Production supervisor

Job Description

Charbonnel et Walker is a prestigious brand known for its luxury chocolates and confections. Our mission is to deliver exceptional quality and craftsmanship, while maintaining our heritage and premium image. We foster a culture of excellence, creativity, and customer focus.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Production Supervisor to join our fast-paced chocolate manufacturing team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and driven individual to play a key role in overseeing production operations and ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacture of our products.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day production activities on the factory floor
• Ensure production targets are achieved safely and efficiently
• Complete orders in line with agreed timescales
• Maintain high standards of food safety, legality, and product quality
• Motivate, support, and develop team members
• Accurately complete production paperwork and documentation
• Monitor performance and complete relevant reports
• Identify and raise non-conformances to standards
• Undertake key holder responsibilities when required
• Provide supervisory support within the packing department as needed
• Carry out any additional duties in line with business requirements

About You

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have previous supervisory experience within food production (essential)
• Be highly organised, detail-oriented, and diligent
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills
• Be proactive, quick to learn, and able to work on your own initiative
• Thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment

Additional Information

• This is a factory floor-based role
• Involves manual handling alongside administrative responsibilities

If this opportunity interests you, we’d welcome the chance to discuss it further and look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to direct emails to Beth.Squire@charbonnel.co.uk

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. All employment decisions are made based on merit, skills, and experience, and we welcome applications from all qualified individuals.