Team Leader Meals

apetito; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food supplier in Trowbridge is looking for a Team Leader to motivate and develop their production team to meet daily targets. The ideal candidate will have good English and Math skills, basic computer skills, and a positive attitude. Key responsibilities include ensuring quality and hygiene standards, maintaining effective communication, and fostering a supportive team environment. Benefits include a competitive salary, holiday perks, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Competitive salary - accredited Living Wage employer

25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%

Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary

Free parking

Free turkey or voucher at Christmas

Retail discounts through apetito perks scheme

Qualifications

• Good standards of English and Math’s are essential.
• Basic computer skills in Microsoft Word and Excel are necessary.
• Positive can-do attitude with a demonstrated ability to lead by example.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and develop the team to meet production targets.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
• Maintain departmental hygiene standards as required by audits.
• Assist in reducing customer complaints by ensuring quality performance.

Skills

Good standards of English and Math’s

Basic computer skills in word and excel

Positive can-do attitude

Lead by example

Motivate and develop a team

Education

Level 3 Food Safety

IOSH Managing Safety, Behavioral Safety

Job description

Overview

The main purpose of the Team Leader is to lead, motivate, develop and encourage our team to deliver the daily production targets to an agreed standard.

£16.60 per hour + Bonus + Benefits

Who we are

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to rules, procedures & standards in regards to managing your team.
• Identify & facilitate ways for team members to develop.
• Deliver team briefings & clearly communicate performance.
• Ensure clear lines of communication.
• To ensure all documents are completed (as appropriate to the area) and due diligence/traceability documentation is fully completed.
• Ensure departmental hygiene standards are in-line with external and internal audits and requirements.
• Adhere to company colour coding: i.e. clothing and equipment policies.
• Continuous improvement of technical and hygiene standards.
• Ensure compliance with business H&S policies & ensure accurate H&S records.
• Actively participate in departmental risk assessments to eliminate accidents, ensure all accidents are reported & investigated thoroughly & create a safety awareness culture.
• Help the business be environmentally friendly by keeping waste to a minimum, ensuring waste is segregated appropriately and seeking ways to reduce the companies’ carbon footprint.
• To actively drive reductions in customer complaints performance by focusing on achieving it right first time.

About you

Essential:

• Good standards of English and Math’s
• Basic computer skills in word and excel

Desirable:

• Level 3 Food Safety
• IOSH Managing Safety, Behavioral Safety

Personal Qualities:

Essential/Desirable:

• Positive can-do attitude.
• Lead by example.
• Proven understanding of written and verbal English.
• Be proactive.
• Motivate and develop a team of individuals to achieve and improve standards.
• Give clear direction, goals & objectives.
• Recognise and celebrate our fellow team members’ contributions and achievements.
• Take direct responsibility & be accountable for actions.
• Challenge poor performance or inappropriate behavior appropriately.
• Ensure team members understand their roles in achieving the vision.
• Give feedback to fellow team members & senior management.
• Undertake any training made available / organised.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the skilled worker route as it does not meet the minimumrequirements set out under the UK Immigration Rules.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we\'re on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.