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Salary
$42k per year
Location
In office (United Kingdom, 9am - 6pm)
Seniority
Staff
Employment
Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 29, 2026.

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Avara Foods is a UK poultry producer supplying chicken, turkey and duck products to major supermarkets, restaurants and food service customers, with large operations in Hereford and Brackley. Formed in 2018 as a joint venture between Cargill's UK fresh poultry business and Faccenda, it is a fully integrated business controlling feed mills, farms, hatcheries, processing factories and transport, employing more than 7,000 people and tracing its heritage to the early 1960s. It hires production, hygiene, hatchery and warehouse operatives, HGV drivers, maintenance and reliability engineers, apprentices, quality assurance staff and operations managers.

About the Role:

Do you want to earn a minimum of £16.19 per hour? We’re looking for a Process Leader to join our team at our site in Caistor, North Lincolnshire.

The benefits of working for Avara Foods:

As a Process Leader you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things, include the following:

  • £ 16.19 per hour
  • Additional £2.00 per hour shift allowance for weekend hours.
  • Secure contract, guaranteed hours and opportunities for overtime.
  • Opportunity to earn £100 if you successfully refer and friend or family member. (T&Cs apply)
  • Staff sales at hugely discounted prices.
  • Company life assurance scheme.
  • Access to our Employee Benefit Scheme, which includes unlimited remote GP appointments and unlimited mental health sessions, physiotherapy sessions, medical second opinion consultation, and other discounts and perks, such as savings & discounts on weekly costs.

Working Hours

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 18:00

About the role:

As a ProcessLeader you’ll play a key role in helping to manage production processes and production teams in order to meet safety, quality, productivity, training and cost targets agreed by the company.

You’ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical.

Some of the key responsibilities will include:

  • Organising and motivating production staff to meet KPI targets.
  • Having responsibility for ensuring new staff are trained and developed in a timely manner.
  • Offering insight and experience to help with continuous improvement.
  • Achieving agreed quality standards and ensuring products are consistently meeting specifications.
  • Ensuring KPI data is up to date, recorded and shared with management.
  • Escalating any issue or potential issues to production management and planners.

What you’ll need to be successful:

  • Experience of working within a fast paced production environment.
  • Excellent communication ability alongside strong literacy and numeracy skills.
  • Good attention to detail and a flexible attitude to tasks
  • A reliable team player who is approachable for other members of staff.

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door - meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

What happens after you apply for this role?

After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a member of the resourcing team to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

Skills

Reporting - KPI, Traits - Organised, Traits - Team Working, Agricultural - Unsociable Hours, HR - Training, Production Management - FOOD PRODUCTION, Production Management - PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, Supply Chain - SUPPLY CHAIN, Management - CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, Agricultural - Communication, Agricultural - Flexible , Agricultural - Poultry

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