At Heler Foods, our people are part of our extended Heler Family — the driving force behind everything we do. From crafting award-winning cheeses to delivering service that sets new standards, we work together to shape the future of food.
Rooted in tradition and growing into the future, we're bold, ambitious and proud of where we're going next.
Every colleague has a voice here — and every step you take helps move us forward.
We're looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Production Team Leader to join our team at Heler Foods Packing.
This is more than a supervisory role — it's an opportunity to lead by example, inspire your team and play a key part in delivering safe, high-quality food production. You'll work closely with the Area Leader to ensure production targets are achieved while maintaining the highest standards of quality, food safety and operational performance.
In this role, you will:
-
Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, hygiene, GMP and food safety standards at all times.
-
Deliver the daily production plan OTIF (On Time In Full), achieving OEE targets whilst maintaining product quality and safety.
-
Lead, coach and motivate your team to deliver excellent performance and foster a positive working environment.
-
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of departmental processes and systems, communicating these effectively to optimise production efficiencies.
-
Support the Area Leader in delivering departmental KPIs and continuous improvement objectives.
-
Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork and continuous improvement.
-
Ensure company policies and procedures are consistently followed and high standards are maintained across the department.
You'll be joining a workplace where collaboration and curiosity are encouraged. Where questioning "how it's always been done" is part of daily life. And where discovering better ways of working is simply what we do.
Success in this role will be measured through the achievement of key departmental KPIs, including:
-
OTIF delivery of the production plan whilst maintaining quality.
-
Staffing levels, skills capability and production output.
-
Cheese giveaway, prime yield, offcut levels, PPM and OEE performance.
-
Equipment and staff swab pass rates.
-
Near-miss and hazard reporting.
-
Timely close-out of non-conformances.
We want to work with people who are bold, ambitious and ready to shape the future — people who share our values and bring energy, ideas and commitment.
Essential
-
Proven experience leading and motivating a production team to successfully deliver production plans.
-
Food Hygiene Level 2.
-
HACCP Level 2.
-
IOSH Managing Safely.
-
A strong understanding of company policies relating to Health & Safety and environmental sustainability.
-
Knowledge of BRC and customer quality standards.
-
A practical understanding of Continuous Improvement (CI) techniques.
-
Strong communication, literacy and numeracy skills.
Desirable
-
NVQ Level 3 in Supervisory Management.
- A disciplined approach, consistently following systems, procedures and agreed ways of working.
-
A commitment to maintaining high standards by identifying opportunities to improve processes and quality.
-
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, using facts and evidence to deliver practical solutions.
-
A proactive approach, bringing energy, pace and urgency to achieving objectives.
-
The ability to analyse situations, assess risks and make considered decisions.
-
Behaviours aligned to our values: Be Better, Be Collaborative, Be Inquisitive, Be Yourself, Take Ownership.
We help our people become the best versions of themselves, take pride in what they do and bring out the strength in others. If that excites you — you'll fit right in here.
Because we don't just offer jobs — we shape careers.
Whether you're taking the next step in leadership or bringing existing supervisory experience, we'll give you the support and opportunities to develop your career.
Here, you'll find:
-
Strong training and development opportunities.
-
Clear and meaningful career progression.
-
A culture built around continuous improvement.
-
A supportive, collaborative team environment.
-
The opportunity to make a real impact every day.
This is a place where you'll feel empowered to make a difference — and confident to take bold steps.
Are you a changemaker?
If you're ready to lead people, drive performance and help shape the future of Heler Foods — we'd love to hear from you.
You can learn more about who we are, what we stand for and where we're going at:
www.helerfoods.com
Heler Foods: Rooted in tradition. Growing into the future.
