Operations Team Lead

Ready to lead with purpose and make a real impact Join Pilgrims Europe as an Operations Team Lead at our Craigavon site and take the next step in your leadership journey with one of the UKs leading food manufacturing companies

Location: Craigavon

Various Shifts Available: Monday to Friday - EveningShift - 16:00 - 00:00

Contract Type: Permanent Full-time Monthly Paid

About the Role

As an Operations Team Lead youll be at the heart of our production operations managing a team of production operatives and ensuring that performance targets across safety quality technical service and people management are met and exceeded. Youll play a key role in delivering our KPIs and supporting continuous improvement across the site.

What Youll Do:

• Lead and engage your production team to deliver results in a safe efficient and high-performing environment
• Own and drive key performance metrics: safety technical compliance production efficiency labour utilisation and customer service
• Proactively manage and improve standards for food safety quality and hygiene
• Carry out investigations audits and performance reviews to ensure a culture of accountability and excellence
• Collaborate cross-functionally with departments like Technical Engineering HR and Planning
• Champion a positive inclusive working environment promoting communication engagement and continuous development
• Support and embed Continuous Improvement and Lean principles across your team

What Were Looking For:

Essential:

• Proven people management experience OR experience in a supervisory/leadership role within production
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Comfortable working with KPIs quality standards and technical documentation
• Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Self-motivated with a hands-on proactive approach

Desirable:

• Background in FMCG or food manufacturing
• HACCP and Health & Safety qualifications
• Experience leading or supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Leadership or management qualifications
• GCSE Maths and English (Grade C or above or equivalent)

Why Join Us

At Pilgrims Europe your growth is our priority. We believe in rewarding talent supporting development and fostering a culture where every voice is heard:

• Career development and training opportunities
• Inclusive and supportive culture - a collaborative workplace where your wellbeing and ideas matter
• Be part of a stable well-established business thats a key player in the food industry
• Innovation at scale - work with continuous improvement tools
• Join a business committed to reducing its environmental impact and building a better sustainable future
• Competitive salary and benefits
• The chance to be part of a business that values safety integrity respect and innovation

Ready to Apply

If youre ready to lead a team influence real change and grow your career in an essential industry we want to hear from you.

Apply now and be part of something bigger.

Pilgrims Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland including Fridge Raiders Rollover Denny Richmond Oakhouse and Moy Park alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork lamb and chicken working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.

Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals snacking ranges added value and food service products.

Across Pilgrims Europe we combine 20000 of the best people in the industry united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality most delicious and innovative food which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrims Europe team are based in our Pilgrims UK Moy Park Pilgrims Food Masters and Pilgrims Shared Services businesses.