Team Leader Sheikhupura Factory

Position Snapshot

Location: Sheikhupura Factory
Job Type: Full Time (Shift Operations)
Company: Nestlé Pakistan Limited.

Position Type: Junior Level
Qualification: Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering
Experience: 1-2 years of experience

Position Summary

Team Leader is responsible for all production activities, ensuring smooth and efficient operation with strict adherence to product quality, safety and hygiene standards.

A Day in the Life of a Team Leader:

• Lead and manage a team of dairy processing operatives across shifts
• Organize daily work schedules and allocate resources efficiently. Ensure production targets (volume, efficiency, and quality) are met
• Conduct shift briefings, performance reviews, and ongoing training.
• Ensure safe work practices during operation and maintenance as well
• Ensure that the working areas are kept clean and are maintained in working order including all installations in accordance to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Check and enforce personnel hygiene & safety e.g. protective clothing (uniform), shoe change & hand wash
• Ensure continuous line Controls and immediate corrective action to assure prescribed quality and to ensure compliance with manufacturing instructions
• Ensure the timely deployment of People development plan and assure the competencies of the team as per the agreed plan (proper training including equipment, safety procedures, hygiene)
• Implement and monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Ensure ongoing smooth operations of factory through effective employee and industrial relations management
• Ensure timely launch of new products to the market as per agreed with the business unit
• Ensure adequate maintenance of the installations in coordination with quality, engineering & administration
• Ensure inter departmental coordination for effective execution of planning

What will make you successful

• Proven experience in a supervisory role within dairy or food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of dairy processing equipment and techniques (pasteurization, separation, homogenization, filling, etc.).
• Knowledge of food safety systems (HACCP, GMP, ISO).
• Ability to lead, motivate, and develop a diverse team.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.