Packing Line Leader

Greencore Group plc; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK convenience food manufacturer is seeking a key member of their high-risk team in Warrington. This role involves working in a fast-paced, chilled environment, leading a team to meet production goals while maintaining high-quality standards. Candidates should hold a valid FLT Reach truck licence and possess strong communication and problem-solving skills. The position offers competitive pay, job-related benefits, and ample opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre platform

Free car parking

Enhanced parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Confident and clear communication skills, able to engage and motivate others.
• Basic understanding of health and safety practices.
• Experience meeting production plans and improving processes.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team in a chilled and noisy environment.
• Lead a team to achieve daily production goals.
• Follow instructions and complete compliance checks.
• Handle deliveries and manage stock levels.

Skills

FLT Reach truck licence

Communication

Problem solving

Team leadership

Detail-oriented

Job description

Overview

Shift Pattern: Monday till Friday, 17:00 - 00:30

Pay Rate: £14.30 per hour

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

OurWarringtonsite is also known as the Italian centre of excellence, recent expansion and investment make this site a state-of-the-art manufacturing unit! We produce high quality Italian ready meals for both Tesco & Co-Op

What you'll be doing

Working within an exciting and fast paced environment, you will be a key member of our high risk team and will ensure the service we provide to our customer is of exceptional quality. The role can be physically demanding with a good amount of pushing, pulling and lifting involved.

Task will involve:

• Work as part of a teamin a chilledand noisyenvironment.
• Leading a team of people to achieve daily productions goals
• Using initiative for problem solving, escalating appropriately
• You will be required to follow instructions
• Workunsupervised, completingcompliance checks
• Have a keen eye for detail, and in order to ensurea right first-time approach
• Working with manufacturing equipment
• This role involves standing for long periods of time, working in chilled environment and wear personal protective equipment
• Receive deliveries from suppliers and check goods off against the delivery note
• Check all goods into order wise system as a priority
• Be familiar with all products and locations in the warehouse
• Report shortages to manager immediately
• Be aware of minimum and maximum stock levels
• Ensure returned items are recorded correctly to ensure correct stock levels.

What we're looking for

• Hold valid FLT Reach truck licence
• You will be a confident and clear communicator with the ability to engage, influence and motivate others, and enjoy working with people and teams
• A commitment to not only self-development but also multi skilling and developing others in your team
• A basic understanding and appreciation of health and safety and environmental practices and processes
• An understanding of the changing demands and pace of a manufacturing process
• Experience having worked to deliver a production plan, meet key performance indicators, and also implement improvements

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Free car parking
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

Please note due to high numbers of applications this role maybe closed before the posted closing date.