Section Leader

Section Leader - Nights 

We rise to challenges together 

Based at Bakkavor Bourne (PE10 0AT)
4 on 4 off, hours of work 19:30 - 07:30
£33,000 per annum + Night Shift Allowance (£3,492)
Permanent role

Why join us?   

We’re ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it’s exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together. 
 

What we do.   
This particular role is at our Bakkavor Salads site, based in Bourne and specialises in preparing fruit, leafy salads, and stir fry mixes. It employs over 1,200 people and is only 16 miles from Peterborough and 12 miles from Spalding.

About the role.   
You will manage, organise and control all activities within the Heatseal section of the factory. You will assign and organise staff alongside managing productivity and performance ensuring the achievement of the required service levels and performance results.  

Accountabilities:  

• You will walk the floor of the production area and manage start-up procedures, receiving a handover from the previous shift and ensuring there is no excess or shortage of labour in the production areas. 
• Complete Return to Work interviews, attend daily review meetings and team briefings. 
• Constructively challenge performance of area – quality, throughput rate and crew size. 
• Effectively audit daily technical paperwork. 
• Assist First Line Coordinator in DWOR completion. 
• Document handover for oncoming shift and ensure packing area is left in a clean and safe condition. 
• Review Productivity and NME Losses Graph to identify opportunities for improvement 
• Identify performance management / training requirements within the area and manage the process / delivery 

About you.   

• Experience in a production or section management role within the food manufacturing industry. 
• Knowledge and experience of continuous improvement. 
• A solid understanding of retailer expectations and how we meet them. 
• You’ll be a great leader, capable of inspiring and engaging your team, understanding the pressure of a factory environment. 

What you’ll receive.   
As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.    

You’ll enjoy:   

• Life Assurance (1 x salary)
• Private medical insurance (after 5 years’ service)
• Staff Shop with hot food available
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Discount & cashback platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free health check
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Free car parking
   

Proud to be Bakkavor.   
We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!  

Find out more and apply.    
   
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