Team Leader

As a Team Leader, you'll be responsible for the leadership and day-to-day management of your shift, ensuring targets are achieved across Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.

In this role you will -

• Lead, motivate and develop the Mixing team, creating a positive, high-performing and engaged culture.


• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all Health & Safety, Food Safety and Quality standards.


• Drive operational performance across key KPIs including Safety, Quality, Attainment to Plan, OTIF, OEE, labour cost and waste.


• Coordinate labour and resources effectively to meet production requirements.


• Support, coach and develop team members through training, feedback and performance management.


• Lead effective shift handovers and team communications.


• Ensure accurate completion of production records and SAP transactions.


• Monitor production performance, minimise downtime and escalate issues where required.


• Support investigations, root cause analysis and the implementation of corrective actions.


• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, encouraging team involvement and problem-solving.


• Maintain excellent housekeeping standards and ensure audit readiness at all times.


• Support onboarding, cross-training and capability development across the team.

We're looking for someone who can combine strong leadership skills with a focus on operational excellence.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous leadership or supervisory experience within a manufacturing, food production or processing environment.


• Strong people management, coaching and team development skills.


• Experience driving performance against operational KPIs.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.


• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.


• Experience managing through change and dealing constructively with conflict.


• A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on engagement and operational efficiency.


• Good IT skills and experience using production systems such as SAP.


• Strong written, verbal and numerical skills with the ability to interpret and analyse data.


• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and time management skills.


• High attention to detail and a process-driven approach.