Production Team Leader
| Posting date: | 28 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,805 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 September 2025 |
| Location: | Pontefract, Yorkshire, WF8 2LH |
| Company: | Meridian Business Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 57711968 |
Summary
We are looking for a driven Production Team Leader to join a global independent soft drinks manufacturer with 78 manufacturing sites worldwide including 6 sites in the UK based in Bondgate (WF8).
- Salary is £36,804.77pa (Basic £33,458.88 + shift allowance £3,345.89)
- £16.85ph (Basic £15.32ph + shift allowance £1.53p)
- £25.27ph Overtime rates after 42 hours worked
- 3 on 3 off Shift pattern – Rotating Days and Nights – 07:00 to 19:00 & 19:00 to 07:00
- Permanent role and working on average 42 hours per week
- Benefits: 30 days holiday (including bank holidays), Company pension scheme, Healthcare options, and access to Discount & Offers Platform.
As a Production Team Lead, you will be a key leader on the production floor, directly responsible for a team. You will ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of production lines and processes. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role where you will manage shift resources, deliver on KPIs, and motivate your team to achieve production targets.
You will support changeovers and asset care activities, lead audits, and drive continuous improvement (CI) initiatives. A large part of your role will involve people management, including conducting training, performance reviews, and development plans to ensure your team is skilled and engaged.
We are looking for a confident leader with strong people management skills and solid technical awareness of manufacturing equipment. You will be a decisive problem-solver, comfortable working in a dynamic environment to ensure production plans are delivered in full.
Ideally you will be an experienced production team leader with at least 1 years’ experience. Strong people management skills and solid technical awareness of manufacturing equipment. You will be a decisive problem-solver, comfortable working in a dynamic environment to ensure production plans are delivered in full.
Production Team Lead: Key responsibilities
- Lead and motivate a production team on shift, ensuring safe working practices.
- Manage shift resources to deliver production plans and achieve key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Oversee production line operations, supporting changeovers and asset care.
- Conduct training, performance reviews, and team development.
- Lead internal audits and drive continuous improvement (CI) initiatives.
- Ensure full compliance with health, safety, quality, and environmental standards.
PLEASE APPLY ONLINE TODAY and a member of the team will be in touch
Would also suit: Production Team Leader, Shift Team Leader, Manufacturing Team Leader, Production Supervisor, Shift Manager
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy
- Salary is £36,804.77pa (Basic £33,458.88 + shift allowance £3,345.89)
- £16.85ph (Basic £15.32ph + shift allowance £1.53p)
- £25.27ph Overtime rates after 42 hours worked
- 3 on 3 off Shift pattern – Rotating Days and Nights – 07:00 to 19:00 & 19:00 to 07:00
- Permanent role and working on average 42 hours per week
- Benefits: 30 days holiday (including bank holidays), Company pension scheme, Healthcare options, and access to Discount & Offers Platform.
As a Production Team Lead, you will be a key leader on the production floor, directly responsible for a team. You will ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of production lines and processes. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role where you will manage shift resources, deliver on KPIs, and motivate your team to achieve production targets.
You will support changeovers and asset care activities, lead audits, and drive continuous improvement (CI) initiatives. A large part of your role will involve people management, including conducting training, performance reviews, and development plans to ensure your team is skilled and engaged.
We are looking for a confident leader with strong people management skills and solid technical awareness of manufacturing equipment. You will be a decisive problem-solver, comfortable working in a dynamic environment to ensure production plans are delivered in full.
Ideally you will be an experienced production team leader with at least 1 years’ experience. Strong people management skills and solid technical awareness of manufacturing equipment. You will be a decisive problem-solver, comfortable working in a dynamic environment to ensure production plans are delivered in full.
Production Team Lead: Key responsibilities
- Lead and motivate a production team on shift, ensuring safe working practices.
- Manage shift resources to deliver production plans and achieve key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Oversee production line operations, supporting changeovers and asset care.
- Conduct training, performance reviews, and team development.
- Lead internal audits and drive continuous improvement (CI) initiatives.
- Ensure full compliance with health, safety, quality, and environmental standards.
PLEASE APPLY ONLINE TODAY and a member of the team will be in touch
Would also suit: Production Team Leader, Shift Team Leader, Manufacturing Team Leader, Production Supervisor, Shift Manager
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy
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