{"id":4224441,"url":"https://alion.io/job/griffith-foods-shift-leader","title":"Shift Leader","company":{"id":1898138,"name":"Griffith Foods","domain":"griffithfoods.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/griffithfoods","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":84,"open_postings":14,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.643,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":28,"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"}},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Somercotes, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":39000,"max":42000,"currency":"GBP","period":"year","gross":true,"usd_annual":55563},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"GMP","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-12T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-12","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T07:08:30Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Griffith Foods is the caring, creative product development partner helping food companies meet the evolving needs of consumers while sustaining the planet. As a family business founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA, Griffith Foods is known for true, collaborative innovation guided by their Purpose of “We Blend Care and Creativity to Nourish the World”. The company’s product capabilities range from seasonings and marinades to coating systems and sauces that are better for people and better for the planet. For more information, visit www.griffithfoods.com.\nThe purpose of the role\nTo plan and control Sauces & dressings and Blending production activities in order to meet the requirements for internal and external customers. Direct activities so that the staff, plant and materials are used within agreed budgets to produce high quality within the best standards. Responsible & accountable for the effective and efficient operation of the production lines. Our intention is to be the industry leader for the chosen categories, creating an area of operational excellence through continuous improvement.\nResponsibilities\nPlanning staff and materials to achieve production targets as per budget. Monitor progress and adjust on a needs basis.\n Plan, develop and maintain operational structure within the Sauces & dressings and Blending areas to ensure correct allocation of duties, the right supervisory role and responsibility.\nWork to high standards to achieve consistent production of high-quality product, prioritizing “First Time Quality”.\nTo be responsible and accountable for achieving daily KPI’s, escalating any issues to senior management.\n In conjunction with internal departments, ensure that the systems for cost effective Sauces & dressings and Blending waste controls are in place.\nTo ensure the management and control of the KPI measurement systems (Yield/downtime & OEE)\nEnsure we are aligned with internal departments on communication and changes that may affect service levels both internal and external.\nTo ensure that company and departmental guidelines are rigorously adhered to at all times by all team members including H & S, Hygiene, GMP and Quality etc.\nIn conjunction with warehouse and supply chain ensure that the stock take, and cycle counts are structured and effective.\n The management of his/her team members including recruitment, training & development, PDR’s, absence & grievance disciplinary procedures.\nWork with the GCI team to strive for improvements in the performance of the resources available i.e. plant, equipment and people.\n Manage new product introduction within Sauces & dressings and Blending from an operational perspective.\n Maintain strong relationships with all key interfaces.\nTo be the main Sauces & dressings and Blending liaison for customer visits and audits.\nTo undertake any other associated duties that may arise.\nMaintain and develop contacts within the industry to ensure that Griffith remains competitive and up to date within your area of responsibility.\nRequirements\nEssential\nGood educational background with relevant management qualifications.\nMin 3 years’ experience in food manufacturing.\nMin 3 years’ experience in people management within production environment.\nComputer literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft applications.\nGood standard of written and oral communication.\nDesirable\nExperience of working in a lean manufacturing environment with understanding of relevant techniques.\nAn operational background / level of experience would be highly desirable for this role with a proven track record.\nCompensation\n The base salary for this position is circa £39,000 to £42,000 + shift allowance gross per year.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3715,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Food Ingredients"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-13T07:08:30Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Skilled Worker","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-12T09:37:45+00:00","sources":["UK Home Office: register of licensed sponsors (workers)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-13T07:57:15Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":55563,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/griffith-foods-shift-leader","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/griffith-foods-shift-leader.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-13T07:57:15Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":16470,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1898138},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1898138"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fgriffith-foods-shift-leader"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fgriffith-foods-shift-leader"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fgriffith-foods-shift-leader"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/griffith-foods-shift-leader\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fgriffith-foods-shift-leader"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4224441}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"griffithfoods.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4224441},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}