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Line Leader - Cut Packhouse - Herbs

Vitacress
Full-time
On-site
Chichester, England, United Kingdom
Manufacturing

Line Leader – Cut Packhouse

Location: Runcton, Chichester

‍♀ Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary starting at: £30,139.00

Available Shifts: Days & Lates

Next Assessment Centre: 10th of February

Next Induction: 23rd of February

Lead. Motivate. Make an Impact.

Vitacress Herbs is looking for a driven and experienced Line Leader to manage packing lines within our Cut Packhouse. You’ll play a key role in delivering high‑quality finished goods, leading your team, and ensuring smooth day‑to‑day operations.

⭐ What You’ll Be Doing

    • Leading up to three flow‑wrapping lines or two Vertical Filling lines
    • Setting up machinery safely and ensuring optimal performance throughout your shift
    • Monitoring line efficiency and hitting KPIs (PPM, PPPM, waste, giveaway & labour costs)
    • Ensuring all customer specifications and online records are completed accurately
    • Supporting Continuous Improvement projects and collaborating with Engineering
    • Training, coaching, and motivating your team to excel
    • Maintaining strict Food Safety and Health & Safety standards

⭐ What We’re Looking For

    • Highly motivated, results‑driven team player
    • Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills
    • Able to work under pressure in a fast‑paced, chilled environment
    • Experience in food manufacturing (desirable)
    • Previous machine‑level or ERP system experience (desirable)
    • H&S and Food Safety awareness (desirable)

⭐ Why Vitacress?

Join a business that lives its values:

✨ Doing the Right Thing

✨ Always Deliver Quality

✨ Nurture the Future

We empower our people, support development, and celebrate those who make a difference.

Vitacress Herbs, based just outside historic Chichester, West Sussex, is a primary supplier of Herb and horticulture products in the UK. With our 23-acre site covered in specialist glass houses, we take immense pride in our work ensuring our consumers have a fresh, quality product to enhance their home cooking or enhance their garden environment. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standards and we will empower you to do the same. From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we maintain with customers, everyone knows exactly what is going on. We are authentic and grounded. At the centre of everything is a trust that you can feel every day at work. From the herbs that are grown on site; to the investment in facilities and the growth of the business; to growing and nurturing out talented employees, growing is truly at the heart of what we do. Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.