About The Role
Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family! 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 that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations:
* Enhanced pension scheme
* Private health scheme
* Employee discount scheme
* Experience annual pay reviews
* Profit related pay
* Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
* Monday - Friday 14:00 - 22:00
The Opportunity
Walkers Deli & Sausage Co., part of Samworth Brothers, is looking for a proactive and people‑focused Area Manager to lead production teams within Preparation Area for the PM Shift, delivering high standards in safety, quality and performance. If you’re passionate about developing people, driving improvements and “doing GOOD things with GREAT food”, we’d love to hear from you.
* 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 across your area, 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.
The Ideal Candidate
We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience:
* A resilient, credible leader with proven experience coaching and developing teams in a chilled/high-care food manufacturing environment (minimum 2 years).
* Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think ahead, work under pressure and make sound decisions.
* Knowledge of food safety, HACCP Level 3, and IOSH (training can be provided if not already held).
* Solid understanding of production processes, KPIs, and operational planning within a fast-paced environment.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships, manage performance fairly, and drive a positive team culture.
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.
Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!
About Us
We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.
At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.
Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.
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