Section Manager - Nights

Section Manager - Nights

Salary: £35,500 - £36,844 + £3,167 night shift allowance (depending on experience)

Shift: 18:00 – 06:00 3s & 2s

Location: Old Leake, Lincolnshire (near Boston)

Contract Type: Permanent

Benefits: Pension, flexible benefits, on-site canteen, employee forum, Long Service Awards, company wellbeing programme, £250 referral scheme and more.

Bakkavor is the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, which is one of the most advanced, innovative and dynamic food markets in the world.

Our Meals site in Boston (Old Leake) is looking to recruit a Section Manager to manage a section of the factory, reporting into the Factory Manager and working closely with the Production Manager. The site employs over 700 people and specialises in making chilled Italian ready meals and modern deli products for a dedicated customer.

The Role

As Section Manager you will plan, organise and measure labour and material requirements within their area to ensure that both short and long-term agreed targets are met. You’ll ensure the workforce is well informed on relevant business news and to encourage effective cross-functional links.

In this busy, exciting and hands on role, you will pro-actively manage health and safety to ensure a safe working environment as well as maintaining standards of your area through Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). You will lead and manage the performance of your team and will be tasked to actively coach, develop and train team members to encourage continuous improvement within the business.

About You

You will a driven and proactive individual, capable of working independently in a fast-paced environment. In this role, you will have line management of over 50 operatives therefore previous supervisory experience in a production of section management role will be required. You may also be expected to cover for Production Manager absence (up to 100 operatives).

To apply for this role, you will ideally have experience working in a food manufacturing environment.

In return, we will give you training opportunities and offer you the encouragement to develop your career and take it as far as you can, or as far as you want to go, within our large multinational company.

Proud to be Bakkavor

We're the biggest name you've never heard of. You've probably eaten our food- you just didn't realise it. Because as global leaders in the fresh prepared food industry with over 19,000 employees, we create innovative products, including meals, soups, dips, salads, desserts, pizzas and bread for customers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose in the UK. Our customers include Harris Teeter and Home Chef in the US, and in China, we make food for Starbucks, Yum! and Pret. We're ambitious, full of ideas and ready for more people who share our passion for quality to join us.

Apply now to find out more!

Bakkavor is the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with a growing international presence in the US and China. We are number one in the UK in the four product categories of meals, salads, desserts and pizza & bread, providing high-quality, fresh, healthy and convenient food. Our customers include every major UK grocery retailer, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Waitrose, and some of the world’s best-known food brands. We have over 19,000 employees, our headquarters are in London and we have 23 factories in the UK, 5 in the US and 9 in China.