ALBERT BARTLETT
Chilled Production Team Leader - 4‑Day Week (Friday-Monday)
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Location: Airdrie
Hours:
- Friday & Monday: 06:45-15:30
- Saturday & Sunday: 05:00-17:30
Lead a Team at One of the UK's Best-Known Food Manufacturers
Albert Bartlett has been bringing quality potatoes to UK homes since 1948. For more than 75 years, we've combined traditional values with continuous innovation — and today, we're the UK's leading supplier of fresh, chilled, and frozen potato products.
We're now recruiting a Chilled Production Team Leader to oversee our chilled operations across a Friday-Monday, 4-day working week. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment and loves leading, motivating, and developing a team.
If you're passionate about quality, efficiency, and people leadership, this role offers the perfect blend of challenge, impact, and career growth.
What You'll Be Doing
Leadership & People Development
- Lead, motivate, and support a chilled production team to deliver daily targets
- Foster a positive, engaging, and productive work environment
- Provide coaching, on-the-job training, and guidance to new and existing team members
Production Performance
- Oversee daily production schedules to meet customer demand
- Ensure all chilled products meet quality, specification, and presentation standards
- Monitor line performance and adjust staffing or workflow to maximise efficiency
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Quality, Hygiene & Safety
- Maintain strict compliance with food safety, hygiene, and health & safety procedures
- Support quality assurance protocols and reinforce best practice across the shift
- Escalate issues promptly and help build a culture of safety and accountability
Continuous Improvement
- Use production data to identify areas for improvement
- Implement simple process enhancements that improve efficiency or product quality
- Act as the communication link between management and the production floor
What We're Looking For
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- Experience as a Team Leader, Line Leader, Production Supervisor, or similar in food manufacturing
- Strong people-leadership skills with the ability to motivate and engage diverse teams
- Good understanding of chilled food production or fast-paced manufacturing
- A proactive approach, strong problem-solving ability, and excellent communication skills
- Flexibility to work a 4-day week including weekends
If you've led teams within FMCG, chilled environments, or high-volume manufacturing — even better.
Why Join Us?
- An hourly rate of £14.76 per hour and 39 hours guaranteed every week
- A supportive, family-driven environment
- Lead a dedicated and passionate chilled production team
- Opportunities for progression and professional development
- Work only 4 days a week while still being in a leadership role
- Be part of a respected UK brand with a long-standing history
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Ready to Lead With Us?
If you're an energetic leader who thrives in food production and wants to make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you. Join Albert Bartlett and help shape the future of our Chilled Production team.
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Requirements
- Previous experience in a supervisory or team leader role within a production or manufacturing environment
- Understanding of chilled production processes and familiarity with quality control and safety protocols
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire a diverse team and foster collaboration
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and a keen eye for improving operational methods
- Effective communication skills to build rapport and maintain team engagement
- A flexible and adaptable mindset, ready to embrace the challenges of a busy production environment
Benefits
- Long Service Awards
- Employee of the Month & On the Spot Awards
- Discounted Staff Sales
- Life Assurance
- Access to Free Wellbeing Services (inc. counselling and financial advice)
- Retailer Discount Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Wellbeing & Engagement Events throughout the year
- Free Parking
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