Clayton Park Bakery - Line Leader
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Position Overview & Specifications
Contract Type: Permanent Hours of work: 38 hours per week Hours expected are currently on a rotating 2-week pattern. Week 1 = 5-day week Monday – Friday, starting at 6am, Week 2 is a 4-day week Monday to Thursday 1130 start. Currently no weekends.
Location: Petre Road, Clayton le Moors, Accrington Salary: Competitive
Job Overview
A Bit About Us James Hall & Co. LTD traces its roots back to 1863 when founder James Hall opened a bacon cutting business and retail shop in Southport, Lancashire. James Hall Group of Companies has operated in Lancashire for over 150 years. We believe that our success is due to the teamwork, skills, and commitment of our employees.
Clayton Park Bakery is a manufacturing and distribution company providing bakery products such as pies, sausage rolls, pasties, quiches, fresh cakes, and sandwiches to numerous outlets across the Northwest, including Booth's supermarkets and football clubs such as Preston North End, Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool, and Everton. Clayton Park Bakery also run a van sales operation across the Northwest.
More About the Role As a Clayton Park production operative, you will be an integral part of our focused & energetic team, striving to achieve optimum levels of machine efficiency & product quality. Our job covers all areas of production from the start of the process i.e., machine set up, machine operation, quality-checking products & all the way through to the final clean down.
Could you lead & motivate a small team of bakery assistants to manufacture our range of savoury products? As a positive and organised leader, you will be required to run a production line making products to Company specifications. You will follow directives from Production Supervisors & the Production Manager to ensure everything is of the highest quality.
Here’s What You Can Expect to be Doing
- Carry out tasks in accordance with departmental processes (SOPs, QAS etc.)
- Guaranteeing all manufacturing & traceability paperwork is accurate & correct.
- General housekeeping, clean as you go policy
- Comply with all health & safety policies.
- Some heavy lifting (15kg manual handling.)
- Motivate team members & some training of new team members.
- Reporting on your daily performance & any quality issues.
- Handling of raw materials for production.
A Few Things About You
- To be positive and organised individual, capable of working in a team environment or on their own initiative
- To be able to prioritise and manage workloads effectively to meet deadlines
- To be a positive and organised individual
- Level 2 in food safety and hygiene would be preferable, but training can be given
- Experience of working in a similar environment is also desirable
Why Choose James Hall Group of Companies? All James Hall Group of Companies have a similar culture and our way of doing things is vital to our success. We are passionate people, determined to do whatever is necessary to make our customers happy.
Great People Deserve Great Things At Clayton Park Bakery you can take full advantage of our benefits package. As well as the fundamentals, like pensions and holidays which apply to all James Hall Group of Companies, we have specific benefits at Clayton Park Bakery such as;
Loyalty Bonus Scheme (Bonus after 12 months service based on hours worked and paid annually)- Enhanced Weekend / nights pay (Enhanced rates paid for nights and weekend hours worked)
- Employee Assistance Programme (Free advice and support for Legal, Financial, Family and Wellbeing issues)
- Training & Development (Training program for all staff at all levels and help to progress throughout the business)
- Staff Discount Scheme
- Christmas Hamper (Every member of staff receives a Hamper each Christmas)
- Children’s Christmas Party (An annual party for Children of employees aged between 5 and 11 Farther Christmas and present for each attendee)
- Annual Christmas Party
- Free Car Parking (Car parking on site)
- Changing Facilities
- Equal opportunities Employer
- Retail Trust - Employee Assistance Programme
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Grocery Stores
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Clayton Park Bakery - Line Leader roles across James Hall & Co's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Grocery Stores.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £94,411 - £131,534 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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