Advanced Team Lead
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Advanced Team Lead
Location: Hamilton, GB-UKM, GBR, ML30DW
Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (part of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal])
Shift: Various Shift Patterns
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Type: Full Time
Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Team Lead to join our team at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], supporting the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient production across site. 135 years of craft baking skills lie behind the quality of the special branded cakes, sweet snacks and slices we produce in Hamilton and 55 million products are produced each year. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is the UK’s largest supplier of celebration cakes to UK retailers, with Disney, Mars, Universal and Thorntons all within the portfolio of branded cakes made under licence. We also make a variety of supermarkets’ well-loved own-label cakes and in-store bakery bites. This is a key frontline leadership role where you will support the Manufacturing Shift Leads in driving team performance, developing capability, and ensuring KPIs are achieved across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People. You will lead from the front, building a strong, engaged team culture that strives for manufacturing excellence. This is an exciting time to join the business due to continued growth, new customers, and ongoing investment in automation and operational improvement.
What You’ll Actually Do
- Take ownership of process adherence on shift, leading and supporting your team to deliver high-quality products safely, efficiently, and consistently.
- Drive performance against KPIs including waste reduction, throughput, yield, and quality.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce process variation, embed best practice, and improve HSE performance using A3 methodology and action teams.
- Use Leader Standard Work to ensure daily and weekly routines are consistently followed.
- Maintain compliance with GMP, Food Safety, Health & Safety, and site standards, championing a 'Clean as You Go' and safety-first culture.
- Review workforce planning requirements in line with labour budgets, ensuring optimum staffing levels.
- Oversee time and attendance monitoring and address performance or attendance issues.
- Monitor training for new starters and support ongoing skills development through the team skills matrix.
- Communicate proactively using shift handovers, briefings, notices, and digital platforms.
- Champion Health & Safety, Food Safety, and Quality standards across the site.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment
- Experience leading or supervising teams on the shop floor
- Strong ability to coach, motivate, and develop people
- Good understanding of Health & Safety, Food Safety, and GMP standards
- Experience working to KPIs such as waste, yield, throughput, and quality
- Strong communication skills across all levels
- Confident using structured problem-solving or continuous improvement tools (desirable)
- Strong organisational skills with attention to detail
- Comfortable working in a hands-on operational environment
- Proactive, adaptable, and resilient approach to change and pace
What’s in it for You?
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- Death in Service Benefit
- Free Employee Assistance Programme
- Retail discounts via Benefits Hub platform
- Company shop with heavily discounted products
- Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300)
- Employee Recognition Awards
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including sponsored professional memberships
- Opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation