Area Manager

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Melton Mowbray
All Departments
Operations
Advertising Salary
Competitive with great benefits
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Normal Working Days:
Monday - Friday
Normal Start & Finish Time:
05:30 - 14:00

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

You’ll be responsible for leading and developing your team, driving performance against KPIs, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. From planning and organising work to managing resources and ensuring compliance with GMP and HACCP standards, this is a hands-on leadership role where your decisions make a real impact.

Key Responsibilities:
 
  • Lead and motivate your team through coaching, training, and regular performance reviews.
  • Achieve KPIs for production efficiency, quality, people, and profitability.
  • Ensure a safe working environment and proactive health & safety management.
  • Plan and organise work effectively, prioritising critical tasks and monitoring progress.
  • Liaise with other departments to ensure manufacturing targets are met.
  • Manage labour allocation and address performance or conduct issues.
 
 
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: -
  • Experience in a supervisory or management role within a chilled food environment.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop teams.
  • Commercial awareness and commitment to quality and customer service.
  • Knowledge of HACCP and allergen controls.
  • Ability to work under pressure and think creatively to solve problems.
 
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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