Area Manager

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Leicester
All Departments
Operations
Advertising Salary
Competitive + Great Benefits
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Normal Working Days:
Monday - Friday
Normal Start & Finish Time:
40 hrs between the hours of 06:00 - 18:30

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
The Opportunity

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for excellence in food manufacturing? Walkers Deli & Sausage Co. is looking for an experienced Area Manager to oversee our Low Risk Pate department at our Leicester facility.

  • Lead and manage teams to ensure production plans are delivered efficiently, safely, and to the highest quality standards.
  • Oversee health & safety compliance, promoting a strong safety culture and ensuring adherence to regulations.
  • Drive food safety and quality standards, taking action to resolve issues and maintain audit-ready conditions.
  • Optimise production performance by monitoring efficiency, managing resources, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Support and develop team members, ensuring effective training, performance management, and employee engagement.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders across departments to align operations with business objectives and customer expectations.
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: -

  • Proven leadership in chilled food manufacturing
  • Strong people management and coaching abilities.
  • A proactive approach to health & safety, food safety, and process improvement.
  • IOSH, HACCP Level 3 & Food Safety Level 3 (training provided).
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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