Food Processing Shift Leader

Peoplebank; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Peterborough is seeking a Food Processing Shift Leader to oversee production and manage a team. In this role, you will lead a dynamic group, ensuring quality doughnut preparation while maintaining high standards of food safety. The ideal candidate will have experience in a team leader role in a food setting and a passion for problem-solving. This position offers a vibrant, fun environment with excellent team benefits such as discounts and developmental training opportunities.

Benefits

Free doughnut & hot drinks every shift

Generous team discounts across all products

Training & development opportunities

Pension scheme and life assurance

Fun, friendly environment

Qualifications

• Previous team leader or supervisory experience in a food or production setting.
• Comfortable with physically active, on-your-feet work.
• A calm, focused problem solver who thrives in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support the processing team during your shift.
• Ensure targets are met while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Mix, decorate, fill, and box fresh doughnuts to specification.
• Maintain top-tier food safety and hygiene standards at all times.
• Collaborate with managers to improve daily operations.
• Provide training and development opportunities for team members.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance productivity.

Skills

Leadership Experience

Physical Stamina

Problem-Solving Skills

Flexibility

Team-Oriented

Job description

Our Krispy Kreme Factory in Peterborough is one of the key hubs of our UK operations — where our skilled Manufacturing and Logistics teams freshly make, decorate, and dispatch thousands of doughnuts every day. From here, we supply stores and cabinets across the East of England, ensuring every guest enjoys the same delicious quality we’re known for. With a fast-paced environment, strong teamwork, and the unmistakable smell of freshly made doughnuts in the air, it’s a fantastic place to work and be part of spreading joy behind the scenes.

At Krispy Kreme, it’s not just a job it’s being part of a team that spreads joy every day! As one of our Krispy Kremers, you’ll enjoy:

• Free doughnut & hot drinks every shift (because you deserve a treat!)
• Generous team discounts across all our products
• Training & development to help you grow your career with us
• Recognition & celebrations for great work and special moments
• Competitive pay and opportunities for progression
• Pension scheme and life assurance (eligibility applies)
• A fun, friendly environment where everyone’s welcome and teamwork makes the magic happen.
• Exclusive savings through our Treat Box discount platform.
• Support Office roles eligible for Private Healthcare
• Free access to our Wellbeing & Belonging service.

Lead the Way in Doughnut Perfection – Become a Krispy Kreme Food Processing Shift Leader

At Krispy Kreme, our factories are more than just production sites; they’re like an open kitchen in a restaurant. You’ll find our teams crafting, decorating, and packing our world-famous doughnuts ready for our shops, supermarket partners, and fresh delivery routes.

We’re on the lookout for a Food Processing Shift Leader to join our team and help lead the way in doughnut perfection. As a Shift Leader in our doughnut decorating team, you'll run the shift on the shop floor, support your team, and help ensure every single doughnut meets Krispy Kreme’s gold standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and support the processing team during your shift.
• Production Oversight: Ensure targets are met while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Doughnut Preparation: Mix, decorate, fill, and box fresh doughnuts to specification.
• Food Safety & Hygiene: Maintain top-tier food safety and hygiene standards at all times.
• Operational Collaboration: Collaborate with managers to improve daily operations and shift handovers.
• Training & Development: Provide training and development opportunities for team members to enhance their skills and performance.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance productivity and reduce waste.

What We’re Looking For

• Leadership Experience: Previous team leader or supervisory experience in a food or production setting.
• Physical Stamina: Comfortable with physically active, on-your-feet work.
• Problem-Solving Skills: A calm, focused problem solver who thrives in fast-paced environments.
• Flexibility: Willingness to work across the full shift rota, including weekends.
• Team-Oriented: Reliable, positive, and motivated by teamwork and results.

If you're hands-on, love working as part of a team, and want to be part of something seriously sweet, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and start your journey with Krispy Kreme.

About Krispy Kreme:

Our People: We embrace diversity within our teams, so whether you're a foodie, drink lover, sport enthusiast, gym bunny, movie buff, history geek, gamer, music fan, book worm, none of the above or all the above, you'll find a friend here!

Our Doughnuts: We're famous for our amazing doughnuts, but did you know that every Krispy Kreme doughnut is handmade, decorated and delivered fresh daily by one of our awesome team members?

Culture: Our culture is created through our leadership mix, of which there are a dozen (naturally!): Check out our careers page for more information on our Krispy Kreme Culture

Love our planet: Our beautiful, natural world gives us our sugar, cocoa, eggs, milk, coffee, and so much more. Protecting and preserving it is vitally important to us. So, we're constantly working to reduce our environmental impact and become more sustainable in all we do. Check out our Social Responsibility page for more information.