Operations - Line Leader

Location:          Fletchers Bakeries Ltd, Sheffield


Shift:                    Rotating shifts of days and nights, 6am to 6pm & 6pm to 6am


Hourly rate:     Competitive


We have an opportunity for a Line Leader to join our Operations Team at Fletchers Bakeries, part of Finsbury Food Group.


Our Fletchers bakery has over 125 years of baking tradition, with our Kara bakery supplying delicious wholesale bakery products for over 35 years starting with the first floured bap. Both have been part of the Finsbury Food Group since 2014. Fletchers Bakery can trace its roots back to 1895 and both bakeries portfolio of products have risen to include gourmet brioche, traditional sliced bread, bloomer breads and vegan and gluten free options, to name a but a few.


The Line Leader play a key role within our Production Team, coordinating and overseeing all activities in your designated area. Your focus will be on ensuring products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.


You will work closely with your colleagues to achieve daily production targets and continuous improvement goals, while maintaining a strong emphasis on safety, product quality, and operational excellence.


This is what you’ll actually do!


In this role, you will provide support to the team through your experience and knowledge to ensure the effective and efficient running of the line. You will monitor product quality at each key stage, making adjustments where necessary to ensure zero customer complaints and to meet both our continuous improvement and waste reduction targets. Product quality will be maintained throughout your area by adhering to correct plant setup, technical specifications, and quality assurance processes, while capturing accurate performance data.


You will lead the efficient setup of equipment at the start of production and during product changeovers to improve changeover efficiency and meet quality-to-specification targets. You will ensure hygiene and housekeeping practices are carried out consistently to maintain a clean and safe working environment. Maintaining high standards of hygiene and housekeeping will be a core part of your daily routine.


You will also ensure that good Health & Safety practices and behaviours are followed at all times to create a safe working environment with zero accidents. As part of your personal development, you will actively participate in training opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge. You will also undertake any additional duties as required to support production needs and contribute to the overall success of the team.


Ideally this is you!

Previous experience in a similar manufacturing or production environment.


Previous experience in a supervisory or line management role, with the ability to lead, coach, and motivate a team effectively.

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.

Confident communicator at all levels.

Proactive, results-driven mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting.

Basic reading, writing, numeracy, and computer literacy skills.


What’s in it for you?


• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!

• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees.

• Death in Service Benefit.

• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families).

• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!

• Company shop available (heavily discounted, yummy products!)

• Employee Recognition Awards.

• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)

• An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!


Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!