The main purpose of the Team Leader is to manage the day to day PM shift operation and performance of the Kitchen which has 6 different operations: Stephan, tumbler, cooking, racking and tubing of product, pot cooking, and oven.

Each operation has set kilo’s per hour target and you will lead the team to meet the daily targets set on each activity and develop the KPI sheets for each area. You will have direct supervision of 4 operatives.

You will need to be confident to be able to deal with a wide range of employee / operational and health and safety issues in accordance with company policy and procedures.

This position will be 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 14:00 - 22:00.

£16.72 per hour + Shift Allowance + Bonus + Benefits

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

• Control/minimise devaluations by following the recipes and the procedures that are in place
• Have monthly 1-2-1 meeting with all staff to improve staff engagement
• Design and take ownership of all procedures and SOP for all 3 areas
• The post holder will be responsible for the cleaning of both high and low care area and this will be the use of chemical and all staff must be trained to use and work in a safe manner
• Each area must have implemented 5s and the post holder must sustain the processes put in place
• Have a department weekly meeting to report weekly outputs and discuss any issues within the area for employee’s
• Work with the traceability project to improve traceability in the area
• Work with TL support to improve supply of all materials that kitchen need for meals to hit 100% plan attainment
• Develop and design attribute sheets for every cooking and operation within the kitchen area. Ensure all staff taste every batch before it is realised
• Aim to have each cooking with accurate materials in each cooking.
• To develop and own a weighing operation for each cooking
• Ensure good environmental controls (e.g. waste segregation/minimisation, efficient use of equipment/energy)
• Work alongside the production manager and the management team for future design of preparation i.e. buying new cooking vessels
• Support project work (continuous improvement plans)
• Investigate opportunities for continuous improvement and implement
• Mange the KPI spreadsheets and develop them to improve the department targets the TL support will take full ownership of the Kpi spread sheets
• Display the daily achievement’s to engage the team on achievements
• Have monthly meetings with production manager and the finance team to update developments on the kpi improvement
• Help other areas within the business to replicate the work done to improve the kitchen KPI
• Report on department performance (KPI results) – at the daily production meeting
• Maintain or improve on current standards achieved against target
• Collect all data that is need to improve the area

• GCSE’s in English and Mathematics at grade C, or equivalent qualification
• NVQ 3 level qualification
• Level 3 in Food Hygiene
• Cleaning in Food premises qualification
• Sustainable Safety
• Accident investigation training
• Management training / qualification

• Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
• Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
• Subsidised canteen
• Free parking
• Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
• apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.
Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.