Cell Leader

Role: Cell Leader
Location: Birmingham - South
Shift: Monday – Friday
Hours: 15:00 – 23:30
Salary: £13.84ph
Bonus: Shift Bonus
Overtime potential

The Company
A leading food manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction. Operating across multiple production facilities, the business has seen significant growth, particularly in the chilled and high-risk food categories. With a collaborative and high performance culture, the company is focused on delivering excellence through teamwork, continuous improvement, and strong operational standards.

The Role
As a Cell Leader, you will be responsible for managing one production line, leading a team of operatives within this food manufacturing business. This is a hands on leadership role focused on achieving food safety, quality, and operational targets in a fast moving, chilled food manufacturing environment.
You’ll be responsible for assigning roles, completing documentation, carrying out quality checks, and ensuring compliance with GMP and health & safety standards. You will rotate across different product areas within this food business. 

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve GMP scores above and plan attainment
• Complete CCP and traceability documentation accurately
• Monitor and improve line performance, reduce waste
• Support and train permanent and temporary team members
• Raise health and safety concerns proactively
• Maintain compliance with food safety and audit standards

What You’ll Need

• Previous food manufacturing experience (essential)
• Experience in high-risk food environments (beneficial)
• Proven team leadership experience
• Strong background in quality control and auditing
• Problem-solving ability in fast-paced settings
• Confident communicator, able to work in multilingual environments

What’s On Offer

• Full training provided
• Opportunities to work on new product launches
• Career development within a growing department
• Supportive team culture and cross functional collaboration

If you’re looking for your next step in food production leadership, we’d love to hear from you and look forward to you receiving your application / CV.