Prep team leader
- Posted 12 September 2025
- Salary £15.03 p/h
- LocationPark Royal
- Job type Permanent - Full Time
- Discipline Internal
- Reference040704
- Job FunctionOperations
- Expiry date 22 September 2025
Job description
Shift: 6am to 2.30pm
Prep Team Leader
Why Greencore?
We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day taste better. We’re sure you’ve tried our products because we supply food for the all the major supermarkets in the UK!
Here at Park Royal, we have a team of around 1,150 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps and platters for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Morrisons,
Co-op and Poundland.
What you'll be doing
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As a Prep Team Leader Duties will involve:
- Providing a professional, high-quality service to Prep area following adequate training on specific equipment
- Ensuring that all operations on all equipment are performed to a professional, high-quality standard
- Being responsible for daily/hourly control and direction of a Prep team
- Oversee the Prep team to ensure efficient ingredient preparation and transfer for production lines
- Ensure compliance with site safety, health, and environmental procedures, setting an example for the team
- Monitor ingredient traceability and mixing accuracy, taking corrective action when necessary
- Enforce Good Manufacturing Practices, including hygiene protocols, and implement corrective actions as needed
- Coaching and supporting the prep team in the achievement of required target outputs
- Informing and updating Prep Management with regards to line availability
- Reporting any immediate major Engineering issues to the Line engineering Team for resolution
What we’re looking for
Full training will be provided if successful in this role but are looking for the following knowledge and experience:
- Ideally experience within a food manufacturing environment or similar environment
- Experience leading or overseeing a team (direct line management)
- Good Literacy and Numeracy skills
- Ability to work in a fast past, chilled environment
- Has a keen eye for detail and can demonstrate working in a safe manner and to good H&S practices
- Able to manage the team and follow management instructions and procedures
- Able to liaise and communicate with other departments
- Basic Awareness of Health and Safety and Food Hygiene
At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make everyday taste better.
If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
What you’ll get in return
- Competitive salary and job-related benefits
- Holidays
- Pension up to 8% matched
- Life insurance up to 4x salary
- Company share save scheme
- Greencore Qualifications
- Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
- Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
- Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
Please note due to high numbers of applications this role maybe closed before the posted closing date.
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