Team Shift Leader - Temp-perm
About the company
Talent Guardian are recruiting for a Team Shift Leader for our client based in Farnham on a temporary contract with the opportunity for a permanent contract.
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About the Role: Talent Guardian are recruiting for an experienced Team Shift Leader to join a growing and well-established UK health and wellness brand based in Farnham, Surrey.
This is an exciting temporary opportunity with the potential to become permanent for the right candidate. We are looking for a hands-on leader with experience in production, manufacturing, food, drink or pharmaceuticals to oversee daily production operations within a clean, controlled manufacturing environment.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a production team, ensuring manufacturing processes run efficiently, maintaining high standards of quality and safety, and supporting continuous improvement across the operation.
- Lead, supervise and motivate a team of Production Operatives across allocated shifts.
- Oversee daily production activities, ensuring targets, quality standards and deadlines are consistently achieved.
- Support and monitor brewing and fermentation processes in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Monitor critical production parameters, including temperature, pH and pressure.
- Ensure all production equipment and working areas are cleaned, sanitised and maintained to the required standards.
- Oversee the accurate completion of batch records, production documentation and quality checks.
- Identify and troubleshoot production issues, escalating concerns where necessary.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety, hygiene and quality procedures.
- Support the training, development and performance of team members.
- Work closely with management to identify opportunities for process improvements and increased efficiency.
- Ensure effective communication and handovers between day and night shifts.
Requirements
- Must be flexible to work shifts between Monday and Sunday, including both days and nights.
- Previous experience in a Team Leader, Shift Leader or Production Supervisor role is essential.
- Strong background in production or manufacturing, ideally within food, drink, pharmaceutical or a similar regulated environment.
- Confident managing, motivating and supporting a production team.
- Good understanding of manufacturing procedures, quality control and health and safety requirements.
- Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Comfortable completing production records and working with SOPs.
- Reliable, adaptable and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be flexible to work shifts between Monday and Sunday, including both days and nights.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Good communication skills and a proactive approach to leadership.
Previous experience within fermentation, brewing or specialist manufacturing would be advantageous but is not essential.
What we offer
What's on Offer?
- £44,000 per annum (annual equivalent)
- Double pay for all hours worked on Sundays
- Temporary position with the opportunity to secure a permanent contract
- Opportunity to join a stable and growing UK business
- Supportive working environment
- Opportunity to lead and develop a production team
- Varied responsibilities within a specialist manufacturing environment
How to apply
Interested? If you're an experienced Production Team Leader looking for your next opportunity within a growing manufacturing business, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today with your CV to find out more about this temporary-to-permanent opportunity.
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- Team Shift Leader
- Manufacturing
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*Location: Farnham, Surrey Salary: £44,000 per annum (annual equivalent) Contract: Temporary to Permanent Working Hours: Flexible shifts, Monday to Sunday, including days and nights Sunday Pay:** All Sunday hours paid at double time (2x)