standards.
· Forklift experience is advantageous, licence desirable but not essential.

Skills and Competencies:

Leadership and People Management
· Ability to supervise, motivate, and manage teams across shifts.
· Experience with attendance management, timekeeping, and basic disciplinary matters.
· Strong coaching and staff development skills.
· Confident delegating tasks and holding teams accountable.

Food Safety and Quality
· Strong working knowledge of food safety and hygiene regulations.
· Ability to identify risks, take corrective action, and maintain compliance.
· Understanding of traceability, contamination prevention, and customer specifications.

Production and Process
· Good understanding of food manufacturing processes and equipment.
· Experience monitoring KPIs such as productivity, waste, and downtime.
· Confidence managing line start-ups, changeovers, and shutdowns.
· Awareness of continuous improvement methods such as Lean and root cause analysis.

Health and Safety
· Strong awareness of health and safety requirements..
· Confidence enforcing safe working practices and conducting safety checks.

Communication and Administration
· Clear verbal and written communication skills.
· Ability to lead team briefings and shift handovers.
· Accurate completion of production and quality documentation.
· Basic IT skills and strong attention to detail.

Personal Attributes
· Reliable, flexible, and adaptable.
· Positive and proactive approach.
· Strong work ethic and willingness to learn.
· Team focused mindset within a wider management structure.

This role offers stability, responsibility, and the opportunity to play a key part in a structured food manufacturing operation.

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

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