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Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. Our site in Spalding is a vibrant hub where over 1,470 colleagues bring handcrafted sandwich wraps, salads, dips, soups, sauces, and mayonnaise to life across three manufacturing facilities and a distribution centre.
Job Responsibility:
Manage, organise and control all activities within the factory
Assign and organise staff alongside managing productivity and performance ensuring the achievement of the required service levels and performance results
Walk the floor of the production area and manage start-up procedures, receiving a handover from the previous shift and ensuring there is no excess or shortage of labour in the production areas
Complete Return to Work interviews, attend daily review meetings and team briefings
Constructively challenge performance of area – quality, throughput rate and crew size
Effectively audit daily technical paperwork
Document handover for oncoming shift and ensure packing area is left in a clean and safe condition
Review Productivity and NME Losses Graph to identify opportunities for improvement
Identify performance management / training requirements within the area and manage the process / delivery
Work to Safety & Quality standards, with the ability to work with other functions to deliver the days production plans.
Requirements:
Experience in a production or section management role within the food manufacturing industry
Knowledge and experience of continuous improvement
A solid understanding of retailer expectations and how we meet them
You’ll be a great leader, capable of inspiring and engaging your team, understanding the pressure of a factory environment.