- Be part of a inclusive and friendly production team
- More than just a veg box….Riverford are mad about organic veg. It's at the core of everything we do. We love to grow it, pack it into boxes, and deliver it to around 70, 000 homes across the UK every week.
- This takes loads of brilliant people - and working here makes you a 'co-owner', since Riverford is employee-owned. Success means much more than just profits; we want this to be a place people enjoy coming to work, and a business our co-owners feel proud of!
- We offer a bucket load of benefits….33 days holiday pro rata (including bank holidays), 30% off veg boxes and our online shop, generous company pension scheme, annual profit share (at least 10% of all our profits are split equally between all co-owners)
- Delivering even greener veg - We're in the process of swapping diesel vans to electric, with the ambitious goal of being 100% electric vans for low-emission deliveries to our customers!
Production Team Manager - Pre Pack and Roots
Location - Sacrewell Lodge Farm, Thornhaugh, Peterborough PE8 6HJ.
Hours - This role covers 7 days a week, working pattern being Sunday to Thursday. Shift times operate between 6am - 4:30pm, with a contracted 40-hour week worked across 8-hour shifts.
Salary - £36,787 Per annum
We're looking for a motivated, organised person with strong communication skills to lead a team of co-owners across our Roots and Pre-pack operations. Across both areas, you will support the delivery of safe, efficient and high-quality operations throughout the shift, helping to develop effective ways of working and a positive team culture.
Using data, planning tools and operational insight, you will make informed decisions and deploy resources effectively to balance service, quality, productivity and cost throughout the day. We are looking for someone who is comfortable taking ownership of their area, working independently and using analysis, problem solving and collaboration to support effective decision making and identify opportunities to improve ways of working.
Within Pre-pack, your team will be responsible for planning and packing loose produce to agreed quality and efficiency standards, ensuring customer demand is met whilst maintaining excellent product quality.
You will support the management of waste, stock loss and operational accuracy through effective ways of working, training and leadership, helping to maintain strong performance across both departments.
You'll establish good relationships with your team, keeping them motivated and acting as an approachable point of contact for support and guidance. Excellent communication skills are essential to this role, not only for your own team, but also to work collaboratively with other departments.
What You'll Bring…
- People management experience within a values-led organisation would be ideal.
- Proven experience of working within an Operations, Production or Warehouse environment is preferable, ideally with exposure to mechanised processes or equipment.
- Experience of labour planning, resource management and delivering operational performance through effective use of data and planning tools would be beneficial.
- An understanding of TPM, continuous improvement methodologies or lean ways of working would be advantageous.
- A good level of Health & Safety understanding within an operational environment is required.
- A good standard of English literacy, written and verbal communication, and numeracy skills are required.
- Good time management, organisation and problem-solving skills.
- Enthusiastic, positive in outlook; a hands-on leader.
- Adaptable and versatile, with the ability to embrace change whilst bringing your team with you.
- Confident communicator both verbally and written, with an ability to influence at all levels both up and down.
- Good analytical problem-solving skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Able to operate as a leader of the team as well as being part of the team.
At Riverford, we value quality service and our production team play a key role in our mission. If you're looking for a job where you can make a difference and join a friendly, supportive team, we'd love to hear from you!
