Manufacturing Team Leader FTC

Manufacturing Team Leader (Bishop’s Stortford) – Development Opportunity

Are you ready to take the next step in your career within food manufacturing?

Ready to make your mark at Gü?

At Gü, we believe dessert should be anything but ordinary.

We’re passionate about creating indulgent, innovative desserts that make people stop, savour and come back for more. Behind every Gü product is a combination of brilliant ideas, consumer insight, commercial thinking and a relentless focus on getting the details right.

We’re looking for a motivated, people-focused Manufacturing Team Leader to join our team! This is an exciting development opportunity for someone looking to build their leadership skills and progress towards a Shift Manager role.

You’ll play a key role in supporting and motivating our manufacturing team, ensuring we produce high-quality, food-safe desserts while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and efficiency.

🔑 What you’ll be doing:

• 👥 Supporting, coaching and developing team members to reach their full potential.
• 🛡️ Promoting a strong food safety and health & safety culture.
• 📈 Driving production performance across safety, quality, cost and output.
• 🎯 Ensuring team members are fully trained, confident and equipped to succeed.
• 🤝 Creating a positive, friendly and respectful working environment.
• 🚀 Gaining valuable leadership experience, including covering for the Shift Manager when required.

⭐ What we’re looking for:

• At least 2 years’ experience in the FMCG food manufacturing industry.
• Good knowledge of food manufacturing processes, food safety and health & safety requirements.
• Strong communication and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire others.
• A proactive problem-solver with a results-driven mindset.
• The ability to interpret data and use it to improve production performance.
• A positive attitude, openness to new ideas and the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
• A commitment to our P.A.C.E values: Pioneering, Accountable, Considerate and Energetic.

🌟 Why join us?

This is more than just a manufacturing role – it’s an opportunity to develop your leadership capabilities, gain hands-on management experience and build a pathway towards becoming a Shift Manager.

If you’re passionate about people, food manufacturing and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you!

📩 Interested? Apply now or get in touch to find out more!

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