Bakery Team Leader
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,000 to £32,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 December 2025 |
| Location: | LE8 8UD |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Thorn Baker Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | TBBTL1-1121 |
Summary
Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment are looking for an experienced Bakery Team Leader for a leading Leicestershire based food manufacturer
This is a permanent position direct with our client
The Job:
Provide leadership and take responsibility for the operatives in your area.
• Safety: Maintain and improve health & safety standards for the area
• Quality: Ensure safety & quality of products produced
• Delivery: Daily plan completion
• Cost: Ensure the area is run in an efficient manner
• Morale: Manage people in your area and training
Key Tasks:
Safety
• Promote safe working practises.
• Identify and report near misses.
• Support incident investigations.
Quality
• Monitor and improve Quality standards.
• Monitor and improve GMP and hygiene standards.
• Follow Technical advice to ensure Quality Management Systems are fully implemented and products made are safe and meet relevant legislation and customer requirements.
Delivery
• Communicate production plan to your team.
• Monitor progress against the plan throughout the day. Report any deviations from the plan.
• Achieve 98.5% customer service level.
• Support NPD trials and new product launches.
• Specific areas: Manage the receipt, filing and issuing of customer orders to the lines.
Cost
• Monitor WIP and finished product stock holding and rotation
• Meet KPIs for service level, waste, efficiency, labour costs
Morale
• Lead by example
• Training – bakery operator role specific
• Training – new product launches
• Training – safety and quality
• Identify skills gaps
• Holiday planning
• Investigations and disciplinaries
• Carry out any reasonable request made of you by your manager.
Salary is up to £32k per annum dependant on experience
The person:
• Previous team leader experience required - preferably in food production
• Positive, flexible and can-do attitude
• Problem solving skills
• Organisational and time management skills
• Good communication and influencing skills
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