Overview
Cell Leader (Operations Supervisor)
Kinnerton Confectionery, Fakenham NR21 8AF
Kinnerton Confectionery are seeking a Cell Leader where you will coordinate your shifts day to day activities, including boosting team performance, ensuring strict safety compliance, and guiding your team’s development in a fast-moving production environment.
Position type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 40.25
Shift Pattern: Monday - Sunday, 4 on 4 off, 18:00 - 06:00
Pay range: £38,000
Breaks: 30 minutes paid and 30 minutes unpaid
Key Benefits: Healthcare cash plan via paycare (Dental, Optical, Chiropody, Professional Therapy, Counselling) with a value over £400 each year.
Closing date: Friday 29th May 2026
Responsibilities
* Reporting to the Area Shift Manager to supervise teams of 70-80 Team Leaders, Process Operatives, Mixers and Production Operatives.
* Develop your team through training plans, performance reviews, and effective absence management.
* Oversee and supervise multiple production lines, ensuring products meet agreed specifications and performance targets.
* Champion a Safety First culture by completing risk assessments and ensuring your team is trained and competent.
* Maintain high standards of food safety and quality by following SOPs and GMP.
* Monitor KPIs and take proactive steps to keep production on track.
* Support your Shift Manager in achieving business objectives, continuous improvement initiatives and deputise when needed.
* Act as a cover manager in the Shift Managers absence.
Success in this role means meeting production targets, maintaining safety standards, and leading a motivated team.
Qualifications
* Experience in leading or supervising in a manufacturing environment.
* Strong communication skills to engage and lead a team effectively.
* Experience in coaching or training others to support development.
* Solid literacy and numeracy skills for accurate documentation and reporting.
* Ability to stay calm under pressure and keep production on track to meet deadlines.
* Confidence in motivating and managing a team to drive performance.
(If you have relevant experience and leadership skills, we’d love to hear from you.)
Rewards Benefits
* Opportunities to develop leadership skills and progress within a growing business.
* 4% employer and 5 % employee pension plan
* Life assurance plan x4 basic salary
* Various salary sacrifice schemes including pension payments, cycle to work and electric car (subject to meeting minimum criteria)
* Healthcare cash plan via paycare (Dental, Optical, Chiropody, Professional Therapy, Counselling) with a value over £400 each year
Kinnerton Confectionery is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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