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Join the Samworth Brothers Team
At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits, including:
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Private health scheme
- Employee discount scheme
- Annual pay reviews
- Profit-related pay
- Training and growth opportunities
📅 Working hours: Monday – Friday, 14:00 – 22:30
The Opportunity
Walkers Deli & Sausage Co.—part of Samworth Brothers—is seeking a proactive and people-focused Area Manager to lead production teams within the Preparation Area for the PM Shift. If you’re passionate about developing people, driving improvements, and “doing GOOD things with GREAT food”, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire Team Leaders and Operatives to deliver the production plan safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.
- Take ownership of food safety, quality, and audit readiness, ensuring all SOPs and processes are consistently followed.
- Drive operational performance by managing labour, materials, and equipment, analysing KPIs, and implementing Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Build a positive, values-based culture through effective communication, coaching, and people management, including performance, wellbeing, and attendance.
- Collaborate with Technical, Engineering, Planning, and other departments to resolve issues, support new product trials, and maintain customer satisfaction.
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The Ideal Candidate
We welcome candidates who thrive on collaboration and diverse perspectives. As a valued member of our team, you will bring:
- Proven experience as a resilient, credible leader with 2+ years coaching and developing teams in a chilled/high-care food manufacturing environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills, ability to work under pressure, and capacity to make sound decisions.
- Knowledge of food safety, HACCP Level 3, and IOSH (training provided if required).
- Solid understanding of:
- Production processes
- KPIs
- Operational planning in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional communication skills, ability to:
- Build relationships
- Manage performance fairly
- Drive a positive team culture
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A culture where you’ll take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. Positive communication and strong collaborative relationships are essential.
Why Join Us?
At Samworth Brothers, we’re a fourth-generation family business producing high-quality own-label and valued brands, including Ginjesters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Walker & Son, and Urban Eat. With 10,000+ employees across well-invested manufacturing sites, we offer:
🔹 Career stability and progression opportunities 🔹 The heart of a family feel—where collaboration drives exceptional results
At our core, we’re a family, and we’d love you to become part of that. Apply today and help us delive great products to customers across the UK.
Job Warning
Samworth Brothers does not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. We will never ask you for money to provide you with employment. If you are unsure, contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.
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