Prep Cell Leader

Prep Cell Leader

Location: Redditch
Pay rate: £14.11 per hour + £6.50 per shift allowance
Hours: 1:30pm - 11:00pm Monday to Friday

Are you an experienced or aspiring production leader who thrives in a fast-paced, high-care environment? We're recruiting a Prep Cell Leader to run a Cook Prep / High Risk Prep area, supporting a team of Production Chefs, Food Safety Operatives and Production Team Members. This is a hands on leadership role with real accountability for food safety, product quality, GMP, health & safety, and brand integrity.

You'll be the go to person on shift for daily standards, performance, and problem solving, keeping the prep area audit ready and ensuring product remains within spec at all times.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cell day to day: assign tasks, give clear instructions, and support the team to meet targets
• Maintain high standards across GMP, hygiene, housekeeping, food safety, brand integrity and people safety
• Complete quality checks while you work, including checks for veins, shell, freezer burn, foreign body, seal integrity and pack coding
• Ensure full paperwork compliance: traceability records, CCP documentation and all relevant production paperwork is completed accurately
• Escalate issues quickly: report food safety, product quality, H&S concerns to your manager or QA team as required
• Audit and improve: complete weekly food safety audits and promote continuous improvement ideas in the area
• Problem solve independently: perform root cause analysis for issues such as machine breakdowns and decide when to involve Engineering
• Drive communication with wider teams regarding delays, ingredient shortages or equipment issues
• Promote safe working: report accidents, near misses and don't walk by's through the correct process and keep fire exits clear at all times

Requirements

• Experience in a food manufacturing / FMCG production environment (high risk or high care prep experience is highly beneficial)
• Strong knowledge of GMP, hygiene, food safety and quality standards
• Confidence completing and checking CCP paperwork and traceability documentation
• The ability to lead by example, motivate others, and keep standards consistent
• A proactive, practical approach to problem solving and root cause analysis
• Fluent English (speaking, reading, writing) to communicate clearly, complete legal paperwork and follow policies/procedures
• Values driven behaviours aligned to Teamwork, Quality, Honesty and Passion